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City public space drive just a token effort
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/10/2018
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) boasted it made three million baht in three months from the fines it imposed on motorcyclists who drove on pavements.
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School's out: Will haze order help?
News, Published on 22/01/2020
» Somruethai Thammaporn, a 10-year-old Pathom 6 student at Wat Ratchanatda School in Phra Nakhon district -- where the PM2.5 level is the highest -- was relieved to hear that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered 437 schools under its jurisdiction to be closed today as air pollution has hit dangerous levels.
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High-rises skirt law to spring up in narrow sois
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» Due to unscrupulous state officials and greedy real estate developers exploiting legal loopholes, many high-rises manage to spring up in narrow sois in Bangkok, posing environmental problems and safety concerns.
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Clearing the path to a walkable city
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2018
» Bangkok's pavements are notoriously filthy, bumpy and riddled with obstacles such as potholes, food carts and unused phone booths. It is hard to imagine walking along the city's streets with ease.
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A problem of attitude in Pathumwan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/03/2016
» When I learnt last year that the Pathumwan district office was going to move to my neighbourhood, just across a small street from my home, I was glad. Who wouldn't be? Without the need for travelling to take care of household affairs, life would be a lot easier and more convenient.
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Dismantle entire Sukhumvit hotel?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2012
» Common problem of encroachment on narrow sois (pedestrian death traps) may have landmark legal case to spark law enforcement.
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Sinkhole probe goes hi-tech
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/03/2012
» City engineers have been attracting attention in the Rama IV area as they use their high-tech gadgets to try to find what caused a Sunday's large sinkhole.
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HFMD disease alert in Bangkok
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2012
» With hand, foot & mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks in Cambodia & China killing many children, govt acts to control spread of disease.
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