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Destruction of remaining Mahakan Fort homes to start Monday


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Destruction of remaining Mahakan Fort homes to start Monday

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BANGKOK: -- The 42 houses that still stand at the historic Mahakan Fort community will be knocked down if City Hall has its way, despite continued passionate protests from the occupants of the area, historians and preservation groups.

 

The city’s Deputy Clerk Jaroon Meethanataworn announced that on March 6 the city will tear down 37 historic homes and five more that were knocked down once and have since been rebuilt.

 

This announcement came Monday at a demolition planning meeting. The clerk claimed that the homes encroach on public land

 

Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/destruction-remaining-mahakan-fort-homes-start-monday/

 
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