A Japanese tourist, who shared photos of a Kiha-183 series train, donated to Thailand by Japan, passing through piles of garbage in the Phaya Thai area, thanked the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) for their “quick response” in cleaning the site.
The series of photos the tourist posted on his twitter account, @tabinezumiworld, on July 30, went viral after being shared on the ThailandFootpath Facebook page, which has more than 300,000 followers. The post attracted negative comments like “What a shame! Now the world can see.”
Two days after the photos were uploaded, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt visited the area and ordered a clean-up.
He said the garbage along the railway tracks was the result of the demolition of about 100 houses, which had been built illegally adjacent to the tracks. The demolition took place last month, to pave the way for the construction of the…
