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A delicious slice of history
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/04/2018
» Khanom Farang Kudi Chin, the Portuguese cake made by the Kudi Chin community in Thon Buri district, has been selected by City Hall as one of the six "local wisdoms" of Bangkok considered worth preserving.
Wastewater treatment fee plan resurfaces, 15 years on
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2018
» City Hall has dusted off a draft regulation to impose a wastewater treatment fee on Bangkok residents, 15 years after it was first flagged.
A bridge too far
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/03/2018
» The debate over a project to construct a new bridge over the Chao Phraya River and link Ratchawong Road with Tha Din Daeng Road has been ongoing for more than a decade, with more people opposing than supporting it.
Sea-ing is believing
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/03/2018
» Most of the news about Bangkok's Bang Khunthian district in recent decades has dealt with the its persistent coastal erosion problem, which has at times overshadowed positive stories. One of these would be the area's years-long tourism campaign dubbed Kin Pou Du Thalay (Eat crab and enjoy views of the sea).
A Bangkok 'water park' unlike any other
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/02/2018
» A sand-carrying barge on the Chao Phraya could be converted into a "floating park" to add another recreational option for the city's residents and visitors as they take in sweeping views of the riverbanks and beyond.
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.
BMA finds environmental utility in uprooted poles
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/12/2017
» Having removed 800 electricity poles from Bangkok's roads, City Hall has hit on the idea of turning these no longer needed concrete columns into an ideal solution to one of its major problems -- coastal erosion.
Royal projects echo in the park of 9 knolls
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/11/2017
» It's been close to two years since the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) began building a new public park on the Thon Buri side of the capital.
A born again Bangkok with traffic eased
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/10/2017
» A new city plan set for 2019 will see Bangkok integrate more closely with surrounding areas and adopt measures to ease traffic congestion and tackle the capital's ageing population.
Lhonging for the past
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2017
» It has been almost a year since "Lhong 1919", an old Sino-Thai heritage site on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's Klong San district, saw its Chinese-style architecture undergo renovation and repairs.