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Latest gun amnesty bill goes to cabinet
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/02/2024
» The Interior Ministry has completed drafting an amnesty bill for illegal firearms owners and will soon submit it for cabinet approval, the ministry spokeswoman, Traisuree Traisaranakul, said yesterday.
Passenger safety derailed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2022
» Pol Capt Chanoknard Wangsathi has been a railway police officer for six years. Next year will be her last year at work because the Royal Thai Police has announced that it will close the Railway Police Division in October 2023.
Snapping at the heels of social justice
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/08/2017
» City Hall is ushering in a culture of whistle-blowing by offering cash incentives for informing on those who violate public spaces -- for example, motorcyclists who tear along pavements -- but fears are mounting it may promote vigilantism and could spark violent confrontations.
Anti-speeding crusaders rev up 'informant' campaign
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/05/2017
» Bangkok residents have been encouraged to act as informants and report city locations where speeding vehicles are most prevalent, in a bid to curb road accident casualties.
Bangkok governor hopefuls lay out their visions
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/03/2022
» Bangkok needs a public health system that is easy to access, an interconnected transit system running on clean energy and many more dust pollution checkpoints, according to at least four Bangkok governor candidates.
The peril on Thai pavements
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/08/2019
» A video clip of a Japanese woman blocking motorcycles from riding on the pavement has once again reminded society about the state of Thailand's shared public spaces.
Never-ending pavement repair irks city residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2019
» Known for their wobbly surfaces and surplus of potholes -- not to mention seemingly endless reconstruction -- footpaths in Bangkok have always been on the receiving end of criticism and ridicule.
Heart-starters to be put in busy spots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/10/2017
» City Hall will install automated external defibrillators (AED) in crowded locations in Bangkok under a plan to provide emergency assistance for people having a cardiac arrest.
CCTV pole death spurs camera checks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/01/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered safety checks on all security camera facilities across Bangkok after an unidentified man was electrocuted and died near a CCTV pole owned by City Hall.
City Hall faces suit over B3m robbery
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2015
» City Hall is facing a lawsuit concerning its installation of "poor" surveillance cameras that allegedly hampered the hunt for a man who robbed 3 million baht worth of assets from a property in Phutthamonthon Sai 2 Road in March.