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Living in la la land with an untimely tune
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 13/12/2017
» I love how Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang cares for the younger generation of the City of Angels and also his vision to make them decent citizens with strict discipline. Last week, the governor announced a plan to launch a CD with a song aimed at preaching to schoolchildren about punctuality. CD handouts are for nearly 500 city schools.
Bangkok needs a smarter plan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/12/2017
» While being shown how "smart" Berlin is as a city during a study tour last month, I came across a piece of news from Thailand about an effort to turn an area in Bangkok into a "smart city". I couldn't help but try to figure out how smart a city Bangkok could become if it embraced this model of development.
Poor conduct on part of bus management
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/10/2017
» 'C'mon, come back up here and let's go," a female bus conductor told a group of students stranded at a city bus stop in a loud voice, offering help to the youngsters who were lost en route.
Flood blame for Aswin falls short of axe
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/10/2017
» When learning that Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang daringly announced he would take sole responsibility for the catastrophic flood that slammed most parts of Bangkok on Saturday morning, I thought he wouldn't make it to his first anniversary as head of City Hall this week.
Skytrain fare hikes not fair on commuters
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/09/2017
» In the next few weeks, Bangkok residents may have reason to consider whether they should continue living in the capital where they haven't been well-served by City Hall.
Time for some road justice, if for a day
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/09/2017
» Friday is World Car-Free Day. But the annual event will pass by without any state activities. By skipping the event, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) does not seem to realise the importance of the day which could be an opportunity to encourage commuters to give up their private cars -- at least for that day.
The ABCs of bad transport policy plans
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/08/2017
» "I'll eventually learn it by heart," a cleaning lady told me as she stared at the new bus numbers, which also include English letters, on my 5.5-inch mobile screen.
Pedestrians, once again, get raw deal
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/08/2017
» After watching the documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City last weekend, I finally found something in common between New York City and Bangkok -- the obsession with infrastructure development at the cost of local communities. What happened to New York City planning six decades ago reminds me of what's happening to development in Bangkok nowadays.
Planning the key to creating a great city
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.
Sonca not the only culprit behind floods
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/08/2017
» When I say the floods in Sakon Nakhon that led to widespread damage were not really caused by rainwater, I'm not joking.