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Council pushes wastewater fee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/01/2018
» City councillors are pushing to pass a much-delayed regulation to collect wastewater treatment fees from Bangkok residents.
River skywalk plans grounded
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/01/2018
» City Hall's controversial plan to build a skywalk stretching across the Chao Phraya River between Siriraj Hospital and the Tha Phrachan pier has been scrapped, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang revealed yesterday.
NCPO reclaims the streets
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Some might perceive omnipresent street food and pavement vendors as part of Bangkok's charm. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), however, thought that some of these vendors might have gone too far in occupying public spaces.
BMA to pay B30m to pier victims
Online Reporters, Published on 18/02/2015
» The Supreme Court has ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to pay more than 30 million baht plus interest to 14 people who fell into the Chao Phraya River when a pontoon-boat landing at Pran Nok sank in 1995.
Protest rally rubbish
Published on 28/01/2014
» Cleaning the biggest anti-government protest site at Pathumwan intersection is no mean feat, requiring coordination from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and elbow-grease from rally-goers. Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong and Prapasri Vasuhirun.
Bomb 'tossed from crowd'
News, Published on 20/01/2014
» The Centre for the Administration of Pace and Order (Capo) yesterday said it believed a bomb was hurled at the protesters on Banthat Thong Road on Friday by someone blending in with the crowd.
BlueSky fends off bias, hate-speech charges
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/01/2014
» The Democrat-allied BlueSky TV station has defended its non-stop coverage of the anti-government protests, insisting it has the scope to offer more details than traditional television outlets.
Emergency decree not needed yet, says Capo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2014
» The emergency decree is still not needed to help the government cope with the protests as they remain peaceful, according to Surapong Tovichakchaikul, caretaker deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
Private bus firms blast Pongsapat plan
News, Published on 28/01/2013
» Private bus operators oppose Bangkok governor candidate Pongsapat Pongcharoen's policy to expand the city's free bus services, saying jobs will be put at risk.
Abhisit admits Dems in for tough fight
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/01/2013
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted his party's candidate in the upcoming Bangkok governor election, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, is in a tight race with Pheu Thai's Pongsapat Pongcharoen.