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City Hall bans pigeon-feeding
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/09/2018
» City Hall is vowing to impose a three-month jail term and a 25,000-baht fine on people who violate the law by feeding pigeons in public places amid concerns over their increasing number and serious health risks.
City Hall defends tree cutting
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2020
» City Hall has defended its controversial tree cutting on some Bangkok streets, claiming it is doing so to save people from falling branches.
City Hall warns park users
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/05/2020
» Despite joggers wearing face masks in Lumpini Park, as well as other city parks, City Hall claims that 80% of park users are defying measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and this may lead to park closures again.
Pollution dept, City Hall consider 'haze emergency'
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2019
» A worried Pollution Control Department (PCD) and City Hall are considering declaring Bangkok a "pollution control zone" after haze in the capital worsened on Monday.
City Hall shares reopening plan
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plans to reopen restaurants, markets, exercise venues, parks, hairdressers, clinics, animal hospitals and grooming parlours, golf courses and driving ranges.
City Hall to double fine for motorbikes on pavements
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/11/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will double its "cleanliness" fine for riding motorbikes on pavements to 1,000 baht and step up enforcement after a student was injured by a motorcycle on a pavement along Lat Phrao Road.
Office mulls city underground car park
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/08/2018
» The Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue is being surveyed for a spot to build an underground car park as part of a long-term solution to crowded city roads, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.
Haze closes city schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/01/2019
» The government has decided to take drastic measures to combat persistent haze caused by ultra-fine dust particles that have shrouded Bangkok and its vicinity, by deploying troops to check on factories and ordering the temporary closure of schools.
BMA blames flooding on power outage
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2020
» A combination of problems, from a power outage to the lack of maintenance of public drainage pipes under private property, contributed to widespread flooding in Bangkok on Wednesday evening, City Hall said.
BMA looking for funds to help gallery
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/10/2018
» City Hall has pledged to find a way to raise over 30 million baht in funding for the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) after the gallery failed to receive its yearly budget due to a new regulation.