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Days of future past
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 31/12/2018
» Bangkok is a city of contrasts. Despite being ranked as Southeast Asia's third most liveable city by the Economist this year, the capital was also named the world's worst in terms of inequality, based on the Global Wealth Databook by Credit Suisse.
Fort locals should stay longer, says scholar
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/07/2017
» An urban development expert has praised the social bonds in the Mahakan Fort community, a unique character which he says should be cherished, not destroyed.
Mahakan Fort's historic houses to be demolished
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/03/2017
» City Hall's new demolition plan will put at risk houses featuring the Rama IX architectural style in Mahakan Fort Community, experts said on Saturday.
Mahakan residents offer alternate plan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/07/2016
» The Mahakan Fort community has proposed a land sharing model in which park and people can co-exist, as a substitute for an eviction plan being pushed by the City Hall.
Wat evicts family for abbot transfer plea
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/10/2015
» A community member living near Wat Kalayanamit was forced to move out of her house Thursday for signing a petition requesting the abbot's transfer.
Temple destroys 200-year community
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/10/2015
» ‘Will you guys return if we are allowed to come back and live here again,” the middle-aged woman says as she finishes a late lunch in a corner of the Wat Kalayanamit community.
Family to dispute temple's land rights
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/09/2015
» The original owners of a community land plot claimed by Wat Kalayanamit plan to dispute the temple's ownership rights and reclaim the land after the temple starting evicting its tenants.