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Road safety centre opens for New Year
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/12/2020
» The road safety and accident reduction centre was launched on Monday ahead of the New Year exodus of holidaymakers.
New Year road deaths up by 9.5%
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/01/2019
» The road death toll during the New Year holidays rose by 9.5% from last year to 463, even as the numbers of accidents and injuries fell.
Prawit suffered 'serious infection'
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/08/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Friday he recently suffered not only food poisoning but also sepsis and needed antibiotic injections for two weeks.
E-waste import ban eyed
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/06/2018
» The government is considering exercising an all-powerful Section 44 order to ban electronics waste imports amid growing concerns over an influx of illegal hazardous trash into the country.
End of emergency decree proposed for Betong
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/02/2018
» Security officials say that conditions in Betong, the southernmost district in the country, have improved to the point where a state of emergency is no longer necessary.
Police seize more than 5,000 vehicles from drink drivers
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/04/2017
» Strict law enforcement to keep drink drivers off the streets during the Songkran festival led to the seizure of 5,212 vehicles in four days, the National Council for Peace and Order says.
Death toll drops at start of Songkran but injuries rise
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/04/2017
» There have been 82 deaths -- compared with 116 over the same period last year -- and more than 1,000 injuries from road incidents since the Songkran road safety campaign began on Tuesday, authorities say.
Stability at the cost of freedom
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/05/2016
» After almost two years in power, the military regime can claim to have restored order and maintained peace. Yet, this has come at the cost of deploying troops across the entire country.
Regime looks for silver lining in dark Songkran death totals
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/04/2016
» Trying to put a positive spin on the country’s worst-ever holiday road-fatality totals during the Songkran festival, the junta on Monday said its campaign to reduce road accidents and casualties caused by drink-driving proved “productive” in raising awareness of the problem.
Troops, cops seize 100 vehicles
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/12/2015
» At least 100 drink drivers have had their vehicles seized by soldiers and police during roadside checks as part of an ongoing nationwide New Year holiday road safety campaign.