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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is pleading with the Skytrain operator to put on hold a plan to raise fares by at least one baht from the first day of the New Year.

Bangkok Post

MPs oppose Skytrain fare increases

MPs from three major parties are opposing an increase in fares on Bangkok's Skytrain system, despite Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt saying the fare hikes are in line with contractual obligations.

Bangkok Post

Brits are getting sicker due to spending cuts and cost of living, warn doctors

The health of people in the UK is being hit by long-term cuts to Government spending, "decimated" public services as well as the current cost of living crisis, says the British Medical Association

Daily Mirror

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People getting sicker due to cost-of-living crisis and spending cuts, report BMA

Study suggests the health of the nation is being made worse by poverty, poor housing, a lack of heating and missing meals

Wales Online

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

Around half of GP appointments are taken up with often preventable, long-term conditions.

The Independent UK

Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP

Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline

The Guardian - UK

Time to end BTS drama

Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the…

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BMA asks cabinet to decide on Green Line concession extension

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking the cabinet to decide quickly whether to grant a concession extension to operate the Green Line electric train system before it pays the 40-billion-baht debt to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of Green Line train services.

Bangkok Post

‘We are treated like dogs’: tenants in damp UK homes left gasping for air

Doctors warn mould becoming serious health hazard, as renters describe misery of landlords who fail to repair their property

The Guardian - UK

Protesters warned to stay away

Police have warned protest groups not to cause disturbances during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit later this week and remain at a designated protest site.

Bangkok Post

These arts groups are taking their acts on the road in new effort to meet audiences where they are — at home

BALTIMORE -- In an effort to reconnect with audience members who drifted away during the COVID-19 pandemic, three Baltimore arts groups are quite literally getting their acts together and taking them on the road.

Tribune News Service

33 Bangkok parks open for Loy Krathong festival

Thirty-three public parks in Bangkok will be open for the Loy Krathong festival and workers will collect Krathong floats for disposal from 8pm until 5am on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Baltimore museum exhibit about the Great Migration gives artist chance to ‘let go of the past,’ heal family ties

BALTIMORE — Some journeys begin on foot, with a frightened glance over the shoulder and a rush into the night. But Larry W. Cook Jr.’s great migration began with the click of his camera lens.

Tribune News Service

New clinic a haven for LGBT users

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has jointly launched a new facility with an LGBTQ+ organisation to help treat drug users among the LGBTQ+ community and protect them from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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Discrimination against LGBTQ doctors highlighted in damning new report

Some have experienced overt hostility, threats and violence, a new BMA report states.

Bangkok Post

BMA to increase festival security

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to tighten safety measures at public areas during this year's Loy Krathong festival.

Bangkok Post

BMA to ramp up festival security

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to tighten safety measures at public areas during this year's Loy Krathong festival.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart confirms City Hall being relocated

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will go ahead with its plan to move its head office from the building at Sao Chingcha in Phra Nakhon district to its second office in Din Daeng district, Governor Chadchart Sitthipunt said on Monday.

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NHSO looks for new recruits to join its gold card scheme

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has recruited more hospitals to its gold card universal health scheme after it scrapped contracts with nine private hospitals in Bangkok.

Liverpool Echo

£10 fine for missing a GP appointment planned under new rules

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 'stands by' plans to bring in the fines which he first mentioned this summer, according to a No. 10 spokesperson

The Independent UK

GPs sound the alarm over ‘over-the-counter, unregulated blood tests’

The tests can cost up to £800.

Bangkok Post

BMA draws up new plans to help elderly

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will draft an action plan to improve the quality of life of senior citizens, who now make up over 22% of the city’s population.

Bangkok Post

BMA stands ready to tackle smog

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is on high alert to adopt measures to stem air pollution as the level of PM2.5 fine dust in the capital is rising at an alarming pace.

Bangkok Post

Hefty fines for trash dumped in waterways, says BMA

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reportedly collects 9,000 tonnes of trash a day from canals and is urging people not to throw waste, including mattresses, into waterways or they will be fined, according to governor Chadchart Sittipunt.

Bangkok Post

Big waste solutions

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has toughened measures to prevent people from dumping bulky waste like old mattresses and other furniture items into waterways, part of an effort to tackle flooding as large objects have been hindering the flow of water out of the city.

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