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Cabinet leaves Chao Phraya Promenade for next government
Post Reporters, Published on 28/03/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday decided not to appeal a Central Administrative Court injunction suspending construction of the Chao Phraya Promenade in Bangkok, and will leave it for the new government's consideration, deputy spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said.
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Will injunction halt riverside promenade?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/02/2020
» The Central Administrative Court's decision earlier this week to issue an injunction to halt construction of the controversial Chao Phraya riverside promenade may be deemed a victory for the civic groups which put up a fight against the city administration and an alien structure that they said would cause adverse effect on river ecology, in addition to being an eyesore.
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Promenade halt might just save Chao Phraya
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/02/2020
» The Administrative Court made a crucial decision that might just save the Chao Phraya River from the government's "development" plan it calls the Riverside Promenade.
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Show leadership, drop promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2020
» The Administrative Court last week shocked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) by issuing an injunction on the Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade -- a controversial project that features a gigantic concrete structure, which many say will cause irreversible damage to the river, which is seen as the country's artery.
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Ask public over promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been praised for two urban public park projects. One, which opened last year, the "Phra Pokklao Skypark" -- the city's first skypark across the Chao Phraya River -- creatively transformed the deserted pillars of the decommissioned urban train structure into a leisure area.
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Promenade needs rethink
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2023
» Earlier this month, the Central Administrative Court gave a ruling that spells the end to the Chao Phraya River Promenade -- a lavishing 14-billion baht riverside landscape brainchild of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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Don't be fooled
News, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2019
» Re: "Prayut troubled by fake news", (BP, Dec 27).
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As clear as klong water
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/12/2021
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is undeniably serious about revitalising Bangkok's waterways. Not long after he became prime minister in 2014, the general announced his vision of turning the capital into the "Venice of the East" by cleaning up major canals and rivers, redeveloping the landscape and promoting river transport.
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Aswin 'ready' to scrap river avenue plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/02/2020
» Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has announced his readiness to scrap the 14km Chao Phraya Promenade project if even a single person disagrees with it.
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Harnessing heritage
Life, Published on 09/10/2023
» Consecrated by rich history and exalted by the faith of its local community, Wat Prayurawongsawas (known colloquially as Wat Prayoon) inspires awe with the grandeur of its towering Phra Borommathat Maha Chedi (principal stupa), whose pleasing bell-shaped proportions find glorifying aesthetic resonance in the 18 subsidiary stupas that punctuate the encircling gallery.
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