Following the Queen Mother’s death, Chiang Mai Mayor Assanee Buranupakorn ordered the local Yi Peng festival’s colorful flower installations repainted black as a gesture of mourning, drawing outrage from area residents who said the original artists were never consulted, while People Party MPs demanded an inquiry into the 14.6-million-baht contract awarded to a single company overseeing the city’s Yi Peng, Songkran, and floral festival displays.
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- Following the Queen Mother’s death, Chiang Mai Mayor Assanee Buranupakorn ordered the local Yi Peng festival’s colorful flower installations repainted black as a gesture of mourning, drawing outrage from area residents who said the original artists were never consulted, while People Party MPs demanded an inquiry into the 14.6-million-baht contract awarded to a single company overseeing the city’s Yi Peng, Songkran, and floral festival displays.
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“I made the same mistake. I also painted my personal flower black in solidarity, and my boyfriend got really upset when his face came back looking like a soot filter.”
“It’s always unfair when the no-bid contract you were aiming for goes to your rival down the street.”
“Only 14.6 million baht? They weren’t even trying to grift. My daddy would’ve gotten 20 million.”
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