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OAG disagrees with BMA's move to annul firetruck deal

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) appears set to oppose any Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) move to unilaterally seek to annul the Bt6.68billion purchase of fire vehicles from an Austrian supplier, an informed source said yesterday.... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Thu, Feb 05 2009

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