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BMA, Australian Embassy and Climate Change Dept host RUCaS seminar

April 03, 2025

(March 26, 2025) – Pornphrom Vikitsreth, Adviser to Governor of Bangkok and Chief Sustainability Officer, opened the regional seminar under the Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS).

Bang Phlat Boosts Waste Segregation and Urban Green Spaces

March 11, 2025

(10 March 2025) – The Bang Phlat district is actively implementing initiatives to improve waste management and enhance urban green spaces, as part of the Bangkok Governor's policy directives. Deputy Governor Chakkaphan Phiewngam conducted a site visit on 10th March 2025 to oversee these efforts.

Dinso Road: Timeless charm of Bangkok

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2025

Road played vital role in shaping Bangkok’s urban landscape

Bangkok’s 15-Minute Park Project Wins 2025 WOW Award for Outstanding Urban Living

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025

January 16, 2025 – Mr. Sanon Wangsrangboon, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, accepted the prestigious 2025 WOW Award (Wonder of Well-Living City Award) on behalf of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.

Navigating Megatrends in 2024: A Focus on Thailand and ASEAN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023

In the midst of transformative shifts the world is grappling with five megatrends reshaping their landscape: demographics, urbanization, glocalization, environmental change and resource efficiency, and digitalization. Let's delve into these megatrends and how they are shaping business in Thailand and the wider ASEAN region.

Bangkok Governor targets higher most livable cities ranking

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt shared his vision for a more livable city as it pertains to real urban development planning in a presentation on Thursday titled “Future Vision of Bangkok”.

Easier access to capital will help cities outside Bangkok become metropolises: World Bank

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2023

Cities outside Bangkok can contribute to Thailand’s growth but will require access to private capital to improve their infrastructure, the World Bank said.

The future of mobility in Thailand is smart, electric and quiet

FRIDAY, AUGUST 02, 2019

Why electrification is key to reducing air and noise pollution, and improving people’s health

Key challenges to becoming high-income country

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019

HUMAN RESOURCE development and decentralisation of politics and the economy will be key factors in lifting Thailand to a high-income country, after economic development over the past half century focused on infrastructure and urbanisation.

The rise of China’s supercities of ‘800m people’

MONDAY, AUGUST 06, 2018

CHINA IS creating 19 supercity clusters by strengthening the links between existing urban centres. We estimate they will be home to about 800 million people and account for more than 80 per cent of the country’s GDP in 2030.

Urbanisation to drive growth in second cities

SUNDAY, JANUARY 07, 2018

Experts say smaller cities could play important economic role

Mekong region cities ‘face same problems’

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2017

CITIES IN the Mekong River region are facing common challenges from urbanisation, experts say. These cities are seeing their heritage roots disappear as they grow too quickly, and their residents don’t have the chance to set their own path for urban development.

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