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Construction permit regulations for high-rises to be revised

Regarding a request by activist Srisuwan Janya, who had filed lawsuits in the Ashton Asoke case, to have BMA set up a committee to investigate possible corruption in the issuance of the project’s construction permit, Chadchart said the BMA will not set up another committee for this specific case.

“The Public Works Department’s committee will be responsible for the revision of regulations for all eligible buildings, and will use Ashton Asoke as a case study,” Chadchart said. “As for the corruption (of city officials) in the Ashton Asoke case, anyone with evidence should forward this to BMA and we will investigate immediately.”

The meeting on Monday also acknowledged the progress of BMA’s unified urban plan project, which is currently in the public hearing process.

“This project does not aim to overhaul the city plan but to proritise the development projects in each…

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