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Updated city plan primes for 2027 start
News, Supoj Wancharoen and Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/06/2025
» The long-awaited update to Bangkok's city plan is expected to come into effect in 2027, says the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Agencies probe causes of building's collapse
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2025
» Four engineering institutes will work with the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) to model the collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) 2.1-billion-baht high-rise, aiming to identify the real causes of the March 28 disaster following an earthquake in Myanmar.
Hotlines open for building checks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/03/2025
» The Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) has set up emergency hotlines for those seeking building inspections following the earthquake.
Probe ordered into shocking building collapse
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/03/2025
» The Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) has been ordered to conduct a thorough investigation into the collapse of the State Audit Office's building during the earthquake.
New deal to boost climate resilience
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/09/2024
» The Interior Ministry and German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) signed an agreement to advance the integrated urban climate action for low-carbon and resilient cities (Urban-Act) project in Thailand.
Govt ramps up vaccine distribution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/04/2023
» The Public Health Ministry is speeding up the distribution of basic vaccines, which include polio and measles, to children across Thailand after a recent study found the immunisation rate among Thai children has dropped to about 80%.
Sea embankment project back on track after talks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2022
» Conservationists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Prachuap Khiri Khan have withdrawn their protests against the construction of a controversial sea embankment at Mae Ram Phueng beach in Bang Saphan district.
Seawalls are no panacea
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2022
» Last week, the environmental group Beach for Life launched a protest to urge the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to review its policies on the construction of seawalls and breakwaters intended to help prevent coastal erosion.
Group ends sea wall protests
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2022
» The environmental group Beach for Life ended its protest yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government for a joint committee to be set up to study a sea wall project from the Public Works and Town and Country Planning Department (DPT).