Royal Thai Police On High Alert After Boston Attacks

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Royal Thai Police on high alert after Boston attacks

BANGKOK, 17 April 2013 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police have promptly been on alert after deadly bomb attacks in the US killed at least 3.

National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Adul Saengsingkaew, on Tuesday, commented that the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon will not likely lead to any ripple effect to as far as Thailand.

Pol. Gen. Adul affirmed that Thailand has all security measures in place to handle any act of violence while saying that the US has not issued warnings for the country.

Meanwhile, National Police spokesman Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Uthayo said local intelligence has assured that Thailand will not be impacted by the attacks in the US, but assured that precautions have been taken to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

He stated the National Police Chief already instructed all agencies in charge of possible targeted areas, including communities and favorite hangout places for foreign tourists and residents, to continue with their duties as normal.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya added that a war room has been set up to monitor all situations, under collaboration with the Special Branch Police and the Immigration Bureau to liaise with the US Embassy in Bangkok.

He said additional police officers have already been sent to the US Embassy even though no formal request for extra protection has been made.


-- NNT 2013-04-17

[Thai at Heart]

There was a roadside bomb down south yesterday.

[NongKhaiKid]

Will this ' high alert " be the same as the increased police activity over Songkran ?

[Songhua]

Aren't they already on high alert? It happens in the South daily.

[LuckyLew]

I was at swampy yesterday and noticed no extra security in place

Did not see one officer in deparatures / check in

This is just typical malarky that Gov't feel the have to say to the public

They can't stop deaths on the road or trouble in the South ... I give them

slim to no chance of stopping anyone / group who wanted to wreak havoc,

and slim just left the building

[Mosha]

We just need the TAT announcement now.

[arthurboy]

While applauding the authorities concerns over security in general and especially with regard to terrorist activities, I can't but help wonder why the Thai police and this article are so intent on trumpeting what should after all be standard practice in these matters.

Security of any type should be a given and not something to crow about or dramatize vis a vis, 'a war room has been set up to monitor all situations, under collaboration with the Special Branch Police and the Immigration Bureau to liaise with the US Embassy in Bangkok.'

And as posters have already commented, what about the ongoing situation in the South? Bombing and killings on an almost daily basis continue to wreak death, carnage and misery on so many people simply going about their daily lives.

Before making such soap opera statements as noted above, perhaps the chief of police might like to deploy his highly talented war room team to provide some useful intelligence in the southern provinces to stop the ongoing slaughter.

[NongKhaiKid]

I was at swampy yesterday and noticed no extra security in place

Did not see one officer in deparatures / check in

This is just typical malarky that Gov't feel the have to say to the public

They can't stop deaths on the road or trouble in the South ... I give them

slim to no chance of stopping anyone / group who wanted to wreak havoc,

and slim just left the building

IN Channel reported that Immigration have been told to examine arrival records going back 6 months to check those with criminal records entering the country but how would they know who has a criminal past and what are they looking for as even the US doesn't know ? Some offences would prevent a passenger being permitted to land anyway so this is just another load of official hot air.

[NongKhaiKid]

We just need the TAT announcement now.

Instead of claiming tourists are flocking to the country will they add bombers and terrorists too ?

[jalansanitwong]

SouthernThailand has attacks similar and worse to the Boston incident every week. Its no longer news worthy.

Why step up security? Sounds like media waffle to me.

[canman]

High alert = Staying awake all shift??

[NongKhaiKid]

There was a roadside bomb down south yesterd

SouthernThailand has attacks similar and worse to the Boston incident every week. Its no longer news worthy.

Why step up security? Sounds like media waffle to me.

No disrespect to those affected by the tragedy in Boston but it was in the US so the media reacted accordingly. I gave up on the BBC for several hours because with no hard facts they repeated the same items over and over, interviewed the same " experts " who had as much knowledge as to what happened as I did and generally kicked the story into the ground. Their " breaking news " remained the same for hours. How many times do they cover death in the South ?

[Sing_Sling]

High alert = Staying awake all shift??

That's asking a bit too much . . .

[Mosha]

We just need the TAT announcement now.

Instead of claiming tourists are flocking to the country will they add bombers and terrorists too ?

The "Tourism from USA will not be affected etc etc...." one.

[Locationthailand]

More PR crap from an irresponsible headline grabber. Thailand has NO high alert status or track record in securing anything and not just the South and its own back yard. Gee - a bomb went off 13,734 kms away and Thailand goes on high alert?

[sjjmmi]

Wake up for 1 hour, then a sleep for 5 hours unreal this amazing thailand

[h90]

???????

An obvious inside job to either start a new war in middle east or to put the blame on people with guns and change the laws inside USA....So no connection with Thailand.

On the other hand bombs like that explode almost daily in the south, which should be a reason for the royal thai police to wake up.

[fakename]

Lets forget about the bombings in the south, lets go on high alert for Boston. What BS!!

[A Member]

More PR crap from an irresponsible headline grabber. Thailand has NO high alert status or track record in securing anything and not just the South and its own back yard. Gee - a bomb went off 13,734 kms away and Thailand goes on high alert?

Amazing isn't it ?

[A Member]

I was at swampy yesterday and noticed no extra security in place

Did not see one officer in deparatures / check in

This is just typical malarky that Gov't feel the have to say to the public

They can't stop deaths on the road or trouble in the South ... I give them

slim to no chance of stopping anyone / group who wanted to wreak havoc,

and slim just left the building

IN Channel reported that Immigration have been told to examine arrival records going back 6 months to check those with criminal records entering the country but how would they know who has a criminal past and what are they looking for as even the US doesn't know ? Some offences would prevent a passenger being permitted to land anyway so this is just another load of official hot air.

More official BS as what is it supposed to achieve ? If people with convictions have entered the country did they mastermind Boston from a bar in Pattaya ? The point about knowing who has convictions is well made as an old friend of mine comes to Thailand regularly and one of his previous convictions involving drugs would almost certainly bar him but he has never been refused a visa or an extension. Do the morons who make these ridiculous public statements actually believe them themselves ?

[aguy30]

???????

An obvious inside job to either start a new war in middle east or to put the blame on people with guns and change the laws inside USA....So no connection with Thailand.

On the other hand bombs like that explode almost daily in the south, which should be a reason for the royal thai police to wake up.

Just curious how often people refer to you as the "total idiot"?

Edited April 17, 2013 by aguy30

[55Jay]

More PR crap from an irresponsible headline grabber. Thailand has NO high alert status or track record in securing anything and not just the South and its own back yard. Gee - a bomb went off 13,734 kms away and Thailand goes on high alert?

Agreed, the headline grab is completely unwound by the article itself by the head police guy instructing his officers at soft/high density targets to carry on as normal.

I especially like the airport security article / post, which meanders along, wrapping up with a valuable stock market prediction.

This newspaper should go purely digital as wasting trees or even recycled paper product, is a travesty.

[aguy30]

"Royal Thai Police on high alert after Boston attacks"

"Pol. Gen. Adul affirmed that Thailand has all security measures in place to handle any act of violence"

"He stated the National Police Chief already instructed all agencies in charge of possible targeted areas, including communities and favorite hangout places for foreign tourists and residents, to continue with their duties as normal."

That has been proven with the effectiveness of their actions in the south.

Seriously do they think an attack in Boston would have an effect on Thailand? That is about as likely as the bombing in the south caused the attack on Boston marathon.

There is one thought that comes to mind as I read this article: It is better be thought an idiot, than to remove all doubt!

[NongKhaiKid]

The midday news on IN Channel had a long opening segment on the Boston incident including a press conference by the Thai transport Minister to assure he was closely monitoring the situation including how all major airports were ready to handle any emergency. Emergency, what emergency the bombs were set at the end of a marathon and the only transport used was shanks' pony ?

Why is the Thai government getting so worked up other than to seize every opportunity to sound off in public without realising what dicks they make of themselves

[A Member]

The midday news on IN Channel had a long opening segment on the Boston incident including a press conference by the Thai transport Minister to assure he was closely monitoring the situation including how all major airports were ready to handle any emergency. Emergency, what emergency the bombs were set at the end of a marathon and the only transport used was shanks' pony ?

Why is the Thai government getting so worked up other than to seize every opportunity to sound off in public without realising what dicks they make of themselves

What a country, a bomb goes off at a sporting event on the other side of the world and the Thai government does to DEF COM 4 with a cabinet minister and the head of Thai Airways calling press conferences to explain how ready they are etc. The rub here is that with bomb blasts the norm in the south our hero Chalerm who is responsible for that security situation won't even visit the area.

[Artisi]

Thailand, the "Hub" of high alerts. A bit late for this year and too early for next years April 1

[Chao Lao Beach]

Why doesn't this thread, just today's of everyday make em alert?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/633382-one-killed-three-injured-in-pattani-bomb-blast/?utm_source=newsletter-20130417-1334&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

[thhMan]

Pol. Gen. Adul affirmed that Thailand has all security measures in place

to handle any act of violence while saying that the US has not issued

warnings for the country.

Did I read that right.....

This is the same organization that cannot even enforce the wearing of helmets and driving against traffic...

[Mosha]

Rather ironic that Irish Immigrants in Boston contributed greatly to the IRA Bombers. You can bet not one of the contributors got hurt though. Like you all say Thai Bullshit again.

What have Irish immigrants and the IRA got to do with this incident. Why the dig at the Irish?

A lot of the IRA's contributions came from that area, do keep up.

[Tanuki]

I feel so much safer now I mean talk about an organization that is constantly on the ball. They can't even stop illegal goods from being sold openly on Sukhumvit.