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The rise and fall of Klong Ong Ang
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2024
» Photos showing the sorry state of Klong Ong Ang -- a canal in Bangkok's Samphanthawong that was once touted as an example of successful urban revitalisation -- recently trended on social media, sparking fears that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) under governor Chadchart Sittipunt is no longer interested in the project.
Traders despair of fate as shoppers stay away
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/03/2020
» The partial lockdown of Bangkok which started on Sunday sent business owners, especially in Lat Phrao, scrambling to restrict or close their services, but at the same time shouldering financial burdens amid the outbreak of Covid-19.
Pedestrians, keep calm and be mindful
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/11/2018
» Readers from most countries would probably have been shocked by the recent story of a teenage girl in Bangkok who was knocked down while walking along a footpath by a speeding motorcycle.
Injustice inexcusable
News, Postbag, Published on 15/05/2018
» Re: "Defending Prayut", (PostBag, May 12).
City clean-up is becoming a waste of space
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/05/2017
» In just three years, a number of pavements and public areas in Bangkok have been reclaimed and tidied up, thanks to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) "clean-up campaign", which was backed by the military regime. But whether these spots really serve the needs of Bangkok residents remains in doubt.
Report bikers and earn half the fine, says City Hall
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2017
» People who report motorcycles that ride on city pavements or are parked illegally can receive rewards from next month as part of City Hall's clean-up campaign.
Project Singapore gathers pace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/04/2017
» Bangkok is a semi-province under the central regime, "governed" (literally) by a police general, Aswin Kwanmuang. He was working at City Hall when the general prime minister tapped him on the shoulder last October and dubbed him Baron of Bangkok, lord of all that the military regime doesn't want to bother with.
Khao San, Yaowarat skirt BMA's ban on street food
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/04/2017
» Street food will still be allowed on certain parts of Khao San Road and Yaowarat Road, two tourist magnets, despite a newly revealed plan to ban street vendors from the capital this year, City Hall said yesterday.