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Heritage property owners deserve support
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/01/2017
» Right before 2016 ended, the owners of So Heng Tai mansion in Talat Noi, a riverside Chinese community in Bangkok's Samphanthawong district, decided to put an end to public access to their majestic private property. The decision came after the Posayachinda family, which inherited the 170-year-old home, had been informed by district officials that their property would soon be charged property tax.
City Hall's Sky Walk is a bridge too far
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/12/2016
» As the New Year is approaching, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has told the media he is preparing New Year gifts for city residents.
Bangkok bus stop another building flop
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 09/11/2016
» A new bus stop in the Pin Klao area made headlines this week. It appears to be a standard bus stop, fitted with eight seats, and a canopy. It looks clean. Information about the bus that serves the commuters is available too. So what's the problem?
City leaves commuters in the lurch
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/06/2016
» After a long fight, commuters in Thon Buri's Wutthakat area who have to cross a small canal via the BTS station of the same name are to get a facility they have long deserved -- a bridge.
BMA rides roughshod on river rights
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/03/2016
» I can almost start to feel the privilege -- imagining myself in stylish casuals riding my vintage city bike along the Chao Phraya River feeling the breeze.
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.
Commuters' needs always seem to come last
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/09/2015
» If you were asked to describe public transportation in Thailand, what would come to mind?
Cooking oil scam can kill, expert warns
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/07/2014
» Recycled cooking oil, sometimes tainted with bleach — and proven to be deadly — is on sale at many open markets, an expert has warned.
The urban biker
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/06/2014
» In a crazy city like New York, people still ride bicycles. It’s one of the most practical modes of transport, as mentioned in Casey Neistat’s foreword to New York Bike Style. (A few years ago, the American filmmaker makes a short video mocking the impracticality of New York bike lanes. In the clip, he actually gets a ticket for not riding a bicycle in the bike lane — which is often blocked by things like trash cans, construction ladders, even a police car!)
Locals decry 'city lung' zoning plan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/03/2014
» Locals and green activists have voiced concern over modifications to a city plan of tambon Bangkajao in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district.