Police, Bangkok reveal security measures for APEC Leaders’ Week

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by Tanakorn Sangiam
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - It is now less than two weeks before the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week begins. The national police and Bangkok city hall have revealed a set of measures they will be implementing during the event.

 

The Royal Thai Police and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have prepared a set of security and traffic control measures for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (ALEW), which will be starting on 14 November.

 

Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific economies are expected to convene in Bangkok for the most important APEC meetings of the year, making the ALEW one of the most important international meetings hosted by Thailand in years.

 

Royal Thai Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas and the Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt chaired a meeting with related agencies for the leaders’ week preparation, at which key security measures were discussed.

 

Around 100 security cameras will be installed in addition to the existing ones along the leaders’ and participants’ travel routes, meeting venues, and accommodations. Related agencies have been rehearsing emergency response plans, as well as the transportation of economic leaders.

 

Security agencies have been closely monitoring for any concerning movements that could take place during the ALEW, and have encouraged the BMA’s city law enforcement officials, vendors, and public transport drivers to report any suspicious activities to security officials.

 

Transportation in Bangkok could be affected by the event, as trains on the MRT Blue Line will not stop at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on 16-19 November, while parts of Ratchadaphisek road will be closed off. Alternative transportation options will be provided.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221103090759668

 

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[Bangkok Barry]

In the real world people do not discuss security measures, but in Thailand there is always a uniform who has to shoot his mouth off. In the real world you do not, as the headline says, reveal your security measures.

[josephbloggs]

On 11/3/2022 at 6:11 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

In the real world people do not discuss security measures, but in Thailand there is always a uniform who has to shoot his mouth off. In the real world you do not, as the headline says, reveal your security measures.

What are you talking about?  They are hardly giving away any national secrets.  Did you read the article?  It talks of security cameras, road traffic measures, and that they've been rehearsing emergency response plans.  It's is obvious that you engaged "negative response mode" based on the headline and you didn't read it.  Unfortunately that seems to be the norm here.

Way more detailed information in this release from "the real world".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9201045/donald-trump-uk-state-visit-2019-protests/

[OneMoreFarang]

Meetings like that should be far away from anything.

I.e. on an island or maybe in the province somewhere.

Let those leaders meet and work for a week or two. They don't need entertainment or good restaurants. Just let them concentrate on their work.