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How Paris is remaking the Seine
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 28/05/2023
» An electric delivery boat pushed up the Seine, past the former palaces and elegant museums and under the low-slung stone and metal bridges before turning at the Eiffel Tower and gliding to the riverbank.
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Sewage and the city
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/08/2012
» It takes artists to give beautiful meanings to unpleasant objects like toilets or gutters. One example is French writer Victor Hugo's description of flood drainage system: "The sewer is the conscience of the city."
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Thai 'Indiana Jones' divers scour Bangkok's murky river for treasure
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» BANGKOK: Kneeling before his homemade metal scuba helmet, Bhoomin Samang prays for good fortune before he dives into the day's work -- scouring the bed of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river for sunken treasure.
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Pramote: Inner city not in danger
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2011
» Pramote Maiklad, former irrigation chief who worked closely with HM the King, says Bangkok's inner city should suffer at most from minor flooding.
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Bangkok floods? Blame City Hall, says Govt
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/09/2012
» The BMA has come under heavy criticism from the government which accused it of being too slow to drain water from streets and roads following heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon.
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Wastewater treatment fee plan resurfaces, 15 years on
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2018
» City Hall has dusted off a draft regulation to impose a wastewater treatment fee on Bangkok residents, 15 years after it was first flagged.
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China's cruise ship industry is months away from its first home-grown vessel, but what's to come?
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/02/2023
» China intends to launch its first home-grown cruise ship later this year, marking the nation's first foray into a sector long dominated by European shipyards, while also representing a critical step in efforts to reduce its reliance on external sources.
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Tribute to journo
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2021
» Re: "Veteran Post writer dies at 77", (BP, Oct 30).
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Preparing for the worst
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/10/2011
» High tide, run-off from the North and heavy rains could equal misery for Bangkokians as the city prepares as best it can.
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Showdown at Klong Sam Wa
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2011
» Bangkok today has a new flood risk: water entering the city because angry residents in an area bordering the city have forced the government to open a key sluice gate.
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