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BMA shares disaster planning ideas with sister cities
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/02/2012
» The responsibility for rehabilitation and renewal in Bangkok after disasters belongs not only to the city administration but also to the central government, a Mayors Roundtable Discussion was told on Friday.
Dismantle entire Sukhumvit hotel?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2012
» Common problem of encroachment on narrow sois (pedestrian death traps) may have landmark legal case to spark law enforcement.
BMA under fire over illegal hotel
News, Published on 10/02/2012
» The Administrative Court has found a hotel building in Soi Ruam Rudi was built illegally and ordered Bangkok Metropolitan Administration authorities who allowed its construction to enforce compliance with the building control law.
Baan Muang Editorial
News, Published on 10/02/2012
» Several experts in water management have warned that Bangkok and nearby provinces will be severely flooded again this year if no preventive measures are put in place before the rainy season arrives.
Thai Plywood dissolved, others warned
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/02/2012
» Six state-owned enterprises have been told to improve their performance, as the government has decided to shut down those that cannot compete with the private sector, says Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.
Motorcycle taxis saddled with problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/02/2012
» Motorcycle taxi drivers have had to contend with extortion gangs for as long as we have had this convenient mode of transport shuttle us around to beat the city's horrendous traffic jams.
PM leads new flood agency
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will head a new agency assigned to run an overall national water management system to ensure unity in tackling flood-related problems.
'Motorsai' say BMA failing to protect them from mafia
News, Published on 07/02/2012
» More than 100 registered motorcycle taxi drivers have asked Bangkok police to protect them from unlicensed competitors and extortionists.
Mapping out where to live and build
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2012
» When the great flood of 2011 ravaged many districts of Bangkok, those affected realised they had failed to do one important thing when they built or bought their properties - to check city plans for flood zones.
Professors renew push for new draft land tax
Business, Published on 04/02/2012
» Academics propose using a land and building tax to compensate those residents that had to endure prolonged suffering during the floods.