I-Thailand Travel Mart ihlehlisiwe

I-Bangkok ilulama kancane ezinsukwini zayo ezimbi zesiphithiphithi ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto. NgoLwesihlanu, ekuseni kakhulu, uhulumeni wakwa-Abhisit umemezele ukuthi idolobha nezifundazwe eziningi sezibuyele kwesijwayelekile.

I-Bangkok ilulama kancane ezinsukwini zayo ezimbi zesiphithiphithi ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto. NgoLwesihlanu, ekuseni kakhulu, uhulumeni wakwa-Abhisit umemezele ukuthi idolobha nezifundazwe eziningi sezibuyele kwesijwayelekile. Enhloko-dolobha, i-CRES (Center for Resolution of Emergency Situation) yayiveze ukuthi ukuvunyelwa kwendawo yase-Rachaprasong - indawo emaphakathi yokuhlala ama-Red Shirts amasonto ayisithupha - kuzosulwa ngo-3:00 ntambama (isikhathi sendawo). Ezinye izibhedlela sezivuliwe, amabhange nawo azobe esebenza kusukela ngoMsombuluko, kanti iBong Kai (indawo eseRama IV Boulevard, lapho kwenzeke khona udlame nokudubula) isisusiwe.

Amaqembu asuka ku-Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) kanye ne-CRES manje ahlola umonakalo owenziwe ezakhiweni ezishisiwe. Amanye amabhilidi manje azocekelwa phansi njengeSiam Theatre, Centre One, futhi okungenzeka kube yingxenye yenxanxathela yezitolo ephambili iCentralWorld.

Ekhuluma no-opharetha we-Skytrain namhlanje ekuseni, umkhulumeli wangitshela ukuthi ingqalasizinda ye-BTS ayilinyazwanga nhlobo, futhi bebelindele ukugunyazwa kwe-BMA ukuze baphinde bavule inethiwekhi, mhlawumbe ngempelasonto. E-Central Pattana, inkampani edayisa izindlu nezitolo ephethe iCentralWorld, kuzokwethulwa ukuxhumana okusemthethweni ngohlelo lokubuyisela emuva, ngokusho kokhulumela uNksz Preetee. I-Central Pattana iveze ukuthi i-Zen Department Store, esisophikweni lwe-Central World complex, ilimele ngokuphelele. Kuso sonke isakhiwo, ingxenye ye-Atrium yonakale kancane. Ezinye izakhiwo ezifana ne-Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, kanye ne-Isetan Department Store kanye ne-Office Tower and Cinemas at Central World kuyodingeka ukuthi ihlolwe ngokugcwele ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo sokuyidiliza noma ukuyigcina.

Isikhathi sokufika ekhaya sisekhona okwamanje kodwa asithinti abahambi abadinga ukuya esikhumulweni sezindiza. Izikhathi zokufika ekhaya sezivele zelulwe ngehora elilodwa.

I-Tourism Authority yase-Thailand kanye noMnyango Wezokuvakasha baqale ukuba nemihlangano nezinkampani ezizimele ukuze kubhekwe uhlelo lokubuyisela. Ngokusho kukaMnu. Sugree Sithivanich, umqondisi omkhulu we-TAT kwezokukhangisa nobudlelwane bomphakathi, izinyathelo zizomenyezelwa uma ukubonisana sekuqediwe nezinkampani ezizimele ngoMeyi 25. UMnu. Sithiwanich, nokho, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi iThailand Travel Mart, umbukiso wokuhamba woMbuso kufanele ezoba ngoJuni 2 no-3, yahlehliswa. Kuze kube yisonto eledlule, i-TAT ibilokhu ithi lo mdlalo uzokwenzeka. Alukho usuku olusha olusethiwe kuze kube manje, kodwa cishe ngeke lwenzeke ngaphambi kokuphela kuka-Agasti noma ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, njengoba amaholide eqala maduze eYurophu.

Uhlelo lokubuyisela luzothola usizo olugcwele ku-Pacific Asia Travel Association, i-PATA. Isimemezelo esivela kule nhlangano sifike ngoLwesithathu ebusuku esibonisa ukuthi ithimba le-PATA eliholwa nguSihlalo omusha u-Hiran Cooray lihlangane izolo nombusi we-TAT uMnu Suraphon Svetasreni ukuze bahlole izidingo zemboni yezokuvakasha. “I-PATA igcizelela ukuthi ukuya eThailand kusaphephile. Ingxenye enkulu ye-Bangkok ihlala ivulekile futhi ifinyeleleka kubavakashi nabahambi bebhizinisi abanamahhotela, izitolo, nezindawo zezivakashi ezivulekele ibhizinisi. Izindawo zokungcebeleka ezidumile ezifana ne-Phuket, i-Koh Samui, i-Krabi ne-Pattaya azizange zithintwe imibhikisho enkabeni yedolobha lase-Bangkok,” kusho isikhulu se-PATA u-Greg Duffell.

I-BMA izophinde iphume nohlelo lokubuyisa isithunzi saseBangkok. Isikhungo sedolobha sesimenyezelwe njengendawo yenhlekelele ukuze sikwazi ukuthola imali yomshwalense ngokushesha okukhulu. Kunento eyodwa eqinisekile. “I-Bangkok manje ingase isilahle isiqubulo sayo esithi, ‘Idolobha Elimamathekayo,’ esizwakala singanaki ngemva kokwenzeka kuleli sonto,” kuvuma uMnu. Sitiwanich. Ngisho noma ukumomotheka kungase kuphinde kuvele ebusweni baseBangkok, umunyu mayelana nesiphetho esinesiyaluyalu sombhikisho wama-Red Shirts kungenzeka uhlale isikhathi eside.

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