The name of an MRT station in Singapore has
mysteriously been changed in Google Maps.
At the time of publication, Toa Payoh MRT
Station appears as “Russel Palmes” in the technology company’s
online map service.
In the reviews section for “Russel Palmes” MRT
Station in Google Maps, a post written by a Russel Palmes two weeks
ago says, “Please can anybody tell me how can I find my lost
wallet? And what to do? God bless.”
Yahoo News Singapore managed to
contact a woman who said Russel Palmes was her maid. The woman, who
did not want to be named, confirmed that Palmes had lost a wallet
in the Toa Payoh area and had made a police report.
She added that she had not known about the
change in the MRT station’s name in Google Maps.
It is not clear why the MRT station’s name was
changed by Google Maps. Yahoo News Singapore has
reached out to Google Singapore for comment.
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