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High-rise rule would be wind of change for city
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/06/2021
» Earlier this month, there was good news in terms of public safety and the urban environment. It was reported that the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) was going to enforce a more stringent environmental impact assessment (EIA) rule for high-rise building developers.
BMA's Green Line fares are unforgivable
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/01/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) plan to raise the Green Line's fare ceiling to the absolute maximum, at over 100 baht, from the original 65 baht, has triggered an avalanche of criticism.
Lessons to learn from Japan's stormy resilience
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/10/2019
» A few days after Typhoon Hagibis dissipated, images of cities in Japan resuming life as normal were widely shared on social media.
Must-visit cultural sites evoke pride
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/05/2019
» The 10 must-see cultural sites as announced by the Ministry of Culture have raised eyebrows and drawn criticism.
Bangkok needs a smarter plan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/12/2017
» While being shown how "smart" Berlin is as a city during a study tour last month, I came across a piece of news from Thailand about an effort to turn an area in Bangkok into a "smart city". I couldn't help but try to figure out how smart a city Bangkok could become if it embraced this model of development.
Pedestrians, once again, get raw deal
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/08/2017
» After watching the documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City last weekend, I finally found something in common between New York City and Bangkok -- the obsession with infrastructure development at the cost of local communities. What happened to New York City planning six decades ago reminds me of what's happening to development in Bangkok nowadays.
Change you can believe in, or pie in sky?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/06/2017
» What was seemingly an earnest campaign to illuminate Bangkok in a manner not involving digital billboards or aircraft warning lights has put the spotlight on truth in advertising and the ethics of social campaigns targeting Thai netizens.
BTS fare rise puts onus on BMA to help
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 06/04/2017
» Living in Bangkok is getting more and more unaffordable for average income earners.
With our tuk tuks, let's copy the Dutch
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/02/2017
» Love at first sight was how a group of Dutch people referred to their affection for tuk tuks when they spotted the vehicles while in Thailand in the early 2000s.
Our handout mentality is alive and well
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/12/2016
» The old adage that one man's trash is another man's treasure has proven to be true once again.