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Man of the people: Chadchart shapes up
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/12/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt -- the city's first elected chief in nine years -- remains popular with the public since he secured a landslide victory in the gubernatorial election in May.
Sakoltee wins Suthep's backing
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/05/2022
» Former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vouched for Bangkok governor candidate Sakoltee Phattiyakul as he is running independently and has a proven track record of fighting against "Thaksinocracy".
Sakoltee resigns to run for governor
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/03/2022
» Sakoltee Phattiyakul has resigned as Bangkok deputy governor to run for the governorship as an independent in the city elections tentatively set for late May.
Museum arises in place of old printing plant
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2014
» The fight to save wonderful old buildings is often a daunting one, but as the Banglamphu community has found, the battle is only the first stage of a long and arduous preservation war.
A New World fish pond
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2014
» The waterlogged ground of an ageing Bang Lamphu shopping mall - ordered shut and demolished for ignoring building codes - has turned into a large fish pond.
Children's Museum doors finally open
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/05/2014
» Seven long years after the building was completed in 2007, the Children's Discovery Museum in Thung Khru district finally opened its doors last weekend — but unofficially, though.
Protest saves Chidlom trees
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/08/2013
» While City Hall looks with great enthusiasm to developing new green areas, little attention is being paid to roadside trees which are threatened by development.
Battening down the hatches
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/06/2013
» Despite the forecast of a normal amount of rainfall this year, City Hall does not feel at all comfortable and is going the extra mile in its preparations for possible floods.
Bookshops find a place on the map
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/11/2012
» While many Thais despair about the lack of a reading culture in the country, Bangkok in fact hosts a surprising number of bookshops, so many that a guide map has been produced to help book lovers to locate the nearest ones to them.