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Governor lashes out at flood critics
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/06/2015
» Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra was adamant Wednesday that city officials did their best in handling the floods across the city after non-stop downpours early on Monday morning.
City promenade plan under fire
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/05/2015
» Academics, experts and civic groups have called for a review of the Chao Phraya promenade project, due to concerns it will harm the surrounding environment and culture.
Huai Khwang vendors told to move
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2015
» Over 600 illegal street vendors in Huai Khwang district will be relocated to a market nearby as part of City Hall's footpath clean-up campaign.
Chao Phraya to be 'river of culture'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/05/2015
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to initiate a Chao Phraya River rehabilitation project to preserve the river and local cultural sites.
Out of the old, into the new
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2015
» The difficult job of moving people out of their illegally built homes proved quite easy recently after city officials successfully relocated residents encroaching onto Khlong Lat Phrao in Bang Khen district.
Councillor blasts workshop for execs as waste of money
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/04/2015
» A Bangkok councillor has demanded to know if a management course for top city officials and business executives held by City Hall costs the state too much and accused it of being plagued with nepotism.
New bridge for Khlong Dan planned
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2015
» A new pedestrian bridge that is to be built across a busy canal in Thon Buri’s Wutthakat area is not just much-needed infrastructure that will serve local residents. It’s a victory for ordinary people who stand up for their rights to access public facilities.
Silom Road to close for one more day
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/04/2015
» Silom Road will be closed again Wednesday so that Songkran revellers can enjoy themselves, said City Hall's chief adviser Vallop Suwandee.
A stroll along the banks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/04/2015
» ‘If the project is on, it spells trouble for us,” says Lo Pabai, who has lived in the Ratchapha Taptim Ruamjai community all his life.
Panel pushes for Wutthakat footbridge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/03/2015
» City Hall has been urged to build a permanent pedestrian bridge near Wutthakat skytrain station.