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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.
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.
Don't rush promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2019
» The fight against the city's controversial Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade will intensify later this month when a civil network petitions the Administrative Court for an injunction against the project.
Is river project for everyone?
News, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2018
» The Chao Phraya promenade, a 14-kilometre walkway and bike route on the banks of the river that is dubbed the artery of the nation is to face yet another hurdle.
Rethink the promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2016
» The Chao Phraya riverside promenade project was forced to abandon the proposed design of one of its landmark buildings on Wednesday due to accusations of plagiarism.
A project for the people?
News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2016
» From the very beginning, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) 14-billion-baht riverside promenade project, which was endorsed by the National Council for Peace and Order, has been surrounded by controversies.