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Markets join BMA's food waste reduction drive
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2024
» Nearly 200 fresh markets in Bangkok have joined a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) campaign to separate food scraps from other waste, which helps reduce carbon emissions by about 142.5 tonnes per day.
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Mayor wants influx of global cash
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/09/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will seek the government's support to promote the capital as a hub for multinational companies to boost economic growth, said Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt yesterday.
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Bangkok girds for more heavy rain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.
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Urban farming becoming key to food security
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/04/2022
» Urban farming should be promoted as a means to improve food security, according to a recent forum organised by Chulalongkorn University's Research and Development Centre for Sustainable Development.
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Vision to put Yala 'back on its feet'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/10/2020
» Mayor of Yala City municipality Pongsak Yingchoncharoen has more than 17 years of experience in managing the city once severely affected by the southern conflict. With the Covid-19 pandemic making things worse for local people, now is one of the most challenging times of his working life.
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BMA mulls ban on overladen trucks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/01/2020
» City Hall is looking to ban overloaded lorries from certain parts of Bangkok in a proposal aimed at not only protecting city roads from further damage but also to reduce hazardous ultra-fine dust particles in the air.
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Sea-ing is believing
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/03/2018
» Most of the news about Bangkok's Bang Khunthian district in recent decades has dealt with the its persistent coastal erosion problem, which has at times overshadowed positive stories. One of these would be the area's years-long tourism campaign dubbed Kin Pou Du Thalay (Eat crab and enjoy views of the sea).
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Banging the drum for the Bang Mot oranges
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/09/2017
» Anyone who has tried a Bang Mot orange is unlikely to forget its distinctive sweet-sour taste that literally drips with flavour. It grows in eight districts in the capital but originates from Bang Mot in Thon Buri on the west side of the Chao Phraya River, an area famous for its fertile, potassium-rich soil that gives the fruit its signature taste.
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Levee builders endeavour to quash deluge of complaints
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/09/2016
» 'We are building a dyke, not a concrete pavement," Pongsakorn Punpanich, an engineer from Macro Consultant Co, said with frustration. He was speaking to the Bangkok Post about a dyke construction project in Bang Kachao, in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district which serves as "the lung for the city".
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Phasi Charoen leads the way in food packaging
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/08/2016
» 'The number of customers actually increased after I ditched styrofoam containers for recycled ones to pack takeaway food," said Somchai Puengsin, a food vendor in Phasi Charoen district.
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