Cabinet to consider whether to declare special holidays Friday, Monday

She said she would also first discuss with the Bangkok governor about the proposal of special holidays.
Several sides have proposed that the government announce long holidays so that workers from provinces would leave Bangkok ahead of imminent flooding.
The prime minister earlier declined to announce special holidays for fear that there would not be enough government officials to handle the flood crisis. But the prime minister encouraged private firms to cease operations on their own so that their employees could leave Bangkok.
The Nation