The Designers of Mountain and Water: Alternative Landscapes for a Changing Climate at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design features the Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Bangkok as a model of climate resilence. Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Phumiyot Lapnarongchai write, however, that the narrative leaves out the lived experience of the local community in Sam Yan, who faces displacement due to development projects.

The Saphan Lueang Mazu Shrine, a Chinese shrine in Bangkok’s Sam Yan neighbourhood, has won an award from the Association of Siamese Architects (ASA) for architectural conservation. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the shrine's caretakers continue to be pressured to vacate the property.

Samyan is home to some of Thailand’s premier educational institutions, including Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School (Satit Chula) and Triam Udom Suksa School. It also contains a number of more accessible temple-based schools which serve the needs of local students from families struggling to make ends meet. But gentrification and rising rent prices have displaced families, forcing the children to take long commutes to school. Enter Samyan NewGen, a program that not only provides a safe place for students to wait for pick up but also offers a supportive learning environment.

The Last Breath of Sam Yan, a documentary about an effort by students and residents in Bangkok’s Sam Yan neighbourhood to protect a Chinese shrine from demolition, has won a Suphannahong National Film Award for best documentary of 2023.