webfact Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the Thai Tourist Police were ready to help tourists whether they are Thai or foreigners at this coming New Year celebration. Yesterday they had a big PR exercise at a Central in Bangkok attended by tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan. Picture: Siam Rath The "flypast" included officers on Segways, officers on Puch bikes and officers with sniffer dogs. Anyone can call the tourist p;olice on 1155 or download their app - Tourist Police i lert u. It's 24/7. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-12-28 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Picture: Siam Rath Picture: Siam Rath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Oh dear, how sad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 "Yesterday they had a big PR exercise at a Central in Bangkok...." my god how they love those sorts of mass productions. And just think of all the tourists here now who weren't getting any help because all the TP's were off for the photo op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerno Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Attention! Right face! Forward March! Help those tourists. Big offensive, military style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 13 hours ago, webfact said: officers on Puch bikes What's a Puch bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, webfact said: Anyone can call the tourist p;olice on 1155 (...) Tried that years ago. Line, then, was always busy. Edited December 28, 2022 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 The headline sounds more like an advert for body guarding or close protection (for a fee of course). Has anyone here ever received worthwhile help from the tourist police? And for what reason? Thankfully my only dealings with the police have been a few (legitimate) motoring tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I knew one tourist policeman who lived on my estate. He was followed home by a tourist he had 'helped' and attacked in his own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, BangkokReady said: What's a Puch bike? Highlight what you want to know, click search and voila Edited December 29, 2022 by klauskunkel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 10 hours ago, BangkokReady said: What's a Puch bike? Must be something similar to a Segway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 After New year Countdown forget it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 10 hours ago, BangkokReady said: What's a Puch bike? ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Tourism Min dispatches officers and canines to oversee safety at countdown spots by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - Tourism safety promotion officers and their canines are being dispatched to various locations throughout Thailand in order to ensure public safety and convenience at New Year’s countdown events. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is meanwhile urging service providers to charge foreign tourists similar rates to what locals are required to pay. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn presided over a ceremony to place tourism safety promotion officials in front of the Central World shopping center in Bangkok. So far this month, about 2 million foreign tourists have entered the kingdom, which has received some 11 million international travelers in total for the entire year. Around 30 million domestic trips have meanwhile been made by local tourists and Thailand is expecting 1.5 trillion baht in total tourism revenue for 2022. The government also said it is targeting 20 million foreign tourist arrivals next year. With China expected to “reopen” on January 8th, Minister Phipat urged business and service providers to charge tourists similar rates to those that apply to local Thais in order to help promote Thailand’s image as a nation of good hosts. According to the Tourist Police Bureau, about 100 officers and police canines will oversee the safety of tourists at various locations throughout the kingdom during the New Year’s festivities period. The Tourist Police Bureau said officers will pay special attention to countdown venues while tourists can report incidents to the 24-hour hotline number 1155. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221229093601061 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-12-29 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 "The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is meanwhile urging service providers to charge foreign tourists similar rates to what locals are required to pay." Start with the National Parks then, easy fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Thai's can't count; everyone knows that, so the Dogs will be doing the counting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 8 hours ago, klauskunkel said: Highlight what you want to know, click search and voila I don't get that, unfortunately. I did copy and paste it into google, but the result was a little inconclusive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 12/27/2022 at 6:32 PM, JoePai said: Oh dear, how sad More so than that. Quite pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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