News Forum - Magnanimous governor accepts blame for Bangkok’s floods

[Thaiger]

It makes a refreshing change to hear a politician or a man in authority accept the blame for something which isn’t necessarily his fault. The rest of the world should sit up, listen, and take a leaf out of Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt’s book! The magnanimous 56 year old city chief absolved previous Bangkok governors and accepted the blame for Wednesday night’s flash-floods which saw much of the capital under about 30 centimetres of water. About 160 millimetres of rain is said to have fallen on Bangkok between Wednesday and Thursday. “Since I’m the governor now, this problem is my […]

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[Leo]

How about starting with the very basics Mr Governor? Trash bins. Walk on some minor, out of the way sois (such as Ratchadapisek, Latphrao, Chaeng Wattana-Ramintra, no sure about Sukhumvit) and count the garbage bins. Must be a novel idea, has to be tested first.