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SRT's project 'on track'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/11/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand is confident the 323.1-kilometre Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong double-track railway project will come into operation in 2028 as planned, with construction making good progress.
Suvarnabhumi's solar rooftop initiative takes off
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/08/2023
» The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has installed solar rooftop panelling on Suvarnabhumi Airport's passenger terminal, with more to come in a bid to have clean energy provide 20% of the airport's electricity within the next two years.
BMA seeks to improve school meals
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/06/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) could adopt a central kitchen system used to supply meals to schools in Japan, to improve the quality of school lunches in Thailand.
City Hall begins 'street cleaning'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to relocate street vendors in a project modelled on Singapore's success in managing issues arising from an abundance of street hawkers.
'Skycycle lane' offers elevated congestion-free travel
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2019
» In a bid to promote the use of bicycles for daily transport, Smart City Innovative Research Academy (Scira), a think-tank on urban development under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang has come up with an idea it calls "The Skycycle Project".
EIT envisions 'smart future' for Thailand
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/11/2017
» The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) predicts that robotics and artificial intelligence will become part of infrastructure projects, home-building and utility services in the future.
When memories of the past risk crumbling away
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/05/2016
» Behind the award-winning Bangkok Folk Museum in Bang Rak district, one can only imagine how much time and energy its original owner Waraporn Suravadee spent on the neatly kept property.
Bookworms in the capital rejoice
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/03/2016
» Bangkok bookworms can expect a new reading centre in town as City Hall has decided to turn a building in the old town into a modern library — Bangkok City Library.
City motorists face new oil, gas charge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2015
» Bangkok-based petrol stations will be hit with a new local tax collected from their oil and gas sales at five satang a litre, starting Thursday, as City Hall steps up efforts to pull in revenue for city development.
Sun ushers in new canal era
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/08/2014
» At first glance, the green compact boat seems like any other passenger vessel plying the Chao Phraya River. But when passengers get up close, the differences that mark it as a special commuter vehicle become quickly obvious — no pollution is generated by its engine.