Residents Rally To Save Bangkok Riverside Park

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June 20, 20178 yr

Residents Rally To Save Bangkok Riverside Park

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

People enjoy the Chalerm Prakiat Park on Sunday in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Community members threatened legal action Tuesday to save one of Bangkok’s most picturesque parks which is located near the Chao Phraya River.

Managed since 2000 by City Hall, the Chalerm Prakiat Park sits on land owned by the Expressway Authority, which after 17 years wants the land back to build an elevated expressway linking Rama III Road to Dao Khanong on the Thonburi side of Bangkok. Park defenders say there is unused land there large enough for the project.

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2017/06/20/residents-rally-save-bangkok-riverside-park/

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