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Special hospital for the elderly gets an upgrade
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/08/2019
» Bang Khunthian, which is the only coastal district in Bangkok, is famous for its seafood eateries and coastal views, but it's also known for some less appealing qualities, like its severe coastal erosion.
BMA likely to delay new rubbish collection fee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/08/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is likely to postpone the new garbage collection fee for another year, in a bid perceived as populist appeasement.
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.
Street vendors vow to return with help of new government
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/07/2019
» The Network of Thai Street Vendors for Sustainable Development has vowed to lobby the new government to allow them back onto the streets to ply their trade.
Carving up city roads to make motorcycle lanes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/08/2019
» Not all road users are made equal. However, motorcycles -- which represent the largest number of vehicles on the road -- are the least equal of them all, according to Pichai Taneerananon, a lecturer at the Prince of Songkla University's Graduate School, and a staunch advocate for motorcycle lanes.
Resignations dim trust in Aswin
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/07/2019
» It has not been easy for Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang to convince the public to trust him after last week's comments that the resignations of two of his deputy governors were because of health-related reasons.
Work halted at crane fall site
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/06/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has ordered construction to be halted at a 20-storey hotel until March next year after a crane at the site collapsed last Wednesday, injuring 10 schoolgirls at the adjacent Assumption Convent School.
Six telecoms decry True cable lease
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/06/2019
» Six telecom companies have petitioned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha against City Hall's decision to lease underground cable conduits to True Corporation, claiming it will "destroy fair competition" in the internet and cable communications industry.
Suchatvee linked to City Hall
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/07/2019
» Suchatvee Suwansawat, president of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), has remained coy over a possible run for Bangkok governor later this year, yet his flood control strategy is the kind of policy upon which campaigns are built.
Evicted locals threaten to sue Bangkok governor
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/06/2019
» A group of 100 representatives from relocated canal-side communities in Bangkok are threatening to sue city governor Aswin Kwanmuang if he fails to speed up the much-delayed dismantling of houses that encroach on Klong Lat Phrao.