Thailand to launch emergency alert system following Siam Paragon shooting incident

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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand have initiated a collaborative project to implement an effective emergency alert system. The move comes in the wake of a shooting incident at the Siam Paragon Mall on October 3.

 

DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangthong relayed that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is keen on a public alert system being developed for specific areas to ensure the safety of the public. The ministry has been tasked to expedite the development of such a system and liaise with the concerned parties.

 

On the day of the shooting, Siam Paragon sent an SMS alert to its tenants. However, there was no government body in place to disseminate the information to the wider public in the area.

To address this, a location-based SMS system is being planned to launch within a month and can send alerts nationwide.

 

This system would be able to transmit a message instantly to all mobile phones or communication devices within a designated area.

 

by Alex Morgan

Photo courtesy of เศรษฐา ทวีสิน - Srettha Thavisin (Facebook) / DSB (Flickr).

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-12

 

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[Will B Good]

Good idea.....a few people get shot THEN people are warned!

 

How about ........ institute draconian gun controls and draconian punishments for possession? 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

Good idea.....a few people get shot THEN people are warned!

 

How about ........ institute draconian gun controls and draconian punishments for possession? 

Too difficult

[Aussie999]

Will it be as effective, and reliable  as the tsunami warning system... I wonder if it still works.

[Hardcastle P]

Hearing a gun shot would have the same effect? Unless the app tells you which way to run having said that you are hardly going to run in the direction of the shooting The guy need to get his hair cut shorter and let his brains cool down.