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Anti-flooding plans agreed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2021
» A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani.
The temple of our concrete jungle
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/12/2020
» Each day countless numbers of Bangkokians commute past Wat Pathum Wanaram, the royal temple sandwiched between Siam Paragon and CentralWorld. Every day, they see it from the windows of their cars, buses or Skytrains. Few, however, actually step into the temple to learn more about it.
Future blueprint
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 13/11/2020
» Sparkling canals, soothing green spaces and a shiny new monorail promise to change the scenery of Bangkok. Guru presents a rundown of the plans to clean canals, increase park spaces and the launch of a new monorail line.
Splendour in the city
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 22/10/2020
» At this time of year, a lot of Bangkokians would be looking forward to a visit to Wat Saket, home to the Golden Mount and the venue of one of the city's best-known temple fairs, which coincides with the Loy Krathong Festival.
Local canal to go green after pilot of electric boats
News, Published on 16/08/2020
» The Marine Department has pledged to improve the environmental health of the Khlong Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok by supporting the use of electric boats and reducing pollution levels.
Iconic home open for walking tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 31/07/2020
» Standing silently on the bank of Klong Saen Saep, the Jim Thompson House Museum recently reopened its doors, but it finds itself off the beaten path of local explorers. Hemmed in by a lush tropical garden, it has managed to maintain a nostalgic ambience of the 1950s as a tribute to the king of Thai silk. However, it is now promoting itself as a weekend getaway for people of all ages.
Flood-works rile Nong Chok residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2020
» Residents of Bangkok's Nong Chok district have cried foul over construction of a flood embankment along Klong Saen Saep which they said has caused land to subside.
Seeing how silk is made
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/05/2020
» Just a few minutes' walk from BTS National Stadium sits Ban Khrua, the old community by Saen Saep Canal that decades ago produced silk fabrics for Jim Thompson, who helped promote the Thai material to worldwide fame. After the mysterious disappearance of the legendary American entrepreneur in 1967, family-run silk workshops in Ban Khrua gradually went out of business. But not all of them.
When you're free to move about the country
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/05/2020
» It's going to be a while before we find out whether or not the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, the mass scrambles for alcoholic beverages, and the exodus over the recent long weekend will reverse the trend of the pandemic control in Thailand that seems to be going well. Let's hope they won't. At the same time, let's not forget that in many parts of this small world, the Covid-19 situation is still not getting any better.
Famous Bangkok boat service to limit passengers
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2020
» The popular canal boat service on Khlong Saen Saep canal will impose social-distancing measures by limiting the number of passengers sit in each boat.