The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), in collaboration with the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (OPSPMO), has launched a sandalwood flower crafting activity aiming to produce 3 million flowers for use in the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother. They also released locations for teaching points and 10 types of online tutorial videos.
On 22 Oct, the BMA and OPSPMO held the activity "Filtering Sandalwood Flowers, Distilled from the Heart, From Thai Children to the Mother of the Land." Mr. Chatchai Bangchuad, Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, said the event encourages public participation from the heart. The crafted sandalwood flowers will be used in the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, representing citizens from across the country and around the world.
Mr. Taiwut Khankaew, Permanent Secretary of the BMA, said the target is to produce a total of 3,000,000 sandalwood flowers by 30 Nov. They have prepared 10 demonstration video clips for crafting different flower types: double gardenia, heavenly lotus, rose, plumeria, dararat flower, pudtan flower, jasmine, mogra queen, yellow preediya thorn, and catleya Queen Sirikit. These videos are available on the BMA's online channels athttps://url.in.th/QadVe
Additionally, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has partnered with networks to offer free sandalwood flower crafting lessons to the public at multiple locations with no charge, as follows:
For agencies, educational institutions, or private organizations wishing to request support from instructors to demonstrate sandalwood flower crafting for their activities, please contact the Vocational Training Division, Office of Occupational Promotion, at 08-7008-7599 or 08-4519-2464.