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Temples a refuge for Covid victims
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/08/2021
» Temples have long served to reinforce strong moral values for society and to be safe refuges in hours of need, as exemplified by Wat Suthi Wararam, which now doubles as a community isolation centre for residents sick with Covid-19.
Pawn shops offer more than money for old rope
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/01/2018
» City Hall last year saw profits from its pawn business jump by millions of baht although financial gain is not its primary goal.
Chapel, pagoda won't be razed for rail line
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/03/2021
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday came out to assure that the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda on the grounds of Wat Iam Woranuch in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district will not be demolished by the Purple Line rail project.
Market's loo coup
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2018
» 'Airy" and "smelling clean and fresh" was how Nueng-ruethai Kijcharoen, a 46-year-old housewife described the toilets at Talat Iam Sombat Market, a privately-run fresh market on Soi Sukhumvit 77, known as Soi On Nut.
Battling through the blazes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/05/2018
» Manop Khayanganna, 31, has on several occasions worked side by side with Chakkrit Khongkom, 37, a veteran firefighter whom he counts as his mentor.
The passion of Phra Phayom Kalayano
Spectrum, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2018
» The name of Phra Phayom Kalayano -- the famous abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo in Nonthaburi -- has various connotations. For religion, he is a prolific sermon giver whose lively oratory style lures the younger generation to listen to the Lord Buddha's teachings. For social development, the 68-year-old monk is a living example of a Phra Nak Pattana -- or a developing monk who works to improve the lives of poor people.
BMA takes baby steps to drain waters
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2017
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is improving the city's ability to withstand flash floods with new facilities, tools and manpower, a crucial move given the capital can now see up to 60mm of rainfall in 24 hours and monsoon rains cause canal levels to rise.
One dead, 2 hurt as tree falls, hits poles
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/05/2017
» A woman was killed and two people were injured when power poles toppled by a fallen tree crashed onto three motorcycles on Bangkok's Chidlom Road yesterday morning.
New canal boat service gets under way
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/04/2014
» Commuter chaos is not sparing the Thonburi side of Bangkok, but an initiative by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is giving public transport users better and more convenient choices.
Dogged by a neighbour
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/09/2013
» If an owner is irresponsible, man's best friend can become an unbearable nuisance to neighbours - especially those living in row houses or townhouses in big cities.