The demolition of homes and eviction of residents from historic communities “deprives the city of a root”, Paranee said. Couldn’t the BMA work with the Community Organisations Development Institute to find a more flexible solution?”The two-storey House 99 on the community’s central plaza was torn down on Thursday, with the owner and neighbours reportedly offering no resistance. That number included House 99, but it was reported that owner Uraiwan Eungpakorn had already consented to its demolition. The demolition work in the Mahakan Fort community makes way for a planned public park and history museum. Community members’ offer to welcome visitors in a “living museum” if they were allowed to stay was spurned.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 09, 2018 05:03 UTC