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Mahakan: An awful example of renovation
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 02/08/2018
» It may take another six decades or longer for the Mahakan Fort -- which has been turned into a new park -- to regain its classic beauty.
BMA shows more disregard for heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/06/2018
» History? What history? Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials handling the ongoing renovation of a vintage building in the compound of Mahakan Fort may reply to anyone questioning their controversial work.
Small win for historic preservation
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/09/2014
» Finally, there's some good news. An old mansion in Bangkok that has been restored to its past glory has received Unesco recognition.
Children's Day learning going nowhere fast
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/01/2014
» This is not good news for many children.
Court owes us the truth, and nothing but
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/01/2013
» Finally, the Supreme Court has broken its silence.
Courthouse death sentence
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/12/2012
» A high-profile dispute over the old Supreme Court building has reached a dead end. The Supreme Court staunchly insists it has the right to continue with its plan to replace the ageing structure with a new, much bigger office, citing a cabinet resolution it acquired in 1988, but the Fine Arts Department and a group of conservationists want to keep the old building for a simple reason _ it is national heritage.
In courthouse kerfuffle, hubris reigns supreme
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/12/2012
» If you still don't know this, it's about time you did: We are losing the old Supreme Court building, a vintage structure that is part of our national heritage. It is being quietly demolished.
Old-town communities under threat
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/10/2012
» The new version of the Bangkok Comprehensive Plan and its new town planning rules are a threat to communities in the city's old town quarters, in particular Charoen Chai community and Woeng Nakornkasem near Chinatown.