Sukhumbhand lists 10 urgent tasks for city government
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Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday set 10 top priorities for city officials as he was inaugurated for a second term.
The priorities include the installation of 20,000 security cameras, implementation of the community volunteer programme to fight crime and illicit drugs, and the reduction of fares on two BTS Skytrain extension routes to Bt10.
Other urgent tasks are the reduction of interest charges in city-run pawnshops; the enhancement of job skills, including free training in foreign languages; pay increases for the staff of city-run day-care centres; and the establishment of 5,000 free Wi-Fi spots.
Meeting with top city officials, Sukhumbhand thanked them for their hard work organising the gubernatorial race.
He said the 1.2 million votes he received “are both a mandate and a sign of the great expectations placed in me and the Democrat Party to get the job done”.
He promised to unveil his administrative team, including his deputies, by Monday.
Today the governor is scheduled to inspect fire-fighting teams’ readiness in the capital’s eastern districts of Nong Chok and Lat Krabang.
