# Soiciety | Bangkok Local News

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## Posts
- [Meet the students trying to make Bangkok’s buses easier to navigate](https://www.soiciety.com/p/these-students-are-trying-to-make-bangkok-buses-easier-to-navigate): ‘This shouldn't be a job for us,’ says a student volunteer, whose group guides passengers and installs bilingual bus-stop signs
- [A Senate study spotlights a turf war over Bangkok's traffic control](https://www.soiciety.com/p/a-senate-study-spotlights-a-turf-war-over-bangkok-s-traffic-control): Plus: Council chair, Nong Chok’s Saen Saeb pushback, 3-airport rail
- [Post-election: A divided council, budget season, ordinance push](https://www.soiciety.com/p/what-to-expect-after-bangkok-governor-and-council-elections-2026): Here's what I'm tracking in my reporter's notebook in July
- [A legal gap is rotting Bangkok's aging shophouses](https://www.soiciety.com/p/a-legal-gap-is-rotting-bangkok-s-aging-shophouses-in-older-districts): Plus: Democracy Monument petition, Thonburi boats, Mega Bangna
- [Bangkok's mall footprint equals 19 Lumphini Parks, data shows](https://www.soiciety.com/p/here-is-how-big-bangkok-mall-footprint-is-it-equals-19-lumphini-parks): Plus: 425 blocks, international hospital project, 100-baht tourist fee
- [Inside the race to fix Bangkok's 'ignored' outer edge](https://www.soiciety.com/p/inside-two-city-council-election-campaigns-in-khlong-sam-wa): Soiciety followed two campaigns in Khlong Sam Wa, where population growth has outpaced roads, transit and public services
- [Pathumwan leads Bangkok's livability index. Here's how your district ranks](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-most-and-least-livable-districts-ranked-for-2025): Plus: Illegal sewage, a 600-baht corruption fine, anti-migrant rhetoric
- [Explainer: How Bangkok government works and what it can't do](https://www.soiciety.com/p/how-bangkok-government-works-explainer): With city elections coming, here's the foundation for everything else
- [Soiciety awarded inaugural world's Best Emerging News Provider 2026](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-local-news-awarded-inaugural-world-best-emerging-news-provider-2026-wan-ifra): The award validates the work. Readers like you fund it. Help Soiciety grow.
- [Bangkok governor candidates want AI to fix the city's oldest problems](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-governor-candidates-want-ai-to-fix-the-city-s-oldest-problems): Plus: No more fare cap, transit uneven expansion, bribery allegations
- [Elections and beyond: Ari's changes, English in schools, biking milestone](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-elections-and-beyond-ari-changes-english-in-schools-biking-milestone): Here's what I'm tracking in my reporter's notebook this June
- [A group stakes Bangkok council bid on reforming how city makes local law](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-council-bid-on-reforming-how-city-makes-local-law): Plus: 1,000-year wait for a green Bangkok, cyclists' proposals, Red Line pushback
- [In Thong Lo, a mural puts workers behind Bangkok in full view](https://www.soiciety.com/p/in-thong-lo-a-mural-puts-workers-behind-bangkok-in-full-view): Led by a Myanmar artist, the 'Together We Build' mural features 12 migrant workers who also help paint it
- [After Makkasan, officials weigh train ban and Missing Link that's still missing](https://www.soiciety.com/p/after-makkasan-officials-weigh-train-ban-inner-bangkok-and-red-line-missing-link-still-missing): Plus: Democrat’s candidate, ‘Asoke model,' first day of 'inter' school
- [Thonburi canal boats could bridge Bangkok’s transit gaps, a study finds](https://www.soiciety.com/p/thonburi-canal-boats-could-bridge-bangkok-transit-gaps-a-study-finds): Plus: Chatuchak’s decline, latest city plan draft, city voters’ apathy
- [They open a 'third place' in Ekkamai, but the economics don't agree](https://www.soiciety.com/p/ekkamai-board-game-cafe-coucou-in-bangkok-financial-struggle-despite-influencer-hype): Designed as a board game sanctuary for long stays, Coucou is losing tens of thousands of baht every month
- [Logistics, red tape and costs hamper Bangkok's EV transition](https://www.soiciety.com/p/logistics-red-tape-and-costs-hamper-bangkok-s-electric-vehicle-ev-transition): Plus: A concert hall pitch, an ‘Easy Bangkok’ vow, Climate Week
- [Soiciety wins Gold for Asia’s Best Emerging News Providers 2026](https://www.soiciety.com/p/soiciety-wins-gold-for-asia-best-emerging-news-providers-2026-from-wan-ifra): Help keep this award-winning newsroom of one independent and sustainable
- [Bangkok scores on gender equality while sexual harassment bill stalls](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-gets-undp-gender-equality-seal-while-sexual-harassment-bill-stalls-in-council): Plus: Why Bang Phlat residents are fighting City Hall’s waterfront vision
- [Bangkok's governor and council races enter full swing](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-s-governor-and-council-elections-enter-full-swing-round-up-may-2026): Here's what I'm tracking in my reporter's notebook this May
- [Proposed 2027 train fare cap sits behind 97-law, concession hurdles](https://www.soiciety.com/p/proposed-2027-fare-cap-for-bangkoks-electric-train-sits-behind-97-law-concession-hurdles): Plus: Rehab overhaul, the Clean Air Bill, old boats turned electric
- [Foreign residents asked for input on Bangkok policy. Few expect it to matter](https://www.soiciety.com/p/bangkok-expats-asked-for-input-on-city-policy-few-expect-it-to-matter): A campaign-linked initiative opens a rare door for non-voters, revealing a gap between intent and expectations
- [Songkran trash surge prompts a circular cure for plastic water guns](https://www.soiciety.com/p/songkran-trash-surge-prompts-a-circular-cure-for-plastic-water-guns-in-bangkok): Plus: Saen Saep cleanup, 'Bangkok Can Fly' platform, Hawker Center