Proposed 911 emergency number

[bluesofa]

I'm not sure if this is slightly OT, so I apologise if it is.

 

Exactly two years ago I read an article in the newspaper we can't mention, saying that, "The government has decided to use 911 as the main emergency phone number nationwide."

It also said, "A national committee, chaired by the prime minister, will be set up to administer the 911 system."

 

I wonder if anyone has heard any more of this, or is two years perhaps too soon for a committee to make a report?

 

[RichCor]

35 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

"The government has decided to use 911 as the main emergency phone number nationwide."

 

 

Thailand adopts 911 as emergency number
Started by webfact, November 26, 2015

 

...and the follow on thread:

 

Got a problem? Keep it here on 191, say Thai police
Started by webfact, July 26, 2016

 

"Thai police have moved swiftly to reassure the public - the emergency number is 191, always has been and always will be."

 

 

Haven't you memorized the current numbers already?

 

 

   191 General Emergencies

  199  FIRE or General Emergency hotline

1669 Ambulance and Medical Emergency

1646 EMS

1724 Private EMS (Bangkok Hospital, Emergency Transport Services)

1554 Ambulance and Rescue

1146 Public Road Police

1155 Tourist Police

1191 Human Trafficking Crime Division

1192 Vehicle Theft Police

1193 Traffic Accident Police

1195 Crime

1196 Highway Police

          Thai Red Cross - 02 252 8181-9
1860 National Disaster Warning Centre

 

- Services not available in all areas

   Expect some delay if calling during meal time. 

 

 

[bluesofa]

Thanks for the info.

I missed the follow up article. I was interested in what was going to happen, but obviously not enough to notice that what the PM said was repudiated.

 

So after the PM said there would be "A national committee, chaired by the prime minister, will be set up to administer the 911 system" , exactly one year later we have: "Thai police have moved swiftly to reassure the public - the emergency number is 191, always has been and always will be."

A truly Thai system - it has the same digits: 1,1,9, but not necessarily in the same order.

 

Does that mean it must be my fault for believing the PM is in charge?

 

[RichCor]

You must have gotten one of his poems to the people, that didn't translate well.

[Speedo1968]

I have recently used 1669, works fine.   I live outside a small town 50km south of Khon Kaen