The Latest Breaking News from BMA

City dwellers urged to vote on May 22

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) kicked off a campaign on Monday to encourage eligible city residents to cast their votes in the governor election set for May 22.

Bangkok Post · May 9, 2022

Final year medical students ‘struggle to afford food’ on NHS bursary ‘no longer fit for purpose’

The British Medical Association says it is ‘deeply worrying’ that students are facing financial hardship while completing their degree

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Solving the city's lack of green space

Once surrounded by vast patches of green farmlands and fruit orchards, the rapid expansion and urban development of Bangkok during the past century has turned the city into a jungle of concrete.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2022

Vendors, pavements in focus

Roadside vending space and the transparency of procurement projects managed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have dominated the campaign agendas of candidates for Bangkok governor.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2022

BTS operator set to take legal action as BMA debt nears B38bn

Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong Laoha-Unya said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 15, 2022

Revellers ignore splash ban

The government is urging full compliance with the ban on water-splashing during the Songkran holidays, to help prevent cases from spiralling out of control after the long break.

Bangkok Post · Apr 15, 2022

Revellers flout splash ban

The government is urging full compliance with Covid-19 control measures outlined by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), including the ban on water-splashing during the Songkran holidays, to help prevent cases from spiralling out of control after the long break.

Bangkok Post · Apr 14, 2022

City campaigns eye street vendors

City governor candidates have turned their campaigns to street vendors, vowing to expand their trading areas and help improve their business prospects.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2022

LRT airport link 'ready by 2029'

The light rail transit (LRT) project linking Bang Na intersection and Suvarnabhumi airport is expected to break ground in 2025 with the first-phase operation to be launched by 2029, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

Bangkok Post · Apr 8, 2022

North East GPs fear patients aren't safe - and demand Government acts to bring in more doctors amid primary care crisis

Shocking figures show how GPs in the North East are not confident of keeping their patients safe - because rising demand and fewer doctors is leading to an unprecedented - and unsustainable - workload.

Chronicle Live · Apr 8, 2022