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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Vendors, pavements back in focus

Vendors, pavements back in focus

Sanitation, design flaw issues aired

Pedestrians cross Burapha Road, as Bangkok governor and council election campaign posters line the side of the street. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Roadside vending space and the transparency of procurement projects managed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have dominated the campaign agendas of candidates for Bangkok governor.

Democrat Party candidate Suchatvee Suwansawat said many people earn their living from street vending. They also provide a source of cheap food for city residents so they must be allowed to trade without having to worry about being caught by the police for illegally occupying…

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