On a 24-hour citywide tour, Chadchart campaigns continuously from evening to the next morning by running, cycling, and riding a campaign truck live, promoting policies to care for the city in all aspects. He stresses that the governor's role is not limited to office hours but must be 24 hours a day.
On 27 June 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that on 26 June, during the final phase of the “Citywide Tour” campaign, Chadchart Sittipunt, candidate for Governor of Bangkok, number 9, continued his efforts as Bangkok gradually shifted from a daytime to a nighttime city. Chadchart and his team “Bangkok Works” campaigned by exploring the lives of city dwellers and night-shift workers who keep Bangkok running and cared for at night, reflecting his idea of a “24-hour Governor.”
Starting at the BTS Chong Nonsi station plaza, Chadchart and his team walked to Lumphini Park, then took the subway to Sanam Chai station, where they switched to shared bicycles to explore the old city area, including Pak Khlong Market, Sam Phraeng, Sao Chingcha, Pratu Phi, Samran Rat, ending at Wang Derm 13 Halls. This was a survey of Bangkok's atmosphere after sunset, observing city life during hours often overlooked.
This activity was not just a campaign route but an opportunity to see who keeps Bangkok running after work hours. It focused on surveying basic public utilities, including street lighting, pedestrian safety, and listening to problems from those who keep the city moving at night—vendors, night-shift workers, medical staff, and garbage collectors—emphasizing that the city is not only alive during the day and citizens’ problems do not occur only during official hours.
Chadchart stated that nighttime visits offer an important chance to see another side of Bangkok, as many people live on different schedules from the general public, including night workers, late commuters, and officials who ensure city safety at all times. He emphasized, “The governor is not a 12-hour governor but must be a 24-hour governor.”
This idea connects to the policy “Safe City, Caring for People 24 Hours,” where city safety depends on an integrated system operating continuously—from streetlights that must be functional, CCTV cameras for surveillance, municipal officers patrolling risky areas, the Erawan 1669 emergency medical center, fire and rescue stations needing rapid response, to garbage collectors who prepare the city for the new day.
Regarding street lighting, Bangkok has replaced 115,000 bulbs with LEDs, resolved over 67,000 streetlight issues through Traffy Fondue, and plans to install an additional 100,000 LED lights in dark spots.
For urban surveillance, Bangkok has about 64,500 CCTV cameras, plans to expand to 100,000 city cameras, and connect to 300,000 private cameras citywide. It also uses AI to analyze incidents, risk points, safety, and emergency situations to enable faster city responses.
Simultaneously, the city uses the BKK Risk Map to identify dangerous areas and improve conditions by adding lights, installing cameras, trimming trees to reduce blind spots, and assigning municipal officers to patrol according to risk levels. Approximately 300 risk points have been identified, with 279 already addressed.
For emergencies, the city must have systems ready day and night, from district-level disaster prevention and mitigation plans, community emergency response plans, public manuals, to rescue teams, emergency medical staff, USAR teams, Hazmat teams, psychologists, social workers, and veterinarians to comprehensively assist victims during major incidents.
Additionally, health services are available beyond regular hours, including Erawan centers, 1669 hotlines, Bangkok doctors on Line, UMSC services, after-hours clinics, and plans to expand medical services to better serve night-shift workers, ensuring those living on different schedules can access healthcare.
Another clear image from the night activities is the garbage collectors, a group who prepare the city for use by morning. Bangkok covers waste collection routes in all 50 districts, often working from evening until early morning. During the PM2.5 dust crisis, collection must finish by 4 a.m. to reduce traffic and public impact.
Chadchart and his team continued activities by riding a neon-green-lit campaign truck, exploring the lives of city dwellers at night before stopping to pay respects at the sacred Ganesh shrine in Huai Khwang.
Meanwhile, at the live broadcast studio in Sam Yan, the “Bangkok Works” team hosted live programs alternating with field footage from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., presenting policies and recapping a month’s work while providing a platform for the public to share city issues through shows like Club Night Day, the Grade 9 Scholarship Battle, 9 Corners News, and The Ghost Policy “Don’t Want a Haunted City, Wake Up to Vote,” allowing field teams and Chadchart to rest briefly on the campaign truck.
Throughout the night, scenes of walking, cycling, riding the campaign truck, live broadcasting, and alternating rest between field and back-end teams reflected that this 24-hour campaign is not just for novelty but represents Chadchart and his team’s effort to view Bangkok fully in all times, see all citizen groups, and understand the lives of those working while the city sleeps.
Because Bangkok is not a 12-hour city, care must not stop at daytime but include functioning lights, surveillance cameras, ready personnel, emergency medical systems, fire and rescue, municipal officers, and garbage collectors working together 24 hours to ensure safety throughout all city rhythms.
Chadchart’s campaign continued until 5 a.m. on 27 June 2026 GMT+7, when he began morning activities by wearing sportswear to jog for exercise at Lumphini Park.
At 7:30 a.m., Chadchart and his team boarded a campaign truck heading to southern Bangkok, Thonburi side. Around 8 a.m., they stopped to pay respects at the King Taksin the Great Monument at Wongwian Yai for good luck before proceeding to the Rat Burana area.
During the journey, Chadchart stopped at Suk Sawat Soi 46 to inspect a large billboard that had fallen onto houses and vehicles due to the heavy storm on 26 June.
The 24-hour “Citywide Tour” campaign will continue until 5 p.m. today (27 June).