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Work gets off the ground to give Bangkok’s Phadung Krung Kasem Canal a facelift

July 04, 2023

The Phadung Krung Kasem Canal in central Bangkok is set to receive a major facelift as the city administration goes ahead with the landscaping project by removing structures protruding onto the canal.

Chadchart meets canal-side vendors to discuss landscaping

June 24, 2023

Street vendors along Phadung Krung Kasem Canal in central Bangkok on Thursday met with city governor Chadchart Sittipunt to discuss landscaping projects and address traffic congestion.

‘Frog’ street vendors leap into online debate

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023

A recent video that showed a street vendor dressed as a frog and selling frog-shaped balloons being stopped by an urban patrol officer in Shanghai has stirred up a huge debate online. The vendor was asked to remove his frog costume for violating the city’s regulations on running a business on the street without permission.

Bangkok opens first free space for street hawkers in project to tidy city

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2023

Bangkok kicked off a project to offer space free of charge for hawkers and street vendors in the heart of the city on Wednesday, clearing cluttered pavements.

Silom street vendors told to move following complaints from pedestrians

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023

Bangkok city officials are negotiating with street vendors in the Silom area to get them to move from their present locations on the pavement to four nearby “hawker centres”.

Bangkok’s most famous weekend market – Chatuchak – is bustling again as the pandemic recedes

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2023

The number of shoppers is rising every weekend and vendors are stocking up in anticipation of a surge of Chinese shoppers next weekend.

Khaosan cannabis retailers instructed to register at district office

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022

Cannabis retailers on Bangkok’s Khaosan Road have been advised to register at the Phra Nakhon district office before selling the decriminalsed herb, district office director Wasan Boonmuenwai said on Wednesday.

Chadchart warns rules still apply as vendors back on Bangkok pavements

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022

Bangkok governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt has instructed the city’s law enforcers to “remain strict” with street vendors until he assumes his post and decides whether to relax the rules.

Govt cushion for rising cost of living ‘not enough’, survey finds

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022

Many street vendors and taxi drivers said they are not satisfied with government measures aiming to cushion low-income earners from the impact of rising oil prices, a survey conducted by The Nation has learned.

Kathmandu’s street vendors find no respite despite loosening of lockdown

SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021

Indrachowk, Kathmandu’s most crowded and noisiest shopping area that had remained eerily silent for nearly two months due to the prohibitory orders since April 29, came to life on Tuesday after the easing of various restrictions. The prohibitory orders in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley were loosened after 52 days amid slowing down of Covid-19 cases.

Street vendors and motorcycle taxis get new rules

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved new plans to manage street vendors and motorcycle taxi operations on Bangkok footpaths, including paying fees to occupy public space.

Nine alternative spots found for 185 street vendors vacated from Sukhumvit road

MONDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2018

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has found nine locations to support 185 street vendors who had been told to vacate from along Sukhumvit Road from Soi 1-21, and will this week summon the traders to discuss and register their details for space allocation, Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakolthee Phattiyakul said on Monday.

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