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Fired up and ready to go
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2014
» The shortage of fire trucks in Bangkok will soon ease as nine used emergency vehicles have been donated by Japan’s Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly (FPA).
Life in the bike lane
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/07/2014
» When Supannee Homsuwan saw a white bicycle logo painted on the ground of a small soi off Charoen Krung Road, she knew the narrow lane would lead her back to somewhere she could recognise.
Angry lotto vendors refuse to go quietly
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/07/2014
» Authorities began removing lottery stalls along Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue yesterday, ignoring pleas from protesting vendors who are barred from selling tickets there.
BMA’s security camera drive is out of focus
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/07/2014
» One afternoon, Nuntawat Luangaroon, 34, rode his bicycle to do an errand at a Phaholyothin Road shopping mall.
Up above the milling crowd
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/07/2014
» In a city where the roads are uneven and the footpaths dominated by vendors, life in a wheelchair can be pretty tough. Many disabled feel they’re being told to either stay home or only get about in a private car.
A disaster waiting to happen, and what to do when it does
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/07/2014
» When the tsunami swept the south of Thailand on Boxing Day 2004, many people had no idea what had hit them. Few realised that the sea receding in such a dramatic fashion was going to produce an incoming wall of water that eventually claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people.
A New World fish pond
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2014
» The waterlogged ground of an ageing Bang Lamphu shopping mall - ordered shut and demolished for ignoring building codes - has turned into a large fish pond.
BMA reports rampant canal intrusion
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/06/2014
» About 5,000 households are encroaching on Bangkok's remaining canals according to a city survey, and the figure is expected to double by the time officials complete their study of the capital's waterways.
A beautiful family history
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/06/2014
» It can be a source of great pride to live in a house that's more than a century and a half old, but it's pride that comes with a cost.
Lumpini re-emerges from the protests
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2014
» Joggers are taking the pathways and roads. The grandpa and grandma groups are taking back their corner on the lawn for their tai-chi and karaoke practice while enjoying morning tea. Kids are trying to balance themselves on roller-blades.