News Forum - Bangkok plans to give city’s hawkers a roof over their heads

[Thaiger]

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has turned his attention toward the city’s cluttered street vendors as his never-ending crusade to clean up the capital continues. The 56 year old city chief revealed the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to set up hawker centres as a permanent solution to the chaotic street vendor stalls strewn throughout the city. Hawker centres are open air cooked food centres that are very popular in Asia, especially in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. They provide a more sanitary alternative to mobile hawker carts that clutter the busy streets. Chadchart acknowledged the demand for street vendor […]

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[HolyCowCm]

Well there goes his popularity to drop a little. 

[HiuMak]

17 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has turned his attention toward the city’s cluttered street vendors as his never-ending crusade to clean up the capital continues. The 56 year old city chief revealed the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to set up hawker centres as a permanent solution to the chaotic street vendor stalls strewn throughout the city. Hawker centres are open air cooked food centres that are very popular in Asia, especially in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. They provide a more sanitary alternative to mobile hawker carts that clutter the busy streets. Chadchart acknowledged the demand for street vendor […]

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This will make Bangkok loose its charm sadly