‘Happy toilets’ on the way at land offices

The Health Department and the Department of Lands have teamed up to renovate 461 public restrooms at land offices nationwide to meet health, accessibility and safety (HAS) standards.

During the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Bangkok Metropolitan Land Office between the two departments, Amporn Chantawibul, a senior sanitary expert of the Health Department, said the project aims to provide hygienic restrooms.

She said the restroom renovation for land offices would be done by the Health Department’s agency network. The renovated restrooms will improve Thailand’s tourism image and make visits to the offices more pleasant.

“The Health Department will provide training in how to build and manage HAS standard restrooms for land offices across the country. It will also certify restrooms that pass the HAS standard and grant them a ‘Happy Toilet’…