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Soi Blueprint

Bangkok budget meetings on path to be livestreamed this year

For Soi Residents

Aug 1, 2026

Bangkok budget meetings on path to be livestreamed this year

Here's what I'm tracking in my reporter's notebook this August

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jul 26, 2026

City Hall wants new taxes on cigarettes, hotels, fuel and land

Plus: Neglected parks, the case against livestreaming council meetings

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jul 19, 2026

810 Bangkok venues look like nightlife. Only 133 are licensed as such

Plus: Data centers, new deportation criteria, Lumphini pet-friendly cafe

Chatwan Mongkol

Special Issue

Jul 14, 2026

Soiciety turns 1 (and a look at Day Zero)

Here's how you can help fund Year Two

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jul 12, 2026

Shophouse inspections, foreign vendor scrutiny top Chadchart's 'urgent' list

Plus: Birth gap, 'hidden' food insecurity, Chao Phraya cable car

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jul 5, 2026

A Senate study spotlights a turf war over Bangkok's traffic control

Plus: Council chair, Nong Chok’s Saen Saeb pushback, 3-airport rail

Chatwan Mongkol

Soi Blueprint

Post-election: A divided council, budget season, ordinance push

For Soi Residents

Jul 1, 2026

Post-election: A divided council, budget season, ordinance push

Here's what I'm tracking in my reporter's notebook in July

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jun 28, 2026

A legal gap is rotting Bangkok's aging shophouses

Plus: Democracy Monument petition, Thonburi boats, Mega Bangna

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Jun 21, 2026

Bangkok's mall footprint equals 19 Lumphini Parks, data shows

Plus: 425 blocks, international hospital project, 100-baht tourist fee

Chatwan Mongkol

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Editor’s Pick:

Latest Weekly Issues:

Bangkok budget meetings on path to be livestreamed this year

City Hall wants new taxes on cigarettes, hotels, fuel and land

810 Bangkok venues look like nightlife. Only 133 are licensed as such

Soiciety turns 1 (and a look at Day Zero)

Shophouse inspections, foreign vendor scrutiny top Chadchart's 'urgent' list

A Senate study spotlights a turf war over Bangkok's traffic control

Post-election: A divided council, budget season, ordinance push

A legal gap is rotting Bangkok's aging shophouses

Bangkok's mall footprint equals 19 Lumphini Parks, data shows

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