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Historic canal feels the pressure of modern life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2012
» Almost 500 years ago, a royal command was issued for a canal to be dug through a land plot in front of an area that is currently the Tha Phrachan campus of Thammasat University.
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Riding the rails in style
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/03/2012
» When it comes to elite jobs, being a driver for the BTS skytrain service is one that's hard to beat. Not only is the skytrain Thailand's first-ever electric train service, when it came into operation 12 years ago, it created a new occupation for the country, and the carefully selected drivers just love it.
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New hole under Rama IV sparks probe
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/03/2012
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday found a small hole in a water drainage tunnel under Rama IV Road but could not say whether it caused Sunday's sinkhole.
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BMA probes road sinkhole cause
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/03/2012
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday checked a waste water drainage system beneath Rama IV Road to try to find the possible cause of a sinkhole which opened on Sunday.
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Urbanisation at the crossroads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/03/2012
» Urban development should proceed with a revised vision of where and how Bangkok can be improved to cope with new opportunities and deter threats, city planning and management experts say.
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BMA to sue Bangkok hotelafter blaze
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/03/2012
» City Hall plans to sue the owner of Grand Park Avenue Hotel after an inspection revealed what it says are illegal modifications to the building.
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UK firm banks on black gold
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/03/2012
» A British company granted a concession to explore for oil in Bangkok expects to know in a month whether it has been successful.
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Building fire safety drive to kick off
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/03/2012
» Bangkok officials will next week start inspecting more than 1,000 buildings to boost safety following Saturday's blaze at the Fico Place building.
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Troubled waters over a bridge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/03/2012
» Residents of the Lat Ya and Maha Phruttharam areas are up in arms over a plan to build a bridge across the Chao Phraya River, saying it will not ease traffic as claimed.
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Give peace (and quiet) a chance
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/02/2012
» Residents of Ngam Wong Wan 44 housing estate saw problems ahead when a property development firm secured a deal to buy two plots of land on their estate two years ago.
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