Public outrage over a million-dollar sign do-over at Bangkok’s new passenger rail hub has led not only to a probe of the spending, but also given Thai memesmiths something to sink their fingers into.
Renaming the Bang Sue Grand Station to the indisputably grander new name of Krung Thep Apiwat Grand Station isn’t just a mouthful, it’s proven hard to swallow for taxpayers footing the
THB33.2 million (US$1 million) bill to rebuild the station’s big-ass sign.
That fired up the imaginations of net lurkers, who have been busy changing the station’s name to their liking – this time for free.
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