A total of 750 Phuket residents left on 18 buses to Bangkok on Saturday to pay their respects to the HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Oct 13.
The 18 buses were the first of four government-funded convoys to carry mourners to Bangkok under a nationwide policy to provide free transport to people who would otherwise not be able to fund their own pilgrimage to the Grand Palace to pay their respects to His Majesty.
French Consul in Phuket Claude de Crissey handed over 10,000 free travel-accessory packs to the Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan so they could be distributed to mourners travelling to Bangkok.
Among those who contributed donations to the packs, which mainly comprise toiletries and other personal-use items, were The Kata Group, the Phuket Tourist Association, the Patong Hotel Association, the Thai Hotel Association Southern Chapter, Thai Smile Air, operated by THAI Airways International, and Big C.
Story: The Phuket News
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