a day late? They have until Sunday – according to the source itself. And assuming the 16.7m dollars is the “600m” baht, it's a billion baht, or nearly 28m dollars, they are missing. Otherwise, spot on!
On the other hand,
1. why should the Thais get away with paying less than other countries for coverage? This happens every 4 years, for those not familiar with the place.
or
2. if this lot can chuck money around to “host” the crop of [deleted] flying in this week for the APEC nonsense, they can find a spare billion for another money-waster. 'Cos Bangkokians sure do not appreciate the chaos caused.
Or perhaps the [deleted] pollie with the watches could sell a couple to finance the deal?