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Conference examines citizens role in SEA published : 28 Jan 2021 at 04:00 (Photo courtesy of Alliance Française Bangkok) Alliance Francaise on Witthayu Road is holding "Bangkoks Night Of Ideas", a conference and debate on the environmental issues and the role of citizens in Southeast Asian cities, today at 5.30pm. The event also will be presented online. A collaboration with the Embassy of France, the French Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (Irase...

In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification By Jorge Silva The Wider Image: In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification BANGKOK (Reuters) – Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with lanterns and Chinese scriptures. Outside, a tall, newly erected metal fence stands between the goddess and a vast construction site, where a dozen tru...

INSIDE the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room ...

In old Bangkok, a temple to the sea goddess Matsu resists gentrification Reuters, BANGKOK Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Matsu sits in the center of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with lanterns and Chinese scriptures. Outside, a tall, newly erected metal fence stands between the goddess and a vast construction site, where a dozen trucks and excavators are waiting to move in and demolish the historic shrine once at the heart ...