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Bangkok's character under threat

17 Oct 2016 at 04:10

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The Bangkok skyline, see through Lumpini Park. The challenged is to make Bangkok liveable, while keeping its charm and character. (Creative Commons)

Is Bangkok a liveable city? In 2013, when MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra was running for city governor for a second time, his campaign promised to make Bangkok "a more liveable megacity". MR Sukhumbhand won the vote but didn't live up to his promise. Now suspended, he has left his mission largely unfinished.

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