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King Prajadhipok Park's new look knits city closer together
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» King Prajadhipok Park and surrounding areas in the Phra Nakhon area are being upgraded to enhance public spaces, improve pedestrian access and link the historic city centre with the Thon Buri area on the west side of the Chao Phraya River.
Triathletes are lab rats for Seine cleanup stunt
News, David Fickling, Published on 01/08/2024
» What's not to like about a sparkling bathing spot in the middle of a global city?
Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
Save the Olympics for the locals
News, Adam Minter, Published on 08/07/2024
» The presence of the 2 million or so fans who will travel from abroad to attend the Paris 2024 Olympic games will be felt in the city's stadiums. Unfortunately, it will also be felt by the climate.
Army in denial
News, Postbag, Published on 12/10/2020
» I get the feeling that the first words in the army's manual for dealing with sticky situations are "deny, deny, deny". Admitting to mistakes is a manly, brave, adult thing to do, so the fact the army almost always denies and refuses to admit to a mistake even when they are caught with their hands in the cookie jar makes me think that the army is pretty much composed only of boys.
More than a second home
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 05/10/2020
» Nestled within a 41-rai white-walled area in downtown Lop Buri is Phra Narai Ratchaniwet, a pride of the local people. The palace became known as Narai Palace, as it was where King Narai the Great spent most of his time outside of the capital, during the Ayutthaya period.
Common sense needed
News, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2018
» Re: "Nothing sinister here", (PostBag, Dec 10).