Meet Bangkok’s New Governor: Aswin Kwanmuang

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Meet Bangkok’s New Governor: Aswin Kwanmuang

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Aswin Kwanmuang, foreground center, visits Saphan Lek in Bangkok in October 2015. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — It was 8am when Aswin Kwanmuang got the call telling him to go to the Government House to meet the prime minister. He repeated the words back to the person on the other end of the line, pondering what he had just heard.

 

So the he went. It was a Tuesday, so he had to wait around until the cabinet meeting ended at about 11am.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/10/30/meet-bangkoks-new-governor-aswin-kwanmuang/

 

 

 

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The initiative most associated with Aswin’s tenure as deputy governor is perhaps the city’s most controversial: clearing out popular night markets and sidewalk vendors in the name of reclaiming public space. He’s been the public face of the campaign the junta tasked the city with in 2014.

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“There are a lot of land encroachment issues no one has ever touched, such as hotels along the Chao Phraya riverside,” he said. “To me, this problem should be looked into more.”

 

This could get interesting...

[ChrisY1]

Does anyone actually think this guy is going to be better than Sukhamband?

IMO, he'll be "looking into" hotels and other encroachments with has hands fully extended!

[colinneil]

Aswin got the call go see the boss.

Now remember whatever scams you can come up with, it was me who put you there.

Here is were you sent my cut, on the qt obviously.

[henry15]

Hes know as mr. Clean Hands, and as a  very strait forward person, dixit my father in law who know him on a personale base for more than 40 years.

[stephen tracy]

4 hours ago, henry15 said:

Hes know as mr. Clean Hands, and as a  very strait forward person, dixit my father in law who know him on a personale base for more than 40 years.

He must be ok then