The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) asked residents in old-town areas earlier this month to keep their houses in good condition to entice more tourists. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said he wanted them to paint or repaint their houses as part of the so-called taemsi (paint) campaign. Most of them are in Rattanakosin Island in Bangkok, in old-town quarters like Sam Praeng in Phra Nakhon or Nang Loeng in Pomprap Sattruphai. But the idea of painting and repainting in the interests of conservation smacks of something superficial and shallow. For old-town areas, a good narrative would be far more compelling and far more important than a fresh coat of paint.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2018 23:15 UTC