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Growing city eyesore
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/01/2026
» Inside Soi Ruam Rudi in Pathumwan district, two luxury high-rise buildings now stand sealed and silent, encircled by metal fencing and waiting for demolition.
Demolition of Aetas set to commence
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has taken its first concrete steps towards demolishing the long-controversial Aetas Ruamrudee building after more than a decade of delays and legal wrangling.
Damages claim against BMA dismissed
News, Published on 28/11/2025
» The long-running dispute over a high-rise development in Bangkok's Ruamrudee Alley has reached a definitive conclusion after the Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a damages claim filed by Larppratharn Co Ltd against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Pathumwan district director.
Sinkhole area girds for school traffic
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered traffic adjustments around the Sept 24 sinkhole on Samsen Road ahead of the new school term, which begins next Monday.
Road repairs delayed by demolition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has admitted that the restoration of the road surface in front of Vajira Hospital will not be completed by Wednesday or Thursday as planned, due to the need to demolish the subsiding Samsen Police Station building.
Reprieve for Samsen Police Station
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/09/2025
» Deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Kornchai Klaiklueng, said the Royal Thai Police will not demolish the new Samsen Police Station, which now lies precariously on the edge of a massive sinkhole which opened up in Dusit district last week.
Govt issues fake temple news alert
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/08/2025
» The government has warned against circulating false information online after a claim was made that the Fine Arts Department has authorised the demolition of ancient temples or historical sites near the Thai-Cambodian border for military purposes.
Plan to sell Dutch embassy in Bangkok hits local flak
News, Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 15/06/2025
» The Dutch Association in Thailand is taking steps to prevent the sale of the Dutch Embassy compound in Bangkok, a unique property on 206 Wireless Road, to local developers.
Crews advance in grim search at SAO collapse site
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reported continued progress in search and recovery efforts for the last 13 missing people following the collapse of the recently erected State Audit Office (SAO).
Workers to reach first floor of collapsed Bangkok tower on Monday
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/04/2025
» Demolition workers should reach the first floor of the collapsed 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok on Monday as the City Hall confirmed 62 deaths there.