Bangkok smog forces school closures and PM insists on odd/even car driving days
The Education Ministry is ordering educational institutes in Greater Bangkok to close for two days, starting tomorrow (Thursday), after smog worsened today.
The ministry will review the situation this weekend to decide whether the measures would be extended, said minister Dr Theerakiat Charoensettasin.
The decision follows instructions from PM Prayut Chan-o-cha for the ministry to consider urgent measures to deal with the worsening air pollution in Bangkok on Wednesday, the minister said.
And in breaking news, the PM has today instructed officials to commence an odd/even number plate driving restrictions for vehicles in Bangkok. No other details are available at this stage on when it might start. Postjung.com reported the announcement from the PM.
The education minister was speaking after chairing a meeting of the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Office of the Vocational Education Commission, Office of the Private Education Commission and Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC).
Theerakiat said that the OHEC will ask cooperation from universities to consider suspension of classes for the sake of students.
Referring to the O-net examination scheduled to take place between February 2-3, he said nothing could be done at the moment so the examination will proceed as scheduled.
SOURCE: The Nation | postjung.com
