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Bangkok Races to Fix Massive 50-Meter Sinkhole Within 14 Days

Thai authorities are racing to repair a massive sinkhole on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, with contractors pledging to restore traffic within two weeks

Bangkok Opens New Connector Road to Ease Don Mueang Traffic

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officially opened a new connector road linking Vibhavadi-Rangsit and Phahon Yothin roads on Sunday, marking a significant infrastructure development aimed at reducing traffic

What Pet Owners Need to Know About New Bangkok Rules

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reassured residents that the upcoming Animal Control Ordinance, effective January 10, 2026, will not force current pet owners to give up their animals despite new limits on the number of pets per household.

Bangkok Sees Fewer Road Accidents Over Songkran as Safety Drive Continues

(April 18, 2025) — Deputy Governor champions "slow down – helmet on" campaign and city-wide review of accident blackspots. Bangkok witnessed a decrease in road...

BMA, Tohoku University Discuss Disaster Response Guidelines

(April 17, 2025) – Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, welcomed Prof. Shinichi Kuriyama, Director of the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at...

Bangkok Bids Farewell to Water Fights as Hundreds of Thousands Revel in Songkran Festivities

(April 16, 2025)— Water War Ends, Over 725,000 Thai and Foreign Tourists Throng Khao San and Silom; Bangkok Prepares Area Restoration and Lessons Learned...
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Bangkok Unveils New Waste Policy: Sort Your Trash, Save Your Cash

The waste reduction plan in Bangkok, which has been ongoing since 2022, reaches another level of advancement this year as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)

Bangkok to Review Quake Safety after Collapse of High-Rise Leaves Dozens Missing

Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake Friday that otherwise caused limited damage
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Bangkok Governor Seeks New Powers as PM2.5 Set to Surge

Chadchart Sittipunt, the Bangkok Governor, has called for expanded legal authority to combat air pollution as the capital braces for worsening PM2.5 levels in the coming week.
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Thai Authorities Seek to Ease Air Pollution in Capital by Offering Free Public Transport

Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds of schools closed

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