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Govt must do more for heritage
Editorial, Published on 02/06/2024
» The Fine Arts department's decision to register an old wooden house -- a Kudeejeen community landmark -- in Thon Buri district as a historical site is welcome news for many. But this is just the beginning, and like other heritage sites, conservation is still a long way away.
Make Thailand safer
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2023
» After a woman had her left leg mangled by one of Don Mueang Airport’s moving walkways on June 29, many travellers have been cautious about using such conveyors.
Retain city's flood plains
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2022
» It's welcome news that Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered city officials to review the capital's 2024 zoning map, to promote development on the city's outskirts.
Cycling needs govt push
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2019
» For many, the elevated bicycle lane beneath the Airport Rail Link, proposed as an alternative for those commuting between eastern Bangkok and the heart of the city by a think tank agency under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is just another pie-in-the-sky plan.
Truck trays not for riding
News, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2019
» The ghastly road accident early on Sunday morning, in which 13 students were killed when the pickup truck they were riding in overturned in Samut Prakan, shows how safety measures and road regulations have failed to keep the country's roads safe.
Demolition plan off track
News, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has unveiled a plan to tear down a large number of old railway stations to pave the way for the construction of double-track railways, without considering the fact that most of them are national heritage buildings. This is wrong.
Promenade takes tumble
News, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2019
» The civic network against the Chao Phraya Promenade this week took a significant step towards nailing the coffin on the controversial project that it insists would cause permanent damage to the river ecology and livelihoods of those living along the river which is dubbed the nation's "blood vein".
Still waiting on reform
News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2016
» A recent criminal case has put a harsh spotlight on the police in Bangkok and security rules in general. A police colonel and four lieutenant colonels have been transferred to inactive posts after a military-led raid last week exposed a large, illegal casino in their Lat Krabang precinct.