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Bangkok's secret weapon in war against floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2017
» When the torrential rains of Oct 13 caused heavy flooding in Bangkok, several parts of the city were swamped, including Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Sam Yan. However, as the park slowly filled with water, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape architect who designed the project, remained unconcerned. She even expressed her satisfaction in a Facebook post that the park had finally delivered on one of its purposes -- the detention of flood water.
Replica pyres nearly completed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2017
» Construction of replicas of the royal crematorium in 76 provinces nationwide is expected to be completed by Sunday.
The private and public pain felt around the world
News, Published on 16/10/2016
» From Sydney to San Francisco to London, the pain of thousands of Thais living across the globe was clearly felt after His Majesty's death was announced on Thursday.
City motorists face new oil, gas charge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2015
» Bangkok-based petrol stations will be hit with a new local tax collected from their oil and gas sales at five satang a litre, starting Thursday, as City Hall steps up efforts to pull in revenue for city development.
The pot isboiling over
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» The task of writing the constitution has been compared to cooking, with many cooks in danger of spoiling the broth.