Bangkok's new city motto unveiled
"Bangkok, glorious as if created by angels, the administration centre, beautiful temples, glittering palaces, the capital of Thailand," is the new motto for the city, unveiled yesterday by Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra.
The Thai slogan – no official English translation was made available – was chosen from the Bangkok Motto Contest Project, which invited entrants to create a motto no longer than 30 syllables that best demonstrates Bangkok’s distinctiveness.
Sukhumbhand has ordered the posting of 800 signs of the new motto in the city’s 50 districts. The motto will also be used to promote tourism in conjunction with the city’s 230th anniversary and its being named the best city in the world for the third consecutive year by Travel & Leisure magazine.
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