Police assure safe Songkran water celebration

[Lite Beer]

Police assure safe Songkran water celebration

BANGKOK: -- As the Songkran water festival is just a week away, the Royal Thai Police today ordered all police to begin crime campaign, tighten control on alcoholic drink sales and increase mobile patrols to ensure that the people celebrate the festival with happiness and safety.

Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Lt Gen Prawut Thavornsiri said the commissioner of the Royal Thai Police has voiced concern of the safety of the people during the seven dangerous day (April 9-16) during the water festival.

He ordered all police to begin crime suppression campaign now, particularly on drug trafficking which is expected to rise, to tighten sales of alcoholic drinks in water splashing areas, and setting up more road checkpoints to check vehicles with drunk drivers.

The safety of the people and tourists was also a concern, the spokesman said and added that the commissioner ordered the police to take good care of them during the water celebration.

He said the police have Hotlines for people to call around the clock at No 1599 and 199 for help or report any inappropriate behaviour of water celebrations.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/police-assure-safe-songkran-water-celebration

-- Thai PBS 2015-04-01

[Commerce]

BShit.

[hansgruber]

1000 or so will die on the roads as it does every Songkran. No need to assure us with lip service.

[surangw]

having gutter water sprayed in your face is not mentioned

[Cuchulainn]

...............and setting up more road checkpoints to check vehicles with drunk drivers..............

And drivers who are just over the limit is acceptable? Usual cack-handed approach to road safety.

[JOC]

A statement from last year, or the year before??

[JOC]

BShit.

You have a way with words Sir!!

[LuckyLew]

Same sh#t different year

Do they make these same annual release on Thai media as well?

[surangw]

Same sh#t different year

Do they make these same annual release on Thai media as well?

they have to earn their keep somehow

[upena]

9-16 is 8 days

[socksy01]

What a worthless post. It will be the same as every year. Carnage.

[seajae]

cant do a second rice crop due to a drought, water is scarce in several provinces yet they are going to once again waste millions of litres of water by throwing it at bike riders and cars causing untold accidents and injuries and for what. Really have wonder at the mentality of people here when we see this happening, yes its a celebration but surely they realize that wasting this much water during a severe drought is simply stupid when there are farmers struggling to survive with no water what so ever but hey, the show must go on.

[lvr181]

After Songkran, when the truth about the road toll comes to hand will we know whether there has been a "safe" Songkran, as promised by the RTP.

Until that time, the "announcement" will remain just that, for the happiness of Thai peoples.

Seeing is believing NOT just being told.

[Lupatria]

Police assure safe Songkran...

This must be from the same script with similar paragraphs like:

Police assure-

no crime,

no road accidents

no drunk driving

no drugs

no corruption in the force

no unsolved murder cases

no earthquakes,

no tsunamis,

no drought

no floods

wow, I got tired at this point...

[Johnny S]

9-16 is 8 days

Tjaaahh what can you expect with the schools here ... Even for this the calculator should come out

[seam0nster]

I don't know about anyone else, but I sure feel more safe.

[NoshowJones]

Do these helplines only apply in cities? Do they apply in towns and villages upcountry?

[NoshowJones]

cant do a second rice crop due to a drought, water is scarce in several provinces yet they are going to once again waste millions of litres of water by throwing it at bike riders and cars causing untold accidents and injuries and for what. Really have wonder at the mentality of people here when we see this happening, yes its a celebration but surely they realize that wasting this much water during a severe drought is simply stupid when there are farmers struggling to survive with no water what so ever but hey, the show must go on.

This is the LOS. Land of Stupidity.

[mercman24]

i thought it was 3 days 13 - 14 - 15 April am is missing something ??

[bangon04]

Same sh#t different year

Do they make these same annual release on Thai media as well?

they have to earn their keep somehow

"the Royal Thai Police today ordered all police to begin crime campaign,"

haha too easy - they really need to be told this? I thought the RTP was a permanent crime campaign.