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Thai New Year road accidents claim 162 lives
Post Reporters, Published on 15/04/2024
» Traffic accidents from April 11 to 14 claimed 162 lives and injured 1,279 others, with holidaymakers starting to return to their workplaces on Monday.
Decline in accidents, fatalities
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2024
» The number of accidents, injuries, and fatalities on Thai roads during the so-called seven dangerous days this year dropped compared to the previous year.
Local hospitals assess Myanmar quake damage
Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2023
» Medical emergency response teams will inspect the structures of 14 hospital buildings in areas that felt tremors from an earthquake in Myanmar on Friday, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Songkran road accidents claim 114 lives
Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2023
» Road accidents during the Songkran long holiday have claimed 114 lives and injured 1,064 people nationwide, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Nan has nation's biggest drinking issue: survey
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2022
» More alcohol was consumed in the northern province of Nan last year than in any other province, according to a survey aired at a seminar organised by the Centre for Addiction Studies.
New plan in pipeline to cut road accidents over holidays
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2022
» The Traffic Accident Prevention Policy Committee will apply a new integration plan to reduce road accidents during the New Year and Songkran holidays.
Ducati cop decision set for today
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/02/2022
» Prosecutors will on Tuesday decide whether a police lance corporal who rode a Ducati superbike that struck down and killed a doctor at a zebra crossing on Jan 21 will be indicted.
Shaming the lawbreakers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/01/2022
» The tragic death of an ophthalmologist struck by a powerful motorbike while negotiating a zebra crossing in Bangkok has exposed deep-seated flaws in traffic law, its enforcement and motorists' disregard for discipline.
Traffic law backers call for sterner charges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2022
» Advocates have called on the government to seek changes in the law to also impose manslaughter charges against those who violate pedestrian crossing safety rules.
Road safety campaign curbs deaths to 333
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2022
» A total of 2,707 road accidents were reported during the "seven dangerous days" over the New Year period, with 2,672 injuries and 333 deaths, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said.