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Bang Sue nameplate redesign halted pending probe

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has suspended the 33-million-baht project to redesign and install a new nameplate for Bang Sue Grand Station, which is currently under scrutiny over supposed irregularities in its contractor selection process.

According to a statement by SRT governor Nirut Maneephan on Monday, the SRT has decided to indefinitely postpone the project, which was supposed to begin on Jan 3, until the results of the investigation come out.

Unique Engineering and Construction Plc (Uniq) was picked to carry out the logo redesign on Dec 29, following His Majesty the King’s decision to rename the capital’s new rail hub as “Krung Thep Abhiwat Central Terminal” in September last year.

However, the project — which would see 48 three-metre-tall Thai letters and 62…

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