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BMA poised for landmark bus ban
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/09/2013
» Busy traffic around landmark tourist sites in Bangkok could soon be a thing of the past with a parking ban for tour buses and vans expected to be enforced later next month.
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Major facelift lies ahead for Thon Buri landmark
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/06/2013
» Wong Wian Yai has been an iconic landmark in Thon Buri for many decades, but now it's come under the microscope of City Hall which is keen to give it a facelift and to prepare it for pedestrian underpasses.
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Lack of funds holds back royal temple's upgrade
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/07/2013
» Wat Suthat Thepwararam sits serenely beside Bangkok's Giant Swing. Its majestic ubosoth in typical Siamese architectural style is known around the world and draws hordes of tourists and locals each day.
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Bangkok named best city for fourth year
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/07/2013
» Bangkok has been voted the world's best city for the fourth year running in a survey conducted by Travel+Leisure magazine.
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Bangkok ‘world’s best city’ again
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/07/2013
» Bangkok will be honoured for the fourth year in a row as the "World's Best City" by Travel & Leisure magazine with the award formally presented to the governor on July 18 in New York City.
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New tourist vehicle rules Thursday
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2013
» Bangkok City Hall will enforce new regulations starting Thursday to try to curb the influx and parking of buses and vans carrying sightseers to tourist destinations around the Grand Palace in Phra Nakhon District.
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New challenges awaiting capital
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/12/2012
» Bangkok has served as Thailand's capital for 230 years and although it has developed in many good ways, the city is confronting several problems, ranging from crime and pollution to poor town planning and slums.
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Sukhumbhand's vision for Victory
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/11/2012
» Filthy, stinking toilets and unruly stalls on the pavements around Victory Monument will soon be a distant memory for commuters and tourists when a City Hall move to clean up the area is completed by February.
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Informal workers demand rights
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2012
» Having chosen to work outside the employment system, 1.2 million people in Bangkok who make up the informal work sector have no access to social benefits and opportunities, even though they make a sizeable contribution to the economy and lifestyle of the capital.
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It's the greatest, and ... it's home
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/07/2012
» Not even Bangkok's crowded, dishevelled footpaths, its crazy public transport system, its exhausting heat and lack of tranquil locations deters certain magazine readers. To them, the Thai capital is just great as it is.
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