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Royal treatment
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 29/11/2016
» It was a busy day at Wat Manao in Suphan Buri. There was no special religious activity, but still people made their way to the temple to receive a free health check-up provided by the support of the Relief and Community Health Bureau under the Thai Red Cross Society.
Behind the wall
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 05/04/2016
» Last Monday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) put up an eviction notice at the Mahakan Fort community. City Hall has set an April 30 deadline for residents to relocate from their 200-year-old quarters, a culmination of a long dispute between the authorities and villagers. The BMA's plan is to turn the area into a public park. Meanwhile residents, conservationists and a few architects argue that people should be part of living history, and the plan to drive locals out will destroy the character of the city.
Stronger together
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/11/2015
» Bangkok hosts the One Young World Summit from today until Saturday, with over 1,300 delegates from around the world. We talk to the young Thai leaders who will join the conference to propose their ideas on how to make the world a better place.
Welcome to the Hotel Bangkok
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/07/2015
» As a city that receives 25 million visitors a year, Bangkok abounds with hotels. The majority of them are new, gleaming and built according to the latest design trend — imposing structures with a lot of glass. Hidden in the shadows of modernity, however, are hotels that seem to be trapped in time, voluntarily or not. Wrestling with the changing decades and urban development, a number of hotels in Bangkok have maintained their quaint appeal and their existence today tells stories about Thailand's economic development, the Cold War era and the time when the city first began to receive mass tourism in the second half of the 20th century.
The Green Bike Club
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 09/06/2015
» There have always been attempts to make Bangkok a bicycle-friendly city. Despite continuous reports of biking accidents, as well as the lack of cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes, both cyclists and non-cyclists alike have campaigned more heavily in recent years to promote cycling as an urban culture.
The X factor
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/05/2015
» Unlike street performers in many other countries who perform in public places in exchange for money, in Thailand, buskers are usually considered to be beggars.