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Sticker on truck to be probed

Broken road sparks bribery crackdown

The lorry lodged in a collapsed section of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok on Wednesday is seen with a ‘B’ sticker. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered that a concerted effort be made to tackle bribery after a collapsed section of road in Bangkok was blamed on an overloaded lorry suspected of being approved as roadworthy due to illegal payments made to officials.

The truck apparently exceeded the weight limit but was still able to operate on busy Sukhumvit Road, causing damage to the road surface and…

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