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AoT to probe woman's loss of leg
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/07/2023
» Airports of Thailand (AoT) has formed a committee to investigate a moving walkway incident that cost a woman her leg, with the task expected to be completed within 15 days.
Urban sprawl has killer consequences for residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2019
» Living in cities like Bangkok poses unique risks from which rural dwellers are spared. For example, urban residents face the risk of being caged inside fire-stricken buildings or the possibility of an accident on mass transit.
City Hall on back foot in clean-up drive
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/04/2017
» A heavy backlash from the public and food vendors has forced City Hall to come out and explain its planned "regulation" of street food in the capital.
BMA gives reprieve to 2 street food roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/04/2017
» Street food will be improved in regard to hygiene and safety for tourists and locals, according to City Hall, which continues its programme to close down all street food sales despite public outcry.
BMA faces suit over lack of skytrain lifts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/01/2017
» A group of 98 disabled people filed a class-action lawsuit against City Hall yesterday for failing to follow a court order to install enough lifts at its BTS skytrain stations.
Dog days are over for our canine friends
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/01/2017
» For dog lovers, it's nice to have a local park where owners can take their four-legged friends for some off-the-lead fun. But it would be even better if owners were more responsible for their pets when they use the park.
Some serious monkey business
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/08/2015
» At sunrise, a troop of long-tailed macaques forages in the mangroves in Bang Khunthian district, as they have been doing for years. These animals are no doubt aware of the disappearing forest and the incursion of sealed roads as they scavenge among trash for increasingly scarce food.
Another market battle looms
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/12/2014
» When City Hall launched its campaign to free up the pavements at Khlong Thom Market in Bangkok's Chinatown, some people supported it, but many were opposed. The clogged streets contributed to the identity and soul of the unique market, they argued.