Phuket readies free transport to Bangkok for mourners

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Phuket readies free transport to Bangkok for mourners

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A traveller dressed in mourning black boards a bus bound for Bangkok at the Phuket Bus Terminal in Rassada. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: -- Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan has confirmed that his office has been able to ramp up the number of people to travel from Phuket to Bangkok on government-funded packages to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace.

 

Under an order from the Interior Ministry, Provincial Offices around the country are to provide free transport to Bangkok for 3,000 people in each of the country’s 76 provinces, providing the opportunity for a total of 255,000 people without their own means to travel to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol.

 

Phuket was originally allocated to send 600 people per day. “That number has now been increased to 750 people per day,” Gov Chockchai told The Phuket News.

 

“The Interior Ministry sent an urgent letter to every Province Office in the country ordering each office to make arrangements for people to be able to travel to Bangkok from October 29, 2016 to January 20, 2017,” Gov Chockchai explained.

 

“Every District Office and local municipality in Phuket has been tasked with accepting registrations from people wanting to join this arrangement,” he said.

 

However, Donroman Senyeeheem, Deputy Legal Chief of Department of Phuket Provincial Administration, on Wednesday told The Phuket News that so far only transport to Bangkok will be provided free.

 

“We hope to finalise more budget details, and what can be provided, at a meeting on Friday (Oct 28),” he said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-readies-free-transport-to-bangkok-for-mourners-59612.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-10-28

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