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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plans to start charging fares on the extension sections of the BTS Green Line in mid-September. The maximum fare will be capped at 59 baht per ride.

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Pageant winner seen as 'pride of city'

Bangkok governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, has hailed the new Miss Universe Thailand 2022 as a proud child of Bangkok, inspiring people in the capital with her soft power.

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'People will say it's just not worth it' - Newcastle GP hits out at health service pay and warns brain drain could see 'two-tier NHS'

Doctors' Association UK rep Lizzie Toberty has a stark warning for the Department of Health and Social Care.

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BMA mulls transferring new rail lines

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt now wants to transfer two new electric rail projects to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), while City Hall is still struggling to clear up problems surrounding the Green Line’s concessions.

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City Hall begins 'street cleaning'

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to relocate street vendors in a project modelled on Singapore's success in managing issues arising from an abundance of street hawkers.

Bangkok Post

Flood ritual dies hard

Fears of flooding have returned again with news the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will discharge more water from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat to accommodate run-off from the North.

Bangkok Post

‘Not the answer’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fine patients £10 for missing appointments under fire

BMA warns proposal ‘threatens the fundamental principle that NHS delivers free care at the point of need’

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Bangkok well-prepared for high tides, says governor

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has assured the public that City Hall has prepared measures to cope with overflows from the Chao Phraya River during high tides from the end of this month to early August.

Bangkok Post

Army, RID to help dredge city canals

As part of the government's efforts to bolster the capital's flood defences, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is seeking help from the army and Royal Irrigation Department to dredge the Lat Phrao and Saen Saeb canals.

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Bangkok braces for sixth wave with big spike in infections feared

Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital bounce back to over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.

Bangkok Post

BMA food centre plan hits snag

Street food vendors have expressed mixed feelings about the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) plan to relocate them to new hawker centres in the capital to better manage them.

Bangkok Post

City Hall opens new field hospitals

Bangkok City Hall has opened two new field hospitals with a total of 500 beds for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms.

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City Hall considers app use to fight corruption

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is considering expanding the use of the Traffy Fondue application to take complaints about corruption following its success in dealing with public service complaints.

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A city's lifeline

The uniqueness of street food stalls add a charm to Bangkok, and this is what inspired artist Kiettisak Moungkum to create art when he was an undergraduate student. However, as a graduate student at the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, he had to do field surveys…

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Can UK doctors strike and has it happened before? It's ‘inevitable’, says new BMA chair

A NHS doctors strike is 'inevitable' according to British Medical Association's new leader. But are doctors actually allowed to go on strike and has it happened before? Here's what you need to know

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NHS doctors’ strike is ‘inevitable,’ says new BMA chair

Exclusive: doctors will use pay row to expose ‘desperate state’ of NHS after years of government neglect, Prof Philip Banfield warned

Bangkok Post

Planned movie screening at Hua Lamphong station called off

City Hall has called off a free open-air movie screening and musical performance at Hua Lamphong station planned for Sunday, after an awkward lack of forward planning.

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BMA eyes hawker centres to resolve street stall free-for-all

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to set up hawker centres as a permanent solution to unorganised street vendor stalls.

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District polls may backfire

The landslide victory of Chadchart Sittipunt as city governor was a watershed moment for local politics and decentralisation.

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Female doctors launch campaign against harassment in UK healthcare

General Medical Council urged to denounce sexist and misogynistic behaviour towards female colleagues

Bangkok Post

Governor sows seeds for a green future

In an effort to turn Bangkok into a green city, new Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has made an early start on a number of challenging projects to expand urban green spaces and improve public parks.

Bangkok Post

Shed light on BTSC deal

Contracts pertaining to the operation of Bangkok's Green Line electric train network are complicated yet critical for a decision to determine fair rates along routes.

Bangkok Post

BMA urges recycling of home waste

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to encourage households in Bangkok to separate wet and dry waste for reuse and recycling.

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Who’s clapping now? UK healthcare workers with long Covid have been abandoned

Frontline workers risked their lives for us, but now many risk losing their jobs, say doctors Kelly Fearnley and Shaun Peter Qureshi

Bangkok Post

No weed hub at Khao San Rd

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has firmly rejected calls from business owners to turn Khao San Road into Thailand's cannabis hub.

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