People who cut big trees along the roads of Bangkok are labourers from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) or workers of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA). They could cut big trees down at free will at any location if they were deemed to be an "obstacle". Social media has played a key role in raising the public's awareness of protecting big trees. Martin Tay, a judge from Singapore, said that the Singaporean government takes the protection of big trees in the city seriously. He said that the government has invested in protecting and preserving big trees in urban areas by hiring a company.

Source: Bangkok Post December 22, 2018 22:52 UTC