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Chadchart's challenge

People in Bangkok generally approve of the work record of governor Chadchart Sittipunt after six months in the post, according to a recent opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022

Pollution won't fix itself

Fine dust has been a long-standing nightmare for Bangkok residents at this time of the year.

Bangkok Post · Oct 28, 2022

Make BRT system work

After 12 years of continuous service, Bangkok's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) -- a 15-km feeder bus route linking Sathon and Ratchaphruek roads -- should have been more popular, the way similar systems in Bogota and Guangzhou have been embraced by those cities' residents.

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2022

Rabble-rouser Suthep calls for a 'truly independent' governor

Former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday insisted that the next Bangkok governor should be independent and free from any political affiliations.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

City polls set stage for general election

After a nine-year hiatus, Bangkok residents are more than eager to decide for themselves tomorrow who should be running the capital.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

Capital poll portends Thailand's rule

Never has Bangkok's gubernatorial contest been so much about Thailand. The poll this Sunday is not just about how Bangkok will be run but how Thailand will be ruled. Beyond the usual grievances and issues that traditionally hang over Bangkokians' lives and livelihoods are larger forces at work. Whoever comes…

Bangkok Post · May 19, 2022

PPRP clique 'backing Sakoltee'

At least 14 Bangkok councillor candidates from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) are refusing to toe the party line and are instead supporting independent candidate Sakoltee Phattiyakul in the governor election, according to a PPRP source.

Bangkok Post · May 18, 2022

Chadchart win may 'aid unity'

An election victory for independent governor candidate Chadchart Sittipunt on Sunday could ease intense political polarisation in the next general election, says a political scientist.

Bangkok Post · May 18, 2022

Voters already settled on choice for Bangkok governor

Bangkok voters have already decided who they want to be the new city governor, according to the latest Suan Dusit poll, which concluded there will be no surprises on polling day.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2022

Chadchart cruising towards victory in Bangkok governor race: polls

Former Pheu Thai heavyweight Chadchart Sittipunt still has an outsized lead in the race for Bangkok governor, followed far behind by Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang, also an independent, according to two new opinion polls.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2022