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Bangkok pilots first city-run international curriculum

Feb 1, 2026

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9 min read

Bangkok pilots first city-run international curriculum

Plus: Early voting, a Sathorn park, Design Week's 1B baht target

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Fatal fire sparks safety push for Bangkok’s dense districts, again

Jan 25, 2026

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9 min read

Fatal fire sparks safety push for Bangkok’s dense districts, again

Plus: PM 2.5 lawsuit, On Nut odor control progress, BTS housing projects

Chatwan Mongkol

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Bangkok councilors urge overhaul of 'confusing' soi signs

Jan 18, 2026

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9 min read

Bangkok councilors urge overhaul of 'confusing' soi signs

Plus: Rama 2's safety fears, transit campaign promises, anti-smog partnership

Chatwan Mongkol

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Next admin's inbox: New pedestrian bridge, view deck, city museum

Jan 11, 2026

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9 min read

Next admin's inbox: New pedestrian bridge, view deck, city museum

Plus: Bill targeting 'ghost' buildings, the quiet exodus in Sam Yan

Chatwan Mongkol

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Countdown venues compete for crowds; Rabbit cards block users

Dec 28, 2025

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9 min read

Countdown venues compete for crowds; Rabbit cards block users

Plus: Trains glitch stat, Bangkok NYE safety, voter hesitation

Chatwan Mongkol

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As Bangkok pet law deadline nears, rescuers dig in on opposition

Dec 21, 2025

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9 min read

As Bangkok pet law deadline nears, rescuers dig in on opposition

Plus: New dog park, new Transport Ministry HQ, Dib Bangkok's opening

Chatwan Mongkol

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Residents push 3-pronged crosswalk safety overhaul

Dec 14, 2025

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9 min read

Residents push 3-pronged crosswalk safety overhaul

Plus: Train line consolidation, obesity intervention, governor's poll

Chatwan Mongkol

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Bangkok private school closure signals widening education gap

Dec 7, 2025

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9 min read

Bangkok private school closure signals widening education gap

Plus: A Tokyo playbook for Huai Khwang, tunnel tolls, Aetas demolition

Chatwan Mongkol

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Study: Sewage leaks tied to high stomach infection risk in Bangkok

Nov 30, 2025

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9 min read

Study: Sewage leaks tied to high stomach infection risk in Bangkok

Plus: Hat Yai floods lessons learned, early ed overhaul, canal beautification

Chatwan Mongkol

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New rules could cut utility costs for your Bangkok rentals

Nov 23, 2025

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9 min read

New rules could cut utility costs for your Bangkok rentals

Plus: Electric 'wins,' Red Line's Mahachai stretch, Chula's gentrification

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Why consumer, labor groups oppose a 50-baht flat highway toll

Nov 16, 2025

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10 min read

Why consumer, labor groups oppose a 50-baht flat highway toll

Plus: 'Visa-run' enforcement, flood anxiety, how to check the air quality

Chatwan Mongkol

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Bangkok's own construction safety probe contradicts its budget cuts

Nov 9, 2025

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9 min read

Bangkok's own construction safety probe contradicts its budget cuts

Plus: New car's black smoke standard, abortion access, floating bookstore

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Blue Line extension from Lak Song still years away from fruition

Oct 26, 2025

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9 min read

Blue Line extension from Lak Song still years away from fruition

Plus: Bus terminal merge is off, Siam mall battle, a fire exit push

Chatwan Mongkol

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'Hazardous' business crackdown starts with coin-water machines

Oct 19, 2025

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10 min read

'Hazardous' business crackdown starts with coin-water machines

Plus: Sinkhole expanded, steep bridges, a new taxi surcharge

Chatwan Mongkol

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Bangkok Council blasts water authority for wrecking roads

Oct 12, 2025

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9 min read

Bangkok Council blasts water authority for wrecking roads

Plus: A 1985 law that holds the city back, quake aid delay, public smoking

Chatwan Mongkol

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Governor: BTS fare hike looms as Bangkok pays Green Line's debt

Oct 5, 2025

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10 min read

Governor: BTS fare hike looms as Bangkok pays Green Line's debt

Plus: Historic Hua Takhe community, how to create public art legally

Chatwan Mongkol

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Can a Western playbook supercharge Bangkok's creative districts?

Sep 28, 2025

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9 min read

Can a Western playbook supercharge Bangkok's creative districts?

Plus: Pause on EV garbage trucks, a khlong pedestrian bridge, Samsen sinkhole

Chatwan Mongkol

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Ratchadamnoen to get new 'third place' that isn't a mall

Sep 21, 2025

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9 min read

Ratchadamnoen to get new 'third place' that isn't a mall

Plus: Bangkok’s car-free push, Pink Line alert, new e-bus specs

Chatwan Mongkol

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Victory Monument renovation survives 2026 budget cut

Sep 14, 2025

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9 min read

Victory Monument renovation survives 2026 budget cut

Plus: ‘Pollution control zone,’ Bangkok Port’s health impact, Thung Kru's first hospital

Chatwan Mongkol

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Dead fish and wastewater fees put Bangkok polluters on notice

Sep 7, 2025

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10 min read

Dead fish and wastewater fees put Bangkok polluters on notice

Plus: Best public bathrooms, Thai bank accounts for non-Thais

Chatwan Mongkol

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Bangkok’s 15-minute parks show no health benefits, study finds

Aug 31, 2025

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10 min read

Bangkok’s 15-minute parks show no health benefits, study finds

Plus: How a ‘cursed curve’ breaks its deadly streak, city's plan to not sink in 2050

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Green Line extension may leave commuters a kilometer short

Aug 24, 2025

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10 min read

Green Line extension may leave commuters a kilometer short

Plus: Khlong Samsen revitalization, Blue Line’s crowds, film fest

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Is Song Wat the new Banthat Thong? It's playing a different game

Aug 17, 2025

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10 min read

Is Song Wat the new Banthat Thong? It's playing a different game

Plus: Lumphini's hawker center, 6,000 bikes, three new train studies

Chatwan Mongkol

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Public sidelined in Bangkok's zoning map drafting, rights agency says

Aug 10, 2025

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10 min read

Public sidelined in Bangkok's zoning map drafting, rights agency says

Plus: IMPACT's big plan, 'pollution control zone,' how to get your pets registered

Chatwan Mongkol

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Study: 77% of vegetables from inner Bangkok contaminated

Aug 3, 2025

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10 min read

Study: 77% of vegetables from inner Bangkok contaminated

Plus: Skateparks, Dutch embassy sale, corruption allegations at budget debate

Chatwan Mongkol

From the Main Road

Bangkok pilots first city-run international curriculum

Fatal fire sparks safety push for Bangkok’s dense districts, again

Bangkok councilors urge overhaul of 'confusing' soi signs

Next admin's inbox: New pedestrian bridge, view deck, city museum

Countdown venues compete for crowds; Rabbit cards block users

As Bangkok pet law deadline nears, rescuers dig in on opposition

Residents push 3-pronged crosswalk safety overhaul

Bangkok private school closure signals widening education gap

Study: Sewage leaks tied to high stomach infection risk in Bangkok

New rules could cut utility costs for your Bangkok rentals

Why consumer, labor groups oppose a 50-baht flat highway toll

Bangkok's own construction safety probe contradicts its budget cuts

Blue Line extension from Lak Song still years away from fruition

'Hazardous' business crackdown starts with coin-water machines

Bangkok Council blasts water authority for wrecking roads

Governor: BTS fare hike looms as Bangkok pays Green Line's debt

Can a Western playbook supercharge Bangkok's creative districts?

Ratchadamnoen to get new 'third place' that isn't a mall

Victory Monument renovation survives 2026 budget cut

Dead fish and wastewater fees put Bangkok polluters on notice

Bangkok’s 15-minute parks show no health benefits, study finds

Green Line extension may leave commuters a kilometer short

Is Song Wat the new Banthat Thong? It's playing a different game

Public sidelined in Bangkok's zoning map drafting, rights agency says

Study: 77% of vegetables from inner Bangkok contaminated

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