Baht Better SpentOn Monday, the Royal Thai Navy defended its controversial purchase of two Chinese submarines at a humungous price tag of B22.5 billion (that's 11-digits, if you're wondering). Fund Nasa's New Horizons mission to Pluto, which approximately cost US$700 million (B22 billion) according to Forbes, and has plenty left in change. According to BMTA's procurement plan for 2017, an electric bus costs B15 million while the NGV buses purchased in 2018 cost almost B4 million each. Fund 2 million rai of reforestation to prevent floods. According to a plan proposed by a committee on water and flood management in April, it costs B10.142 billion to reforest 1 million rai.

Source: Bangkok Post August 28, 2020 05:03 UTC