Phuket gives away more than 12,000 shirts to public drivers

[webfact]

Phuket gives away more than 12,000 shirts to public drivers

"This will give a better image of the island's public transportation and of the drivers as well."

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Phuket Vice Governor, Sanit Srivihok, chaired a give-away ceremony this morning (March 21), aiming to encourage public transport drivers to dress more professionally.

 

The 12,810 shirts are divided into categories of public transport by color, including a white shirt for taxi, Tuk Tuks with the number plate that begins with 30, bus and van drivers with the plates that begin with 10, while blue shirts are for green plate taxi driver, Tuk Tuk driver with the ฟข and ฟค plates and bus/van driver with plate that begin with 10.

 

The shirts that were given away were sponsored by a budget from the Government Savings Bank (GSB) for 1,921,500 Baht.

 

Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/phuket-gives-away-more-than-12000-shirts-to-public-drivers

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2018-03-22

[schlog]

What a total waste of money.

 

Charge them for their new shirts and sponsor poor children. With nearly 2 million many children could get a better life!

[JOC]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

"This will give a better image of the island's public transportation and of the drivers as well."

It takes way more than a cheap shirt to change the image of Thai drivers...

[madmitch]

Thailand; hub of uniforms.

[steelepulse]

I wonder who's cousin got the contract for this?

 

As said above, a total waste of money and that 2 million baht could be spent much better elsewhere, but hey, it's all about appearances and face.

[beechbum]

Not unlike governments the world over, they're priorities are extremely skewed.

[beechbum]

3 hours ago, beechbum said:

Not unlike governments the world over, they're priorities are extremely skewed.

Their