Bangkok governor charged over city Skytrain contract
- Published: 9 Jan 2013 at 19.45
- Online news: Election
Thai authorities charged outgoing Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra Wednesday with extending the multi-billion-dollar contract to run the city's elevated train network without government permission.
Bangkok's skytrain drives through the city on June 19, 2006. Thai authorities have charged outgoing Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra with extending the multi-billion-dollar contract to run the city's elevated train network without government permission.
Sukhumbhand, who has stood down from his post to campaign for re-election in March, failed to consult the Interior Ministry before renewing the contract of Skytrain operator BTSC last year, the Department of Special Investigation said.
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