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Chatuchak back to life after 48 days
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/05/2020
» Vendors and shoppers are bustling about again at Bangkok’s most famous weekend market after a 48-day closure, with strict rules in place for everyone to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Famous Bangkok boat service to limit passengers
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2020
» The popular canal boat service on Khlong Saen Saep canal will impose social-distancing measures by limiting the number of passengers sit in each boat.
City Hall defends tree-cutting drive
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/04/2020
» City Hall has defended its controversial weeks-long tree cutting on some Bangkok streets, claiming it is doing so to save people from falling branches.
Canal service gets new lease on life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/04/2020
» Covid-19 may have brought most social activities and businesses to a halt, but the government's march to develop Thailand's transport infrastructure pushes on.
Protecting society's most vulnerable
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/04/2020
» Aside from medical personnel and other state officials at the forefront of the country's fight against the new coronavirus outbreak, there still are small groups of non-governmental organisations working behind the scenes reaching out to groups with the least access to state welfare and assistance during the outbreak.
BMA offering Covid testing at home
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/04/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is offering testing at home for people who suspect they may have caught the coronavirus disease.
Thammasat University to collaborate on new 'smart city'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/03/2020
» Universities and their buildings and infrastructure are more than just the physical space where students and their professors meet for lectures.
Bangkok's creative city tag to spur the economy
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/12/2019
» What pictures come to mind when you think about the design of buildings and landscape in Bangkok? Are they images of pavements dotted with potholes and rows of amputated trees with spaghetti-knot power lines or does Bangkok's landscape display a hodgepodge of traditional and contemporary design with historical temples nestled among high-rises, and majestic royal palaces coexisting with modern-day architecture?
Activist network slams Chao Phraya promenade project
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/12/2019
» Activists from 35 groups have voiced their strong opposition to the planned Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade project that City Hall claims no-one any longer objects to.
Evicted locals threaten to sue Bangkok governor
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/06/2019
» A group of 100 representatives from relocated canal-side communities in Bangkok are threatening to sue city governor Aswin Kwanmuang if he fails to speed up the much-delayed dismantling of houses that encroach on Klong Lat Phrao.