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Is promenade project really for all of us?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/03/2016
» Now that King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and Khon Kaen University (KKU) have officially taken charge of the feasibility study for the controversial Chao Phraya promenade project, I can only hope the project is now in the right hands.
Makkasan plan needs civic input
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/02/2016
» Over the next two weeks the fate of Bangkok's largest green space in the Makkasan area will become clearer.
City Hall lit up amidst streets of darkness
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/01/2016
» True to its name, "Light of Happiness" -- two entrances, six panels, one tunnel with butterfly curtains and a few light installations on the ground -- is illuminated. All at once, Lan Khon Muang Plaza in front of the City Hall on Din So Road looks spectacular.
Crown Prince awards boy with new bicycle
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/12/2015
» The historic event, "Bike for Mom", on Aug 16 attracted hundreds of thousands of blue-clad cyclists from all walks of life, but a young boy stood out in the sea of cyclists.
Locals pushed aside in name of 'progress'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/07/2015
» Shortly after I filed a complaint with the City Hall hotline against a food shop that illegally dominates the pavement near my house in Pathumwan district, I received a phone call from a tessakij (city inspector), assuring me the problem was well taken care of. It was a nice surprise.
We need big vision, not just wider roads
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/03/2015
» A road, or tree tunnels?
Orwellian treatise still relevant for our times
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/02/2014
» There's no need to ask her what the first thing she did yesterday was.
Picture palace bids Adieu
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/11/2013
» Nakhon Non Rama looks like any typical stand-alone cinema, with its enormous fluorescent sign featuring Tom Yum Goong 2 out front. But with a grand dual staircase leading to a chandeliered hall on the second floor, this can't be any place except the famed movie house in Nonthaburi.
Inspired by nature
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/08/2013
» Li Junsheng was probably unfortunate to be born into a poor family, but he was lucky to be born with a great passion for art.
Japan dreaming
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/07/2013
» Kinfolk: Discovering New Things To Cook, Make And Do is a way to get a glimpse of Japanese life. The magazine, now in is eighth volume, explores the values, skills and recipes of the Japanese people.