More Than 36 Million Baht To Be Used For CCTV Installation In Phuket

[Jai Dee]

More than 36 million baht to be used for CCTV installation in Phuket

Phuket province has accumulated more than 36 million baht to be spent on the installation of Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) across the island for public safety.

The Deputy Governor of Phuket, Mr. Worapot Rattasima, says the Municipal of Phuket has given 16 million baht to Phuket Provincial Police, and the money will be used to procure and install CCTVs in 48 locations in Patong and Karon districts of Phuket province. Four security control offices have been set up on the island along with the operation control center located on the 4th floor of Phuket Provincial Police Station. The project is still incomplete, and cooperation from the local units is needed for public safety.

However, many districts have received the budget. The Municipal of Phuket has received 10 million baht while Patong district has received 4.2 million baht. Tambon Wichit Administrative Organization has received 1.98 million baht, and 20 million baht has been allotted to Tambon Rawai Administrative Organization. The CCTVs will be installed in 16 tourist attractions of Phuket. The cameras have the zoom utility and can rotate 360 degrees.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 05 June 2007

[Mid]

so , one laptop per child has morphed into one CCTV per bar ..................................

[NBT TV Phuket]

MiniVDO: Local administrative bodies in Phuket contribute 36 million baht for more CCTV installations.

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More closed circuit televisions or CCTV are being prepared to install in different locations across the island of Phuket after the provincial authority spent 16 million baht to have them installed in 48 locations in the first phase. They are in Phuket City area, Patong and Karon.

Phuket Vice governor Worapote Ratasrima yesterday held a meeting with police, representatives from local administrative and the CAT Telecom and reached the conclusion that more CCTVs will be installed. For this phase the Office of Phuket City allocates 10 million baht, 4.2 million baht from Patong Municipality, 1.98 from Wichit sub-District while the Rawai local government set aside 20 million baht. They will be put in 16 tourist locations. The vice governor ordered all local governments to work with police to ensure that the new system will properly link with the existing one.

from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 Phuket City, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, 8.30am & maybe later on Phuket Cable TV Channel 1, Tuesday 5 June 2007 & www.Thaisnews.com {Our news text and mini-videos can be freely copied, but give credit to Andaman News TV11 Phuket or contact [email protected]}

[JimsKnight]

Big Brother is watching! Not sure if having loads of CCTV cameras is a good or bad thing, afterall, who watches the watchers!

[Ping]

Big Brother is watching! Not sure if having loads of CCTV cameras is a good or bad thing, afterall, who watches the watchers!

(I may be wrong, but) I suspect that their principal use will be as aids to the investigation of reported crime, although the setting-up of four security control offices suggest there will also be an element of live monitoring. Instead of waving to the World in the Mai Thai bar, you can wave to the boys in brown... Anyway, thumbs-up from me.

[Penkoprod]

This is actually a cunning plot by TAT to make sure we Brits feel that Thailand is a home from home lol !!!!

Penkoprod

[jdinasia]

a scattering of them around Patong will be a very good thing! People have wanted a way to deal with the TukTuk drivers .... well! This could be it for the more agregious issues!

[LivinginKata]

The more cameras the better. Gets my vote of approval.

[oMega69]

yes the cameras will be good for public saftey !