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High-cost criticism sinks BMA flood gear plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/07/2017
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang yesterday cancelled a City Hall plan to spend 50 million baht to purchase flood waders and uniform shirts for BMA officers after the scheme was criticised for being too costly.
Old canal springs back to life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2015
» Gazing at the footpaths freshly laid with asphalt, it's hard to remember just how crowded the banks of Khlong Ong Ang were, or how much of a rabbit warren the cramped Saphan Lek market was as it encroached upon and blotted out the canal's vista for decades.
Floating a new market plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/02/2015
» For decades water transport and the riverside way of life have been vanishing from the city's canals. But today, everything is being done to restore the "Venice of the East" image, with City Hall's latest offering being to bring the much appreciated floating market to the heart of Bangkok, close to Government House.