Word: phichai
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Dates: during 1983-1983
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...combination of public apathy and the government's traditional mat pen rai (never mind) attitude has for years hampered efforts to save the city. But now Deputy Prime Minister Phichai Rattakul is leading a movement to design an antiflood master plan. Thirty-two projects have been approved so far. It is estimated that the entire plan will be completed in five to ten years...
Still, Deputy Prime Minister Phichai is determined to solve the problem. Says he: "Even if it would cost 10 billion baht [$435 million], I don't mind." Others fear that the project will fall victim to post-monsoon mat pen rai. Predicts one specialist on flood control: "After autumn, after the rains, they will forget...
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