Tag: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
City Hall reclaims 127 street pavements from vendors
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has managed to wrestle back 127 trading spots on street pavements in 35 districts from more than 18,000 pavement vendors, Mr...
BMA details policy to mitigate the risk of crime and drugs...
BANGKOK - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has detailed its policy to mitigate the risk of crime and drugs around schools by enhancing the...
Cabinet green lights Golden Route monorail project
The cabinet has in principle approved the Golden Route monorail project from Thonburi electric train station to Klongsarn district office-Prachathipok to facilitate the travelling...
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration eyes clearing all street vendors from Thon Buri...
BANGKOK – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) estimates that the relocation of street hawkers out of the Thon Buri side of the capital will...
Officials to clear Huai Kwang Market of sidewalk vendors
BANGKOK - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is pursuing its policy to ban sidewalk vendors at the Huai Kwang Market from Pracha Uthit to...
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration gearing up for BIKE FOR DAD
BANGKOK- The Office of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says road repairs and the installation of street lights and CCTV cameras will be completed this...
Thai-Belgian Bridge back in service
BANGKOK, 14 May 2013 The deputy Bangkok governor has inspected the Thai-Belgian Bridge prior to its reopening today (May 14) after having been...
Met Police gears up for traffic congestion during start of school...
BANGKOK, 10 May 2013 The Metropolitan Police Bureau is preparing measures for handling traffic congestion once schools reopen later this month. ...
BMA to crack down on littering in the city
BANGKOK, 3 December 2012 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will begin enforcing its use of fines for litterers in an effort to...
City Hall launches official slogan for Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct 12 - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today launched an official slogan for the Thai capital chosen by over 40,000 voters. ...
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The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
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No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
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Two Thai women harassed by Indian men, fistfight breaks out on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic scene unfolded on Pattaya Beach when two Thai women were harassed by two Indian men, leading to a physical...
Free visa policy boosts Pattaya tourism, but experts warn of potential risks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The free visa policy for tourists visiting Pattaya and other parts of Thailand has been a topic of considerable discussion. According...
Pattaya Mayor’s hands-on approach praised by residents during community visit; road works and waste...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet visited at Wat Chong Lom Community to hear residents’ concerns and provide guidance on various issues in a...