illegal vendors at Tha Tian and will be targeted next as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration steps up its plan to keep city pavements tidy. BMA adviser and spokeswoman Threedow Aphaiwongs said City Hall would continue its plan to tidy the footpaths in the Rattanakosin area to celebrate HM the King’s birthday on December 5. The next spots to be cleaned up would be the Tha Tian and Tha Chang areas, she said.The spots will have to be cleared and all stalls need to be removed. The officials had tried to tidy the footpaths there for a long time, but failed, officials said. The current operation should succeed since it’s currently backed by the military, authorities explained.