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Pride event to last five days
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/05/2024
» The government will host a five-day Pride event in Bangkok to show Thailand's readiness to be Asia's "rainbow" capital.
PM2.5 to spike in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2024
» Bangkok residents have been told to expect rising levels of PM2.5, which forecasters at the Pollution Control Department have said will continue to worsen until Wednesday.
203 abandoned cars removed from Bangkok roads
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2024
» City Hall has removed more than 200 abandoned cars from Bangkok roads after no owners showed up to claim them.
Sticker on truck sparks bribe investigation
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/11/2023
» A collapsed section of road in Bangkok was blamed on an overloaded lorry suspected of making illegal payments to officials because of a sticker on its windscreen.
Stuck truck finally freed from Sukhumvit hole
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/11/2023
» A steel plate covering a hole near Soi Sukhumvit 64/1 collapsed on Wednesday under the weight of a heavy truck that ended up taking six hours to remove.
BMA prepares to fight PM2.5 dust
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared measures to curb the hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust pollution, which is expected to escalate to a high level from Friday until Sunday.
Developer of Ashton Asoke 'must be held responsible'
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2023
» The owner of the Ashton Asoke project is responsible for building an entrance to the condominium complex in accordance with the required standards, so they must be held responsible for failing to do so, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
Pics of 'rubbish' railway go viral
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have sent a team to clear rubbish along rail tracks near Phaya Thai after a Japanese netizen posted pictures of a Kiha-183 train, donated by Japan to serve tourists, passing through an apparent dump site in the area.
AI catching Bangkok traffic offenders
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/06/2023
» Bangkok is using artificial intelligence software (AI) to catch traffic offenders and will also use it to improve traffic flow at intersections.
Bangkok is still sinking, and fast
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2023
» Getting Bangkok ready for the results of climate change is crucial for saving the city from sinking under rising sea levels, climate experts say.