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BMA seeks nod for new terms
News, Published on 04/01/2012
» City Hall is seeking cabinet approval for new terms in negotiations with an Austrian supplier of fire trucks and fire-fighting boats so that a 2004 procurement order can be fulfilled at a lower price.
BMA readies ambitious recovery plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/01/2012
» City Hall is expected to rubber-stamp a flood recovery and prevention masterplan this month to strengthen the capital's resilience.
Police deployed as BMA hands over lease to SRT
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/01/2012
» City Hall finally agreed yesterday to hand over the Chatuchak Weekend Market to the landowners, the State Railway of Thailand.
Confusion reigns as Chatuchak market changes hands
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/01/2012
» Uncertainty hangs over the power transfer of Chatuchak Weekend Market today, with the majority of vendors said to be against it.
Living over troubled waters
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 01/01/2012
» Obstructions along canals in Bangkok and nearby provinces are commonly cited as a major factor behind this year's flood disaster. However, clearing them has proved a thorny issue for authorities as it means not only removing debris and sediment, but also tearing down people's makeshift homes.
SRT gets control of Chatuchak market
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/12/2011
» After 25 years of managing the Chatuchak Weekend Market, the BMA has been required to turn over control to the State Railway of Thailand, the owner of the land where the market is located.
Bangkok Post's "Person of the Year"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/12/2011
» If you were a volunteer, the Person of the Year is you! – and the thousands of others who gave their time to help others during the year's natural disasters.
Low-lying communities getting some relief
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2011
» With much of Bangkok dry or nearly dry, pumps are being moved to where they are really needed, the low-lying communities were drainage is difficult.
Sluice gate harmony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/12/2011
» Fisherman have replaced angry residents at the Phraya Suren sluice gate where, according to Froc director Pracha Promnok, the conflict has been settled.
Floods: Duel of the sluicegates
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/11/2011
» Rogue red shirt police major takes law into own hands with locals, back & forth sluicegate duel: half meter up, half meter down, Bangkok governor says stop ...