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    Waste warriors

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/11/2023

    » While working as a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration waste collector, Nampu Toka often gets injured by sharp sticks, fish bones, needles, broken glass, tiles and other hazardous trash. He also encounters the unpleasant task of handling discarded items that should have been properly bagged or wrapped up in paper such as diapers and waste from patients.

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    Visitors flock to Klong Ong Ang

    News, Published on 28/03/2021

    » It has been five months since Klong Ong Ang (formerly known as Saphan Lek) of Phra Nakhon district was reinvented as a popular tourist attraction for people to enjoy street art and a weekend night market. The canal has been restored and hailed as a tremendous success by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

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    Drawing what the eye sees

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/02/2021

    » Residents of the Mahakan Fort Community were evicted from their homes in 2017 after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) decided to turn the historic area into a public park. Before everything was torn down, Bangkok Sketcher, a group of artists who draw on location, visited the site to capture the final moments of the community. Three urban sketchers in the group -- Suppachai Vongnoppadondacha, aka Louis Sketcher, Pitirat Yoswattana and Sompong Ngamsangrat -- were overwhelmed to witness the scene and were drawn to the architectural structures that would soon be demolished.

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    Celebrating the Lunar New Year through pictures

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/02/2021

    » Chinese New Year celebrations in Thailand will be different this year. With a new surge in Covid-19 cases coupled with the year-long pandemic, many festive events have been cancelled to curb the spread of the virus. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration decided to cancel the Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown this year.

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    Open city spaces

    Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 24/01/2020

    » The City Lab Silom project is an experimental campaign in collaboration between Chulalongkorn University's Urban and Regional Planning Department, the Healthy Space Forum, Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

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    Enjoy a week of art and culture at City Hall

    Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 17/01/2024

    » Art lovers are invited to immerse in the contemporary art scene of Bangkok during "Colorful Bangkok Expo 2024", which will kick off on Thursday and run daily from 4pm to 9pm, until Sunday. The venue is Lan Khon Mueang square in front of Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha.

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    A recipe for harmony on the streets of Bangkok

    B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/05/2017

    » When the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced its decision to clear vendors from the city's streets, they didn't present a clear-cut plan for the procedure. Many wondered where the vendors would be moved to. Others asked if sellers would quit their livelihoods altogether and find a different job once and for all.

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    We shall meet again

    Life, Published on 13/04/2020

    » Thailand without Songkran in April is unprecedented. But in a shocking move, the first meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration last month decided that the annual Songkran holidays -- April 13-15 -- should be postponed to later, undisclosed dates.

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    Spotlight on the classics

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/07/2022

    » Under the unpredictable Bangkok sky in the late afternoon of last Saturday, I stopped by Vachirabenjatas Park (Rot Fai Park) in Chatuchak district. Even though I haven't visited here for many years, while strolling around, I found this massive park still looks as beautiful as I remember. And despite the hazy skies and uncertainty of rain at any given time, I thought to myself that at least it's still better than being bored sitting on a couch watching a movie at home.

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    Sunny side out!

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 01/04/2022

    » The Thai Meteorological Department recently announced the arrival of summer in Thailand and the sunny side is that you can get your tan on and enjoy seasonal events. Whether you're an outdoorsy person who enjoys soaking up the rays or a vampire-kind who tries to stay away from daylight, Guru has six ways to cool off or bask in Bangkok's warmth this hot summer.

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