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ASA takes Mahakan case to court
News, Published on 30/01/2018
» The Association of Siamese Architects (ASA) plans to petition the Administrative Court to order City Hall to drop its demolition plan for the Mahakan Fort community, in which 18 vintage houses will be torn down.
18 Mahakan houses spared from bulldozers
News, Published on 07/07/2017
» City Hall decided Thursday that 18 out of 30 houses will be spared from demolition at the Mahakan Fort community after final negotiations with residents.
Mahakan Fort mourns loss of century-old house
News, Published on 07/03/2017
» Academics and civic groups cried foul over the loss of an almost century-old house near the Mahakan Fort community after City Hall began tearing it down Monday.
Prawit gives BMA nod to evict Mahakan residents
Published on 05/10/2016
» The government on Wednesday gave the green light to City Hall to go ahead with its plan to evict the Mahakan Fort community.
Multi-party fix 'part of resolution'
News, Published on 01/10/2016
» National human rights commissioner Angkhana Neelapaijit yesterday insisted the establishment of a multi-party committee to solve the Mahakan Fort conflict was part of a resolution adopted earlier last month between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the embattled residents.
Compromise Mahakan plan 'possible'
News, Published on 07/09/2016
» In what appears to be a compromise to the long-standing Mahakan Fort conflict, a panel under the Committee for the Conservation of Rattanakosin says it is open to new resolutions to the land dispute which may include an alternative plan to allow the old community to remain.
PM's office seeks fort eviction suspension
News, Published on 25/08/2016
» The Office of the Prime Minister will ask City Hall to suspend plans to evict the community living at Mahakan Fort, an official at the office said Wednesday.
City Hall firm on Mahakan fort eviction
Published on 04/07/2016
» There is no reprieve for families who face eviction from the old Mahakan Fort Community, with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) planning to start demolishing their houses next month.
BMA sets Mahakan eviction deadline
News, Published on 29/03/2016
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set an April 30 deadline for residents of the Mahakan Fort Community to relocate, despite strong opposition from the locals and members of the public.
Throwing good money after bad
News, Published on 21/07/2013
» According to a report in yesterday's Bangkok Post, "Prayuth defends fix for beleaguered blimp", army chief Gen Prayuth can't understand why taxpayers may be reluctant to throw good money after bad to repair his old-fashioned observation balloon.