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Khlong Ong Ang market a 'one off'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/02/2016
» The Samphanthawong district director has defended the weekend market held along the banks of the recently reclaimed Khlong Ong Ang last weekend, saying it was a one-time only event, requested by locals.
New flats get green light from Din Daeng tenants
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/02/2016
» The government has secured an agreement with tenants of the Din Daeng flats to go ahead with a plan to replace the 60-year-old low-cost flats with new, earthquake-resistant structures.
Local fears feed growing hostility to riverside promenade
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/12/2015
» As the government presses ahead with its ambitious project for a riverside promenade, by aiming to complete its pilot section in five years, local residents are uncertain about what concrete benefits the project will bring to their communities.
Talat Noi springs back to life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/11/2015
» Eight months after voicing their concerns about the state of their community and how they want it to be developed, the residents of Talat Noi — an old district near Bangkok’s famous Chinatown — can now look forward to progress on a scale that will rejuvenate it on a grand scale.
Relief for busy Thon Buri
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/10/2015
» Located on the western side of the Chao Phraya River, Charoen Nakhon and Klong San districts have always been quiet places to live and work. That is ending as the urban sprawl spreads to the Thon Buri side, with condominiums and shopping malls mushrooming along the riverfront and traffic clogging up the roads.
Grand plans for the Chao Phraya
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/08/2015
» Experts have slammed the proposed 140km riverside promenade along both sides of the Chao Phraya River as “ill-conceived”.
First river promenade forum set for Aug 3
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/07/2015
» The first information session on a planned 140km-long promenade along the banks of the Chao Phraya River is set for next Monday, according to the Transport and Traffic System Development Bureau (TTSDB).
A village that backs itself
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/07/2015
» The old story of villagers sitting around and waiting for the state to step in and solve all of their problems is a thing of the past for residents of Mooban Nak Keela Laemthong community in Bangkok’s Saphan Sung district.
Heavy rain causes city traffic chaos
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2015
» Torrential downpours early yesterday morning left areas of the capital flooded as tonnes of rubbish crippled parts of the city's pumping systems.
Robotic creations bring hope to disabled
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/11/2014
» 'Hello, Cira. Please get me a bottle of water." Immediately, the attractive product demonstrator is handed the water.