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Singapore: S$400,000 spent to rename Marina Bay… Marina Bay

Written byPaul Frankenstein
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Posted 25 July 2005 20 years ago

Singabloodypore wonders why the government spent nearly half-a-million dollars (Singapore) to conclude that the best name for the redeveloped Marina Bay area was… Marina Bay.

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