BMTA will stop bus services if Govt disperses the rally

BANGKOK, 12 May 2010 (NNT) – The Director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) mentioned that the BMTA would stop its bus services in all routes in case the rally termination measure of the government was enforced.

Following the announcement of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban, the President of the Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES), pressure will be exerted , and the rally at Ratchaprasong could be dispersed if supporters of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) still remained at the site.

The BMTA Director Opas Petmunee cited that in case such measure was launched at night, the BMTA bus services might not get the impact. However, the situation will be closely monitored and the number of buses may be reduced to prevent the demonstrators using buses as their bunkers. The Director added that if there was violence , all buses would be called to the stations for safety.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL) Director of Event Support and Promotion, Maj Gen Chatchai Praditpong stated that the MRT subway would stop its operation if the government ordered the dispersal of the anti-government demonstration and the situation was deemed severe.