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'Sukhumvit model' to spearhead Bangkok changes
News, Published on 13/07/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has rolled out its "Sukhumvit Model", an initiative aimed at improving safety, public order and the overall quality of life along Sukhumvit Road.
BMA ends vending in 2 key locations
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has cancelled street vending at two key locations in Pathumwan district to ensure the capital's pavements remain safe, clean, and accessible.
New rules issued for Bangkok street vendors
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drawn up new rules for street vendors across the capital.
New rules issued for Bangkok street vendors
Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drawn up new rules for street vendors across the capital, with activities set to be limited to certain areas of the capital.
Chadchart warns street vendors of income checks and tax bills
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2024
» City Hall is imposing measures to rein in street vendors, including checking their income, taxing them, and eventually ending hawking on pavements altogether.
Important to invest in cultural assets
Oped, Published on 15/02/2024
» Thailand's vast architectural and cultural heritage is more than just a source of enjoyment and public pride. It is probably the nation's most important resource besides its people. And heritage empowers the people. It supports social and economic welfare in lots of ways. It's worth taking care of.
Street vendors need space to make a living
News, Published on 16/11/2023
» A wave of evictions recently hit Dakar's bustling Liberté 6 market, a roughly 1.6-kilometre-long commercial hub that has served its community for more than 20 years. Hundreds of street vendors' stalls were bulldozed to make way for a new bus system. Authorities gave prior notice and an indemnity to help with the loss of business, but did not address the real problem: the lack of trading space.
Billionaires muscle in on convenience store king’s domain
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2023
» Some of Thailand’s wealthiest tycoons are looking to muscle in on the convenience-store sector, betting that a shift in consumer preferences for buying less but shopping more often will fuel demand for years to come.
Samyan Mitrtown: Thriving in Retail's New Era
Published on 25/09/2023
» In 2019, "Samyan Mitrtown" emerged as a mixed-use property, primarily focusing on the retail sector. At the time, sceptics wondered whether the project possessed the right mix to thrive in the shadow of the longstanding Siam Square complex and its established shopping culture. Within a few months of its launch, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic further challenged Fraser Property Thailand’s latest addition to the retail landscape of its commercial business – Frasers Property Commercial (Thailand) (“FPCT”).
Chadchart hopes to learn from visit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is currently on a study tour of the Japanese city of Fukuoka, where he hopes to emulate its success in key urban management policies.