Farewell cleanup at parliament

BANGKOK, March 14 (TNA) -- Members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and parliamentary officials joined a cleanup activity at the parliament compound on U Thong Nai road before it is returned to the Crown Property Bureau tomorrow. NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai led the people to clean the compound of the parliament. They wore yellow shirts as well as volunteers’ caps and scarfs presented by His Majesty the King. Before the cleanup, they paid respect to a portrait of His Majesty the King and made a vow. Then they cleaned the ground and internal roads and collected garbage. NLA vice president Surachai Liengboonlertchai said the cleanup was aimed at returning the clean parliament compound to the Crown Property Bureau tomorrow. He also said the NLA would not convene anymore unless the government proposed an urgent matter to it. Mr Surachai admitted he felt a close bond with the parliament compound because it was the venue of many important historical incidents. (TNA)