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Chadchart needs to act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt's anti-graft fighting efforts have so far largely been passively bureaucratic and, at best, reactive, despite his 2022 campaign promises to uproot corruption at City Hall.
Condo action still needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2023
» An order by the Administrative Court to revoke the construction permit and environmental assessment study reports of another city condo highlights the serious need to tighten the work of state agencies in regulating these luxury housing projects.
Permit U-turn a costly error
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2021
» On Friday, the Administrative Court ruled to withdraw the permit for the 6.5-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project, a swanky 50-storey high-rise residential building -- saying the project violated the Building Control Act as it does not have an exit onto Asoke Road.
Will injunction halt riverside promenade?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/02/2020
» The Central Administrative Court's decision earlier this week to issue an injunction to halt construction of the controversial Chao Phraya riverside promenade may be deemed a victory for the civic groups which put up a fight against the city administration and an alien structure that they said would cause adverse effect on river ecology, in addition to being an eyesore.
Respect for Prem
News, Postbag, Published on 30/05/2019
» Re: "Gen Prem leaves rich legacy", (Editorial, May 27). With great sadness we learn of the passing of Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, in my humble opinion, the statesman of the 20th century, a great soldier, a great peacemaker and a great communicator in difficult times, a reconciler who again united the nation and kingdom from its turmoil with communism.
Democratic justice
News, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2019
» I wish to thank the 12 diplomats and their respective democratic countries for finally supporting the Thai people. Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai's comment, "It's an intervention in our justice system" is a joke. Without a truly democratically elected government there is no justice.
Harmony put at risk near Ban Plainern
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/11/2018
» Within the next few weeks, the threat to the charm and physical structure of Ban Plainern, a cultural landmark, may become reality, if City Hall gives the nod to the construction of a controversial 36-storey condo project next door.