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Bangkok Bank Chairman Chatri Sophonpanich, 81, has not appeared in public very often lately, but last week he showed up at the Sala Sahathai Samakhom Hall at the Grand Palace with the bank’s directors and executives to present vases of flowers and sign the book of good wishes for His Majesty the King.
“The bank executives wished their majesties well and hoped they would rapidly recover from their illnesses. They expressed gratitude for the royal graciousness of the King, the Queen and every member of the royal family,” according to a statement from the bank.
Other bank directors who joined Chatri at the Grand Palace were Admiral Prachet Siridej, Kovit Poshyananda, HSH Prince Mongkolchaleam Yagala, Deja Talananda, Piti Sithi-Amnuai, Amorn Chandarasomboon and Thaweelap Rittapirom.

BANGKOK AND THE
AGE OF TRANSFORMERS
In the wake of news that the government has ordered the Metropolitan Electricity Authority to put power cables underground, some might wonder where the electricity transformers will go since the power poles will no longer exist?
There is nothing to worry about, says transformer maker Ekarat Engineering. The firm’s managing director, Danucha Noichaiboon, explained that the transformers would simply be put on the streets, as it is done in other cities.
Bangkok with no overhead power cables is positive news for transformer makers like Ekarat, he said. His firm is one of only three local firms capable of |producing the on-ground transformers.

Contributed by Pichaya Changsorn