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Temples a refuge for Covid victims
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/08/2021
» Temples have long served to reinforce strong moral values for society and to be safe refuges in hours of need, as exemplified by Wat Suthi Wararam, which now doubles as a community isolation centre for residents sick with Covid-19.
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Pawn shops offer more than money for old rope
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/01/2018
» City Hall last year saw profits from its pawn business jump by millions of baht although financial gain is not its primary goal.
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Chapel, pagoda won't be razed for rail line
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/03/2021
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday came out to assure that the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda on the grounds of Wat Iam Woranuch in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district will not be demolished by the Purple Line rail project.
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Market's loo coup
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2018
» 'Airy" and "smelling clean and fresh" was how Nueng-ruethai Kijcharoen, a 46-year-old housewife described the toilets at Talat Iam Sombat Market, a privately-run fresh market on Soi Sukhumvit 77, known as Soi On Nut.
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Battling through the blazes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/05/2018
» Manop Khayanganna, 31, has on several occasions worked side by side with Chakkrit Khongkom, 37, a veteran firefighter whom he counts as his mentor.
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The passion of Phra Phayom Kalayano
Spectrum, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2018
» The name of Phra Phayom Kalayano -- the famous abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo in Nonthaburi -- has various connotations. For religion, he is a prolific sermon giver whose lively oratory style lures the younger generation to listen to the Lord Buddha's teachings. For social development, the 68-year-old monk is a living example of a Phra Nak Pattana -- or a developing monk who works to improve the lives of poor people.
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BMA takes baby steps to drain waters
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2017
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is improving the city's ability to withstand flash floods with new facilities, tools and manpower, a crucial move given the capital can now see up to 60mm of rainfall in 24 hours and monsoon rains cause canal levels to rise.
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One dead, 2 hurt as tree falls, hits poles
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/05/2017
» A woman was killed and two people were injured when power poles toppled by a fallen tree crashed onto three motorcycles on Bangkok's Chidlom Road yesterday morning.
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New canal boat service gets under way
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/04/2014
» Commuter chaos is not sparing the Thonburi side of Bangkok, but an initiative by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is giving public transport users better and more convenient choices.
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Dogged by a neighbour
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/09/2013
» If an owner is irresponsible, man's best friend can become an unbearable nuisance to neighbours - especially those living in row houses or townhouses in big cities.
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