Between Bangkok's mega highways, 'pocket parks' sprout
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Bangkok (AFP) April 29, 2024
Between crumbling concrete blocks and sweeping tarmac highways, slivers of verdant "pocket parks" are sprouting in Thailand's capital Bangkok. Residents of the sprawling city of 11 million often say they lack public green spaces, with greenery only available for the wealthy - something Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has pledged to change. Beguiled early European visitors once called Bangk