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Chao Phraya boat sinking was avoidable
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/09/2016
» I was shocked as I read the tragic news stories about how a double-decker tourist boat, that was supposed to take more than 100 Muslim pilgrims on a pilgrimage, ended up taking at least 27 lives when it capsized and sank on the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Sunday.
Is promenade project really for all of us?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/03/2016
» Now that King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and Khon Kaen University (KKU) have officially taken charge of the feasibility study for the controversial Chao Phraya promenade project, I can only hope the project is now in the right hands.
BMA rides roughshod on river rights
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/03/2016
» I can almost start to feel the privilege -- imagining myself in stylish casuals riding my vintage city bike along the Chao Phraya River feeling the breeze.
It's time to panic, not just splash about
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 09/03/2016
» In some situations, panic can be good, especially at a time when we are facing severe drought, said to be the most serious in 20 years.
Water cuts should apply to everyone
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/07/2015
» Farmers must delay crops. Farmers have to switch to plants that consume less water. Farmers brace for water cuts. Water for the farming sector will be in short supply.
Weak support for city cyclists so dispiriting
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/05/2015
» Should I feel thankful that businessman and property analyst Sophon Pornchokchai has expressed concerns over the safety of cyclists?
Historic Bangkok ’hood unearths its colourful past
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/03/2014
» Charoen Chai is an old Bangkok neighbourhood located between Charoen Krung and Plabpla Chai roads, from which names its own is believed to have been derived. In 2010, rumours that residents would be evicted to make way for the construction of a new underground train route (the MRT’s blue line) caused members of this century-old community to band together and form the Charoen Chai Conservation and Rehabilitation group in an effort to save their own homes.
Decisions, decisions
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/01/2014
» There are only nine days to go before election day _ if it even happens. While the political situation remains as uncertain as ever, the government says the poll is still on.
Footloose and fancy with not a car in the world
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/09/2013
» Forget about the peloton of cyclists in tight shorts and jerseys. Celebrate Car-Free Day on Sunday with bike chic.
Striking colonial heritage
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 13/09/2013
» The colonial buildings in most Southeast Asian countries are often a reminder of less-than-great moments in history.