Cabinet approves 191 million for crowd control

Matichon Online reported on 26 January that the Cabinet approved 191 million baht for Royal Thai Police crowd control operations, information that was not revealed in the Cabinet minutes. The police chief said in a press conference that it was the cost of crowd control for the protests in 2020.

According to Matichon, the Royal Thai Police requested 191 million baht from the central budget for fuel, personnel, accommodation, equipment, and the use of buses of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) for the purpose of “maintaining peace and order at the assemblies.”

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