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News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/07/2017
» When experts say Bangkok has been developed without urban planning, I couldn't agree more as I look at Google Maps and see how the great sprawl of directionless urbanisation stretches across the city.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/06/2017
» Is Bangkok going to be made a "City of Seven Wonders"? After making us wonder with its 8.6-billion-baht riverside promenade, dubbed the "New Landmark of Thailand", the government is initiating a second wonder project as a new landmark for the capital -- the 4.6-billion-baht Bangkok Observation Tower.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/05/2017
» When an uprooted tree on Chidlom toppled seven electricity poles along the road, one of which subsequently killed one woman and injured two others on Saturday morning, I was afraid the tree would become another "usual suspect" in the incident.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/05/2017
» As the rice farming season approaches, many Thai farmers have reason to worry. This time it's not about typical problems such as less predictable weather, rain volume or debts they find hard to pay off. It is the way they look.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/03/2017
» I love my city. But I still wish to see its administrator, City Hall, improving things to make Bangkok more liveable and navigable for all, especially disabled people.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/02/2017
» There is some big news for us Bangkokians, and City Hall should offer up a toast this week. Thailand, or Bangkok to be more specific, has once again been listed top of a global list.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/02/2017
» Have you taken your magic pills today, young ladies?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/02/2017
» At first I thought it was the seven-year itch that made the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) attempt to break up with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. But subsequently, I've realised it has something to do with City Hall's unequal treatment of different groups of commuters.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/01/2017
» As global political and business leaders along with many of the super-rich gather at the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland, international advocacy group Oxfam released a report on Monday revealing that eight men are as wealthy as the poorest half of the world's population.
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/01/2017
» When I read the news about a law graduate being arrested on Saturday for "illegally" brewing and selling his beer at his home in Nonthaburi, my tastebuds tingled at the prospect of sampling his beer.