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Can one little plaque do that much 'damage'?
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/09/2020
» Less than 24 hours after the anti-dictatorship activists installed a plaque symbolising democracy at Sanam Luang before wrapping up the rally, state agencies managed to remove it, explaining that the brass item "damages" the historical site. Wow! Such swift action by state agencies is rare.
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Lanterns-a burning issue
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/01/2012
» Sanam Luang is certainly a place for important events; religious rituals, New Year and other annual celebrations, or demonstrations.
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Nature takes back seat in push for toilets
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/06/2020
» The removal of the leafy pradu trees along the road around the Grand Palace has triggered an avalanche of shock and anger. But this project, which has been touted as a landscape development project for tourism, hardly surprised me.
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With city's public spaces, don't ignore the public
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/01/2019
» Taking a stroll around a few neighbourhoods during the holidays, I couldn't help but wonder why Bangkok, a bustling metropolis, has so little public space for people to use.
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Public battles to keep its own space
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/10/2016
» When Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the government was reclaiming public space to return it to the general public, I wasn't sure if I should be glad. I doubt if the deputy premier has any idea what "public space" is.
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Commuters lose out to tourist drive
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/09/2015
» It was almost 10pm on a weekend night. I thought it would be OK to take a bus that ran under the BTS route from the National Stadium station along Sukhumvit Road to get to Phra Khanong.
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Time to get on your bike, governor
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/09/2014
» The huge turnout of cyclists — more than 30,000 — for Bangkok's Car Free Day last Sunday was impressive. It was great to see fewer cars and more cyclists pedalling on city roads for the entire day.
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Protests - heaven for cyclists
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/03/2014
» President of Thailand Cycling Club, Thongchai Panswad, has been walking and cycling and encouraging people to do the same for over two decades.
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Footloose and fancy with not a car in the world
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/09/2013
» Forget about the peloton of cyclists in tight shorts and jerseys. Celebrate Car-Free Day on Sunday with bike chic.
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Free of cars and care, cyclists forget spirit of the day
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/09/2013
» This year's Car-Free Day _ last Sunday _ was a disappointment. It made me feel like being part of an irresponsible cycling mob, rather than in a peloton campaigning for public transportation use.
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