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City Hall must mend its ways
News, Editorial, Published on 22/06/2019
» Falling into a manhole. Getting hurt by a construction crane. Suffering floods in the rainy season. These recent incidents are just part of a never-ending series of urban stories which reflect how Bangkok residents risk their safety and compromise their well-being on a daily basis, thanks to negligence and lax law enforcement by City Hall.
Complaints flood in as water rises
News, Editorial, Published on 09/06/2019
» In just over two hours of heavy downpours on Friday afternoon, Bangkok became inundated and traffic came to a standstill.
Tickets to ride too expensive
News, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2019
» As new electric train lines are scheduled to be up and running later this year and over the next few years, commuters will be able to travel across Greater Bangkok with ease, hopping from one system to another of these sprawling train networks without having to get stuck in traffic jams. But such travel convenience will come at a high cost, as has been the case for several years already.
Promenade takes tumble
News, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2019
» The civic network against the Chao Phraya Promenade this week took a significant step towards nailing the coffin on the controversial project that it insists would cause permanent damage to the river ecology and livelihoods of those living along the river which is dubbed the nation's "blood vein".
Waste not is what we want
News, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2019
» The replacement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) of perfectly good paving stones outside a high-end hotel in Sukhumvit has met with the criticism and anger it deserves.
Feast probe tastes a bit off
News, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2019
» The result of an Election Commission (EC) probe into a lavish fundraising banquet organised by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) seems to raise more questions than answers.
A holistic haze solution
News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2019
» After much hesitation, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has finally declared Bangkok and its vicinity as pollution control zones and intensified its efforts to reduce the levels of PM2.5 dust that has blanketed the region since last month.
Silo mentality slows progress
News, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2019
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) this week, once again, have acted as if they do not actually work in the same country.
City smog is a real crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2019
» The hazardous smog that has blanketed Bangkok and other cities in the past week should have prompted the government and state agencies to respond with effective crisis-management and integrated long-term plans to tackle the root causes of the problem.
Mass transit key to cleaner air
News, Editorial, Published on 23/12/2018
» It's time to panic. For two consecutive years, Bangkok residents have had to cope with a serious air pollution problem, ultra-fine dust known widely known as PM2.5.