The Transport Ministry has taken steps to ensure that travellers can use bus terminals and airports across the country normally during the mass anti-government rally in Bangkok this weekend, transport permanent secretary Supoth Sublom said on Wednesday.
He said Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum had issued orders to ensure the operations of major transport hubs especially Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports would not be disrupted by the red-shirt protesters.
"There are four or five measures [in place] and alternative routes have been prepared if the main routes are obstructed," Mr Supoth said.
The transport minister had also assigned security officers to guard state property and ensure people's safety.
Public buses had been told to change their usual routes to avoid the protesters, as they may damage the buses, the permanent secretary said.
Transport Department teams will oversee the orderliness of various roads in the capital, he added.
Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) president Patareeya Benjapolchai said the stock market had a contingency plan to cope with the potential impact of the rally.
Transactions could still be done normally but investors should closely follow political developments, Mrs Patareeya said.
"A special working body of the bourse is assessing the situation closely and has set security measures for the building, its staff and the basic infrastructure to ensure that trading and important systems would not be disrupted," she said.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) assured the general public there will be no power cuts during the red-shirt rally this weekend.
“Egat has coordinated with security units to provide protection for power plants and electricity supply stations in Bangkok and vicinity during the anti-government demonstration," Egat governor Suthas Pattamasiriwat said.
If the rally turns violent, more stringent security measures would be implemented to ensure electricity supplies, he said.
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