14 November 2009
The Department of City Planning has built a "City Model" of Bangkok. The scale model of Bangkok, covering 143.5 square meters, is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia and the third biggest in Asia, after models of Beijing and Shanghai. With a scale of 1:750, the model is comprised buildings, parks, temples, canals, roads, and all other places located in central Bangkok and parts of Thon Buri. A private company was paid 13.7 million baht to build the model. More than 1,000 people worked on it and the finished work contains more than 200,000 pieces. The model took 18 months to complete. The model is currently featured at the City Hall's Department of City Planning.
Bangkok Post
After the sacking of Peter Reid as the coach of the Thailand national football team, the Thai Football Association has begun the hunt for Reid's replacement. Thailand is reportedly in talks with former England captain and Manchester United legend Bryan Robson to take the helm of the Thailand national team. The Thai Football Association chief has revealed that the response from Robson's camp has been very positive. If he accepts the post, Robson's first task would be to prepare the Thailand team for the Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore in November. 
Elephants and their mahouts roaming the busy traffic congested streets of Bangkok could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a tougher law to keep the animals off city streets. Bangkok authorities plan to offer financial incentives for elephant owners and impose tougher fines. Working in collaboration with a foundation under Her Majesty the Queen’s patronage, elephant owners could receive more than US$20,000 for their elephants, which will then be released back into the wild. The fine for bringing wild elephants into the city will increase from a few dollars to a few thousand.