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Saving the Bang Khunthian coast will cost B1.5bn
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/04/2014
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is conducting an environmental impact assessment before investing 1.5 billion baht in its long-delayed breakwater project to stop the receding coastline in Bang Khunthian district.
Sukhumbhand ceases duties
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2014
» MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ceased performing his duties as Bangkok governor after the Appeals Court agreed to accept for consideration the Election Commission's request that it disqualify his election for allegedly breaching the Local Election Act in campaigning for the March 3, 2013 gubernatorial election, and call a new election.
Architecture comes to the rescue of tourism
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/03/2014
» With visitor arrivals dropping dramatically given the political unrest, the tourism industry is looking to new initiatives that will re-spark interest, and one glimmer of hope has come from an unusual quarter — architecture students.
Lumpini suffers as politics pitches camp
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/02/2014
» Regular visitors to Lumpini Park complain their right to good health in a decent environment has taken a battering since the anti-government protesters set up camp in the city’s premier park.
The perils of modern living
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/02/2014
» The growth of the metropolis, the fast pace of city life and the breakdown in traditional family units in the modern era are leaving government health experts struggling with limited resources to help people suffering from mental conditions.
The honourable Aunty Nid
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/01/2014
» After almost two decades of involvement in civic causes, Orasri Silpi has become the first person to win the Khon Dee Sri Phra Nakhon (honourable person of Phra Nakhon district) Award at the tender age of 80.
Keeping the capital going
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/01/2014
» Parts of Bangkok may go into a "shutdown" mode on Monday, but the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has instructed its various agencies to stay open and keep the city functioning.
The road to nowhere that is causing a row
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/01/2014
» The Public Works Department is gearing up to seek City Hall approval for a multi-billion-baht road project linking the northern part of eastern Bangkok to the southern part despite strong opposition from local residents.
Educating the public about Aids
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/12/2013
» City Hall is making HIV/Aids a "problem of our own" as part of its latest campaign against the disease.
Rallies can be decidedly unhealthy
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/11/2013
» While anti-government protesters are awakening to what they call their duty to the nation, they have also been reminded of the importance of their duty to themselves.