Media centre set up for Royal Cremation
Officials stand on the stage for group photo after the Monday launch of a media centre at Thammasat Univerity Tha Phrachan Campus’s conference hall, which has been specially set up to accommodate news coverage of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Royal Creamation ceremonies.
The centre was designed to support 1,500 reporters, but so far 1,687 journalists have registered for state-issued passes, including 318 foreigners from 86 news agencies worldwide.
During the launch presided over by PM’s Office Minister Ormsin Chivapruck, it was announced that the Public Relations Department’s radio broadcast centre and the Television Pool of Thailand, as well as the English language television stations NBT World and Thai TV TGN Global Network, would send audio and video feeds to 177 countries. The website www.kingrama9.th would also provide a live broadcast.
