A renowned three-day ceremony has been planned for August 5 to 7 to mark the installation of a City Pillar, also known as Lak Mueang, at the site of the upcoming Phuket Provincial Hall. The decision and details regarding the ceremonial event were confirmed at a recent meeting.
High-ranking governmental figures were present at the meeting, including Narong Woonciew, the incumbent governor of Phuket, Amnuay Pinsuwan, the vice governor, as well as Chantana Sitthiphan, who heads the local Phuket office of the Ministry of Culture. Engineers from the Fine Arts Department participating through an online conference call were commissioned to undertake the construction endeavour.
The construction cost of the new City Pillar was reported to be 849,900 baht. An identical replica of the wooden panel that shrouds…
