Chadchart’s tour across Bangkok involves a 24-hour campaign from evening to the next morning, running, cycling, riding a campaign truck, and live streaming. He promotes a policy of comprehensive city care, stressing that the governor’s responsibility extends beyond office hours to a full 24-hour commitment.
On 27 June 2026 GMT+7, reporters noted that on 26 June, during the final phase of the “Tour Around the City” campaign, Chadchart Sittipunt, candidate number 9 for Bangkok Governor, continued his efforts despite the city transitioning from daytime to nighttime. Along with his team "Bangkok Works," he surveyed the lives of night workers who keep the city running overnight, reflecting his concept of a “24-hour governor.”
Starting at BTS Chong Nonsi station, Chadchart and his team walked to Lumphini Park, then took the subway to Sanam Chai station. They switched to shared bicycles to explore the old city areas such as Pak Khlong Talat, Samphraeng, Sao Chingcha, Pratu Phi, Samran Rat, ending at Wang Derm 13 shopping centers. This was to observe Bangkok’s atmosphere after sunset and the city’s life during hours often overlooked by many.
This activity was not merely a campaign route but aimed to observe who continues to keep Bangkok moving after work hours. It focused on examining basic public utilities like street lighting, pedestrian safety, and listening to issues from those who sustain the city at night, including vendors, night-shift workers, medical staff, and garbage collectors, emphasizing that the city’s life and citizens’ problems do not occur only during official hours.
Chadchart stated that nighttime visits provide an important opportunity to see another side of Bangkok, as many people live on different schedules than the general population — night workers, late travelers, and officials responsible for city safety at all times. He reiterated, “The governor is not just a 12-hour governor but must be a 24-hour governor.”
This idea connects with the policy “Safe City, 24-Hour Care,” where city safety depends on an integrated system operating continuously: reliable street lighting, CCTV surveillance, municipal officers patrolling risk areas, the Erawan 1669 emergency medical center, fire and rescue stations responding swiftly, and garbage collectors ensuring the city is ready each morning.
Regarding street lighting, Bangkok has replaced 115,000 bulbs with LEDs and resolved over 67,000 roadside lighting issues reported through Traffy Fondue. The policy plans to install an additional 100,000 LED lights in dark areas.
For city surveillance, Bangkok currently operates around 64,500 CCTV cameras and plans to expand to 100,000 cameras, integrating networks of 300,000 private cameras across the city. AI technology will assist in analyzing incidents, risk points, safety, and emergencies to enable faster city responses.
Additionally, the BKK Risk Map identifies dangerous areas to improve environments by adding lighting, installing cameras, trimming trees to reduce blind spots, and deploying municipal officers according to risk levels. Approximately 300 risk points have been identified, with 279 already addressed.
For emergencies, the city maintains preparedness systems for both day and night, including district-level disaster prevention and mitigation plans, community response plans, citizen handbooks, plus teams of paramedics, rescue workers, emergency doctors, USAR teams, Hazmat teams, psychologists, social workers, and veterinarians to provide comprehensive aid during major incidents.
There are also health services for off-hours workers, such as the Erawan Center, 1669 hotline, Line Mor Bangkok, UMSC services, after-hours clinics, and plans to expand medical services to better support night-shift workers, ensuring those living on different schedules can access healthcare.
Another clear image from the nighttime activities is that of garbage collectors, who are essential for preparing the city for the morning. Bangkok covers waste collection routes in 50 districts, with many areas starting collection from evening until early morning. During the PM2.5 dust crisis, collections are expedited to finish before 4 a.m. to minimize traffic and public disruption.
Chadchart and his team continued the campaign by boarding a neon-green-lit campaign truck to explore city life at night, then paused to pay respects at the sacred Ganesh Shrine in Huai Khwang.
Meanwhile, at a live broadcast studio in Sam Yan, the “Bangkok Works” team aired live alternating with footage from the field from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., presenting policies and recapping a month’s work. They also opened channels for public feedback on city issues through shows like Club Night Day, the Grade 9 Scholarship Battle, 9 Corners News, and The Ghost Policy, which emphasized the message, “Don’t let the city haunt you; wake up to vote.” This schedule allowed field teams and Chadchart to rest briefly on the vehicle.
Throughout the night, the scenes of walking, cycling, riding campaign trucks, broadcasting live, and alternating rest between field and back-end teams demonstrated that this 24-hour campaign is not just for novelty but represents Chadchart and his team’s effort to view Bangkok in all its time frames, recognizing all citizen groups and understanding the lives of those working while the city sleeps.
Because Bangkok is not just a 12-hour city, its care cannot stop at daytime. It requires continuous lighting, surveillance cameras, ready officials, emergency medical systems, fire and rescue teams, municipal officers, and garbage collectors working together 24/7, ensuring residents can live safely at every moment of city life.
Chadchart’s campaign continued into the early morning of 27 June, starting at 5:00 a.m. GMT+7 with exercise in sportswear at Lumphini Park.
At 7:30 a.m., Chadchart and his team boarded a campaign truck heading to southern Bangkok on the Thonburi side. Around 8:00 a.m., they paid respects at the King Taksin the Great Monument at Wongwian Yai for auspiciousness before proceeding to the Rat Burana district.
During the trip, Chadchart stopped at Soi Suksawat 46 to inspect a large billboard that had collapsed onto houses and vehicles due to a heavy storm on 26 June, assessing the impact on residents.
The “Tour Around the City” 24-hour campaign will continue until 5:00 p.m. on 27 June.