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Bangkok gets its wires in order just before global bankers arrive
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Bangkok is stepping up efforts to clear its notoriously tangled overhead cables ahead of next month’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, with work under way on several major roads in the capital.
Key facts
- Bangkok is stepping up efforts to clear its notoriously tangled overhead cables ahead of next month’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, with work under way on several major roads in the capital.
- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), telecommunications operators and other agencies to remove unused cables, organise existing lines and move more wiring underground.
- Work to remove overhead cables along Asok Montri Road began in 2024, part of a longer-term effort to modernise the capital’s electricity infrastructure.
- According to the Bangkok Post, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said yesterday, September 23, that the clean-up would improve safety and the city’s appearance before thousands of international delegates arrive in October.
Summary
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), telecommunications operators and other agencies to remove unused cables, organise existing lines and move more wiring underground.
According to the Bangkok Post, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said yesterday, September 23, that the clean-up would improve safety and the city’s appearance before thousands of international delegates arrive in October.