Tag: Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Bangkok Governor pleads for non-violence
BANGKOK, 10 February 2014 Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra calls on all sides to stop using violence after workers of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration...
BTS sky train begins servicing 2 additional stations on Silom Line
BANGKOK, 5 December 2013 (NNT) – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(BMA) is extending the BTS Skytrain service on Silom Line to cover Wutthakat and Bang Wa...
Bangkok governor warns of riverside flooding at Oct 15-17 high tide
BANGKOK, Oct 4 - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra today warned the capital's citizens to prepare for flooding at the middle of this month as...
City governor asserts Bangkok’s readiness for floods
BANGKOK, Oct 1 – Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra allayed fears of flooding in the capital with his confirmation that water level of the Chao...
Sukhumbhand visits French Embassy
BANGKOK, 16 September 2013Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra has paid the French Embassy a visit on the occasion of European Heritage Day, which falls...
BMA inks deal to build 2.4-billion-baht flood tunnel
BANGKOK, 12 September 2013 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has signed a contract with three engineering companies to construct a mega-tunnel in the capital...
‘Heart’s Fifth Chamber’ wins 2013 Thai SEA Write Award
BANGKOK, Sept 6 - The 2013 Thai SEA Write Awardee was announced today with Angkan Chanthathip winning for his "Hua Chai Hong Thi Ha",...
BMA execs to attend water management conference in UK
BANGKOK, 3 July 2013 Representatives from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to attend an international conference on water management in the United...
Survey: 82% of Bangkokians pleased with city administration
BANGKOK, July 2 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) got a thumbs up for running this city of nearly nine million people under the...
BMA developing plan to prepare BKK for Asean Community
BANGKOK, 26 June 2013 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has held a meeting to draft a plan to prepare Bangkok for the Asean Community...
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