The Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling ordering the family of late Bangkok governor Samak Sundaravej to pay almost 600 million baht in damages to City Hall over a scandal-ridden fire engine and boat purchase scheme.
As beneficiaries of his estate, Khunying Surat Sundaravej -- Samak's widow -- and their daughters, Kanchanaporn Chailarp and Kandapa Mungthin, were ordered to pay 30% -- about 587.58 million baht -- of the estimated 1.958 billion baht in damages plus interest within 60 days of the ruling.
