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Bangkok on His Mind

Bangkok on His Mind

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Jun 15, 2012
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Political infighting and bureaucratic inertia needn’t be a reason for a city to suffer from inadequate infrastructure. In Bangkok, a city run by a governor who’s a member of the main opposition party, things still get done despite the partisanship and rancor in Thai politics.

Sukhumbhand Paribatra is the governor of Bangkok and there are over 8 million p…

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