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Sidewalks for people to walk on?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2011
» More pedestrians means less cars, less pollution, more healthy people, but crowds of vendors and motorcycles makes sidewalks unwalkable.
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Clowns or heroes?
News, Postbag, Published on 08/11/2018
» Re: "Elitists don't care", (PostBag, Nov 3).
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Land of the unfree
News, Published on 19/09/2018
» Re: "Time to lift rights bans", (Editorial, Sept 17).
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Trials and tribulations of Bangkok taxis
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/03/2017
» The cab driver pressed on the accelerator, driving fast and furiously until I felt enough was enough; I ordered him to pull over, gave him the fare and stepped out of the car. Picking up a local passenger like me from a shopping mall on Sukhumvit Road is not a way for him to make much money. I bet he drove straight back along the same road to pick up tourists.
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Epicurean expedition
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/06/2018
» Running parallel to the Chao Phraya River, Charoen Krung is commonly known as one of Bangkok's oldest thoroughfares -- the first to be built according to modern engineering.
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Our top 10 stories in a year that will be hard to forget
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Over the past year 'Spectrum' has reported a wide range of issues to give readers valuable insights. Our reporter ambushed the monk who helped Leicester City to their shock English Premier League title to get an exclusive. Another reporter blended in with Chinese yuppies in the new business district of Bangkok to find out why they decided to migrate to Thailand. Two reporters did a series of stories on the Tiger Temple by hanging out with the veterinarian, monks and national park officers to listen to all sides. We were determined to find the truth. Last month we also went up to Chiang Mai to talk to Hmong girls wrongly accused of stealing a British tourist's watch. Here are the top 10 stories in another exciting year of reporting.
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Forever grateful
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/02/2017
» 'My Dearest Khun Prisna, I am now in one of the most beautiful places. Our hotel's name is 'Castello del Sole' (Castle of the Sun). Isn't it chic? The name is like one in a fairy tale. This town is so cute. It has a bright-coloured lake and nice houses on slopes. Routes and paths criss-cross the hills. Colourful flowers blossom everywhere ..."
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Skytrain: More riders, more trains, longer lines
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2012
» More people riding Bangkok's Skytrain to get to places faster so business is profitable & more trains, more train lines to be added soon.
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Rediscovering my city
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/11/2015
» Returning to Bangkok in the late 1980s, ML Poomchai Chumbala became a New York Times foreign correspondent that had him writing a column about Thailand. The assignment had him rediscovering his hometown after being away for 12 years following schooling in the UK.
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Bangkok Bicycle Campaign
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2011
» Cyclists will ride cycles around Bangkok on "Car-free Sunday" scheduled for the next three months.
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