Bangkok Big Cleaning to Restore Normalcy

(I-Newswire) May 26, 2010 - On Sunday, 23 May, The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) organized a Big Cleaning Day for Bangkok after the over-two-month long rally ended on May 19.

After a thorough safety check by the Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES), several areas in central Bangkok were returned to the BMA for rehabilitation.



The cleaning was aimed to heal the public well-being and also bring the tourism sector back to normality.

Over 4,500 volunteers cooperated with the concerned authorities including staff of the Department of Environment, Department of Drainage and Sewerage and Department of Public Works to clean the areas on six main routes.

The BMA also hosted a merit-making ceremony for the city in the Ratchaprasong area at 06.00 hours on Wednesday 26 May.

As of Monday May 24, most of the business sectors, shopping areas and schools have re-opened as usual.

Mass transportation services have also resumed. Public bus services were back in operation on 21 May. The elevated BTS Skytrain and the MRT Subway system resumed service on Sunday 23 May.

With the exception of Zen, Central World, Isetan and Big C Rajdamri, all other department stores and shopping malls in Bangkok and around Thailand have not been affected.

Life in all other areas of Bangkok and in the provinces continues as normal with tourist attractions not affected in any way.

Considering the normalcy returning to Bangkok, tourists are once again most welcome to come and enjoy the delights of this exciting capital city.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs - +662-575-1023, +662-981-7225, +66-88-022-1540 or +66-88-022-1541.

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established on the 18th March 1960. TAT was the first organization in Thailand to be specifically responsible for the promotion of tourism.

TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas to the public, publicizes Thailand with the intention of encouraging both Thai and international tourists to travel in and around Thailand, conducts studies to set development plans for tourist destinations, and co-operates with and supports the production and development of personnel in the field of tourism.

Since the inception of the first local office of TAT in Chiang Mai in 1968, there are now 35 regional offices throughout Thailand. TAT has also established many overseas offices the first being in New York, which was opened in 1965. During the past 30 years, TAT has since established 15 more offices in different parts of the world.

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