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Phone booth removal: Bangkok clean-up next step
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/03/2016
» Dirty, smelly, eyesore & pedestrian obstacle on crowded sidewalks. Almost everyone has a mobile phone, so phone booths have fallen into disuse.
Making Bangkok a little bit safer
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/02/2016
» The BMA is planning to raise the standards of car park safety barriers and to control the brightness levels on electronic billboards.
Fire safety laws don't work: Deadly fire reveals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2016
» Doomed 10-storey building had no fire safety features as it was built before fire safety laws & laws not retroactive.
Death by electrocution from Bangkok sidewalk camera pole
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/01/2016
» Dead man on sidewalk found holding CCTV pole at 5.30 am. Upon touch, pole made body shake & shudder from electrical shock. Residents told local govt about problem but local govt said it was fixed.
Universities: Restore spirit of 1990s academic freedom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/12/2015
» For much-needed & demanded reform of education system, start taking universities seriously & listen to their input on issues of national importance, rather than stifling their voice as if they were naughty children.
Nation bids farewell to Supreme Patriarch (Updated Thursday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/12/2015
» The Crown Prince has presided over the ceremony to collect the ashes and bones of the cremated Supreme Patriarch at Wat Debsirindrawas after a moving procession and cremation ceremony yesterday with tens of thousands of participants.
Erawan shrine: Busy again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/12/2015
» Four months after a deadly explosion, tourists are returning to the popular Erawan shrine in large numbers as security has been significantly improved.
7 piers, 2 canals closed to Loy Krathong festivities
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2015
» The Transport Ministry has temporarily closed seven piers along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok ahead of the tonight's Loy Krathong festival for safety reasons. Two canals feeding water treatment plants are also off limits.
Bangkok canal cleanup begins
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» Bangkok canals were once filled with clear, clean water & fish. Govt project hopes to cleanup canals & restore them to their former state.
Saphan Lek clearout continues as vendors plead for more time (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/10/2015
» Street vendors at Saphan Lek and Saphan Han markets are asking to continue trading for three more months, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) continues tearing down their illegally-built structures.