Tha Chang and Tha Prachan vendors face eviction from Bangkok administration

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Tha Chang and Tha Prachan vendors face eviction from city administration



BANGKOK: -- Over 300 pavement vendors who have been doing business on the sidewalks from Tha Chang pier to Tha Prachan pier will be evicted starting on October 12 by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

The pavement as well as the Tha Chang lawn and Tha Prachan lawn which has been occupied by vendors for about two decades will be reclaimed for renovation and beautification before they are returned to pedestrians, said Mr Wallop Suwandee, advisory chief of Bangkok governor.

Mr Walllop chaired a meeting on Wednesday with city officials and army representatives to discuss the eviction plan. After the meeting, he led the participants to survey pavement in question and to notify the vendors of the impending eviction.

Mr Wallop said he would make an appointment with the vendors to inform them of the relocation plan. He maintained that the vendors would not be allowed to remain there any longer.

The evicted vendors will be relocated to markets in Bang Yai and on Rama II road if they wish to go there.

After being notified by Mr Wallop of the impending eviction, several of them said they disagreed with the move pointing out that the new markets are too far away from where they live and it will be inconvenient for them to travel there to do business.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/tha-chang-and-tha-prachan-vendors-face-eviction-from-city-administration


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[axact]

This type of situation where they have been breaking the law for years usually ends up with them complaining regardless that they have been illegal and how they assume the government will be provided a way of making them a living

Perhaps they would like to show how much tax they have paid whilst they have been having a rent free pitch much to the publics inconvenience.

[nikmar]

Ilegal / legal, be they what they may , but street markets still make up a part of Bangkok's character and I think the city loses something when places like this are closed down.

[FangFerang]

In the US, larger businesses like sit down restaurants and restaurant chains successfully shut down much New York street food and vendors in the '60s. Now a hot dog cart license costs over 100,000$, with a tiny territory.

[Srikcir]

In the US, larger businesses like sit down restaurants and restaurant chains successfully shut down much New York street food and vendors in the '60s. Now a hot dog cart license costs over 100,000$, with a tiny territory.

That "tiny territory" is Central Park where there are 40 million visitors a year! And they are all hungry for hot dogs, water, sno cones, and pretzels.