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Multiple protests demand 'immediate' election
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/01/2019
» Protests were held in Bangkok and several up-country provinces on Sunday to demand an end to delays in the general election, which was last promised for Feb 24 but now is in limbo.
Bangkok gets ready for cycling event
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/12/2018
» Interprovincial trains and certain MRT lines will offer free rides to the "Bike Un Ai Rak" cycling event's participants during this weekend's rehearsal and on the actual day of the event on Dec 9, according to officials.
City Hall to double fine for motorbikes on pavements
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/11/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will double its "cleanliness" fine for riding motorbikes on pavements to 1,000 baht and step up enforcement after a student was injured by a motorcycle on a pavement along Lat Phrao Road.
We can't stop motorbikes on sidewalks, police say
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2018
» Police have admitted they cannot prevent motorcyclists using city footpaths as roads, after a young student was knocked down by a motorbike on a sidewalk on Monday.
Street vendor rules in Bangkok 'hurting tourism'
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/11/2018
» City Hall's efforts to regulate the use of pavements is damaging one of Thailand's biggest tourism draws, an expert at Chulalongkorn University's Urban Design and Development Centre (UCDC) has warned.
Traffic project tipped to cause chaos
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2018
» The 900-day construction of three overpass projects over Na Ranong intersection is expected to cause major traffic problems around the area with motorists being advised to avoid the route.
BTSC advised to cap train fares at B65
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/11/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is negotiating with the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), which operates the skytrain network, to cap train fares at 65 baht as a condition of being granted a 30-year contract to operate the entire system after its concession for the original route ends in 2029.
Parents slam school bullying response
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/10/2018
» The parents of an autistic 4th grader at Ban Dong School in Phayao province, who was videotaped being bullied and assaulted by a group of 8th graders, have demanded harsher punishment for their daughter's attackers.
Arrest made after deadly mall shootout
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2018
» Police are preparing to make five more arrests after a suspect in the Sunday gunfight that killed an Indian tourist and injured four other people in the Pratunam area turned himself in on Tuesday.
BMA looking for funds to help gallery
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/10/2018
» City Hall has pledged to find a way to raise over 30 million baht in funding for the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) after the gallery failed to receive its yearly budget due to a new regulation.