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Aerobics class fights to stay in city park
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/10/2018
» An aerobics group accused of causing noise pollution and upsetting nearby neighbors at Santiphap Park close to Victory Monument is seeking help from the Bangkok governor, after its 20-year-old exercise ritual was banned.
BMA looking for funds to help gallery
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/10/2018
» City Hall has pledged to find a way to raise over 30 million baht in funding for the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) after the gallery failed to receive its yearly budget due to a new regulation.
Four districts 'high risk' for dengue fever
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/09/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced four districts as dengue fever-epidemic areas after five deaths among the nearly 6,000 Bangkokians who contracted the mosquito-carried virus this year.
Tattoo artists to face new guidelines
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2018
» City Hall plans to issue guidelines to set a minimum standard of quality and hygiene for 4,000 tattoo artists in Bangkok, following a 20-year campaign to have their work recognised as a profession.
BMA firm over JJ Green relocations
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday stood firm over its edict that all vendors at JJ Green Market must relocate immediately despite their plea for one more month to operate.
City Hall steps in to shore up flood-prone tunnels
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/09/2018
» In the wake of the death of a female driver who drowned in a flooded tunnel running under a railway in Prawet district on Sept 5, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has instructed its 50 district offices to ensure safety measures are well implemented in the capital's tunnels.
City Hall keeps pigeons in crosshairs
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/09/2018
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials descended on Wat Bukkhalo in Bangkok's Thon Buri district on Friday to pursue the campaign to remove pigeons from bird-infested places.
BMTA eyes 'park and ride' plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/09/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has been instructed to study locations where people living in eastern Bangkok could park their cars and use shuttle buses to commute to inner areas as part of its efforts to ease traffic congestion in the capital.
BACC likely to shorten hours
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/09/2018
» The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in Pathumwan district must tighten its belt by reducing its operating hours after City Hall failed to approve its budget this year, according to Pawit Mahasarinand, the facility's director.
Anubunn leads pack in serving healthy school meals
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2018
» Anubunn Tantawan School, a kindergarten in Bang Bon district which received the "Anti-Obesity Award" from City Hall takes great pride in its food.