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Global travel erases places we love
News, Richard Florida and Carlo Ratti, Published on 17/03/2026
» Venice is drowning -- not just in rising waters but also in tourists. The city is charging a day-tripper fee and has banned large tour groups and loudspeakers in an effort to curb the crush. Barcelona residents march with squirt guns and "Tourists go home" signs to protest rising rents and crowds. Amsterdam is moving to cap and eventually ban ocean-going cruise ships to reduce pollution and visitor pressure.
Traffy app hits 1m-case milestone
News, Published on 06/03/2026
» The Traffy Fondue digital reporting platform has resolved more than one million complaints with the public satisfaction rating reaching 81%, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesman Ekwaranyu Amrapal.
Philanthropy must dive deeper
News, Shaun Seow, Published on 23/01/2026
» Long-term global stability depends heavily on what happens in the ocean. Nowhere is this more evident than in Asia, home to much of the Coral Triangle and vast mangrove and seagrass ecosystems that sustain fisheries, protect coastal communities, and store massive amounts of carbon. Together, these ecosystems underpin food security, employment, and climate resilience across the continent and beyond.
Capital, Nakhon Nayok join hands in PM2.5 fight
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/01/2026
» The governors of Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok jointly chaired a meeting at the City Hall in Bangkok on Monday to discuss ramping up cooperation to curb the burning of agricultural waste, in a bid to tackle PM2.5 pollution in and around the Greater Bangkok area.
Economic Party seizes the moment
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 12/01/2026
» Gen Rangsi Kitiyansap, 62, is a retired army general and leader of the Economic Party. He grew up in a family business casting Buddha statues and graduated from the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Class 22.
Phatthalung to tackle waste 'crisis'
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/01/2026
» Phatthalung has launched an urgent review of the province's worsening waste management crisis after an inspection revealed severe environmental damage from the overloaded municipal landfill.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
Dec 26 tsunami victims remembered 21 years on
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/12/2025
» Phuket, Krabi and Phangnga marked the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on Friday with solemn remembrance ceremonies, interfaith prayers and tributes to the thousands who died.
Tsunami lessons must live on
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 26/12/2025
» Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
Locals' deaths renew old waste crisis concerns
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/12/2025
» Phuket vows to tackle a growing waste crisis after residents near a landfill and incinerator warned of serious health and environmental impacts.