Cost of Government House sit-in
By Piyanart Srivalo
The Nation
Published on November 20, 2008
The cost of damage to the Government House and lost items is estimated to reach Bt100 million, Government Spokesman Nattawut Saikua said yesterday.
He said he received reports from officials who went to retrieve documents and personal belongings in the Office of the Permanent Secretary found many items were missing including computer notebooks, cash from merit making ceremony, cash belonging to state officials, walky-talky, mobile-phones, royal decorations, and handy drivers.
The Special Branch Police lost 22 items including M16 guns or AR, bullets, ammunitions, cartridge holder, magazines.
The damage from the landscape around the Government House is estimated at Bt25 million including 12,400 square metres of lawn, garden. The damage to the two mobile stations of Channel 11 is estimated at least Bt50 million.