Reprieve on cards for flower market

Poor management of City Hall’s proposal to move traders from Bangkok’s historic flower market, Pak Khlong Talat, may end up prolonging the market’s life — albeit temporarily.

The deadline to ban over 1,000 street vendors from Pak Khlong Talat is 29 February. No formal announcement on an extension has been made, and no traders have moved to the three alternate sites earlier flagged and no traders have moved to the three alternate sites earlier flagged by City Hall.

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