1 Lisa’s Marketing work go viral as capital shines
Some stories have generated as many world enthusiasm as the special efforts of Lalisa” Lisa” Manobal, the Thai K-pop actor.
On June 28, Lisa unveiled her music videos Rockstar, filmed in the lively, bustling night-time food city of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s classic Chinatown. Fans flocked to the filming place to follow in her footsteps after the launch sparked a major trend.
The global impact of this celebration was obvious. After the Rockstar trailer was released online, it garnered over 4.9 million views on YouTube, becoming the product’s top trending picture at the time.
However, her related Instagram and TikTok comments received over 3.3 million loves and 4.5 million views, both.
In Thailand, celebrities and stars joined the Rockstar pattern, recreating Lisa’s iconic moments in Yaowarat and turning the happening into a popular feeling.
This isn’t the first day Lisa has spotlighted Thailand’s” sweet authority” on the international stage. In her LALISA music videos, she donned a stunning golden Thai classic clothing, sparking a global interest in traditional Thai attire.
Lisa also played a key role in promoting Thailand’s cooking society. In late 2021, she endorsed the popular” standing meatballs” at Buri Ram railway train during the Covid-19 crisis, when suppliers were struggling. Her influence caused a rise in online orders, with some vendors making tens of thousands of dollars per day.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt expressed his gratitude to Lisa in the midst of the Rockstar craze, saying,” I’d like to thank Lisa for choosing Yaowarat as her filming location. She has already helped us immensely.
” Moving forward, we must develop and improve on our own. Vendors must work together to make it possible for tourists to have a pleasant experience. If visitors come because of Lisa’s music video but leave unimpressed, they won’t return.”
He emphasised the importance of enhancing public facilities, including restrooms, pedestrian walkways, traffic management, and the fair treatment of tourists. Proper care for visitors, he noted, would not only boost their experience but also stimulate the local economy.
2 End of days for Lao Market
Clearing the cables: The Lao Market ( Klong Toey ), Bangkok, is reclaimed to alleviate traffic congestion. The Public Works Department began demolishing on December 7, and the Electricity Authority cut the market’s power supply on December 2. Somchai Poomlard
The” Lao Market,” a section of Klong Toey Market, has been a significant news item for almost 20 years, having been located along Rama IV Road from 2005 to 2005.
Back then, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) designated the area as a zone exempt from the usual restrictions, initially hosting 96 vendors.
The Khlong Toey District Office at the time even constructed a roof over the location to make things convenient for both vendors and customers.
However, over time, vendors began leaving their goods permanently in the 300-metre-long market space on the footpath.
This caused inconvenience to residents, who had to walk on the road because the footpath was obstructed.
In addition to obstructing the footpath, drivers like tuk-tuks and delivery trucks caused severe traffic congestion in the area, which added to local complaints.
As a result, the BMA announced the end of the exempted zone on Aug 30, 2018. However, vendors appealed for leniency and requested an extension.
Around that time, the Covid-19 pandemic struck, leading the district office to grant an extension, allowing vendors to carry on at the site.
Once the Covid-19 situation improved, the district office resumed negotiations with Lao Market vendors, urging them to move to inner Klong Toey Market.
The vendors finished their relocation on December 1 after the discussions ended in agreement.
The BMA’s three-day demolition of the Lao Market, which took place from December 2 through December 4, officially ended this month.
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority and the BMA have since collaborated on improvements to the general area, including installing new water pipes and installing new power lines underground.
The BMA’s long-running campaign to restore footpaths to pedestrians has had mixed success at best since the removal of the market.
3 BMA hit with hefty skytrain debt
One of the expanded routes that Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc ( BTSC ) operates is the Bearing-Samut Prakan section of the Green Line.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) and its business arm, Krungthep Thanakom, were ordered by the Supreme Administrative Court on July 26 to pay the outstanding debts to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc ( BTS), the operator of BTS Skytrain.
The costs associated with hiring BTSC to manage the electric train service on two additional Green Line routes and provide maintenance services for the electric rail system were covered by the hiring.
Of the debts, 2.34 billion baht must be paid for the first extension, consisting of the Saphan Taksin-Bang Wa section and the On Nut-Bearing section, while 9.4 billion baht must be paid for the second extension consisting of the Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Khu Khot section and the Bearing-Samut Prakan section.
The defendants must pay overdue debts to the plaintiff, BTSC, by around Jan 21 next year.
The Prayut Chan-o-cha government, which decided to extend the BTSC concession for another 30 years after it expired in 2029, and postpone the debts related to both lines ‘ operations and maintenance, was responsible for the debts.
Before Chadchart Sittipunt assumed the governorship, the proposal remained stalled in the cabinet due to the restrictions imposed by the Transport Ministry and the Public-Private Partnerships Act.
4 Rate cut for trash sorters
Catch up on recycling: To reduce waste, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is urging people to separate their recycled goods from non-recyclable ones.
To help reduce the amount of waste produced in the city, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) will offer a discount on garbage collection fees to households that sort their trash before disposing of it.
City Hall has amended the rule that was set at 80 baht per month, which opponents deemed too high, according to deputy governor of Bangkok Jakkapan Phiewngam.
Households that sort their own trash will now be required to pay 20 baht in monthly collection fees, while those who do not separate recyclable food waste will be charged 60 baht.
The amendment was approved by the BMA Council on Oct 30 and will come into effect 180 days after its announcement, he said.
To be eligible for the lower garbage collection fee, households must register online or at their neighborhood district office. Out of over two million households in the city, only about 50, 000 sort their recyclables from wet waste before collection.
With disposal costs averaging 2, 300 baht per tonne, unsorted waste is putting a strain on the city’s finances, according to BMA.
5 Trok Pho fire a wake-up call
City Hall officers inspecting the damage: On July 6, a fire destroyed the Trok Pho community.
A fire at the Trok Pho community, an old community in Bangkok’s Samphanthawong district, in July, shocked the public when it damaged 66 houses in this century-old community in Yaowarat Soi 7.
On July 6, the fire started at 8:40 p.m. For nearly four hours, fire engines from 11 stations with more than 30 trucks battled the flames. Since the houses were made of wood, the fire spread quickly. Access was challenging because the alley into the community was only two meters wide.
An area of more than 1 rai wide was damaged by the fire. Additionally, the fire destroyed portions of two hotels and adjacent commercial buildings, as well as restaurants and food establishments. Five residents were hurt in the fire, which damaged at least 200 million baht and caused at least 200 million baht in damages.
The century-old Trok Pho was hidden away in Yaowarat, a road known worldwide as a street food capital. Due to the abundance of numerous Bodhi trees, known as ton pho in Thai, the Trok Pho community, which was formerly known as Tai Zi Eia, later changed its name to Trok Pho.
Chadchart Sittipunt, the governor of Bangkok, inspects fire hydrants in a number of old neighborhoods to ensure public safety following the fire. He also focused on fire drills.
To put in place safeguards to protect other historic areas of the city, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation joined forces with neighborhood volunteers, traffic police, and the district office.