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Red Bull tycoon sues senator over bribe claim
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/05/2024
» The Red Bull energy drink tycoon Chalerm Yoovidhya has filed a defamation lawsuit for 50 million baht against a senator and a TV host over allegations of bribery.
Prayut orders probe into Vorayuth case
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday formed a fact-finding committee into prosecutors' decision not to indict Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoodvidhya over his fatal hit-and-run accident in 2012.
Speeding, drunk drivers face murder rap over Songkhran
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/04/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon says he has ordered police to charge speeding and drunk motorists who cause fatal accidents during the Songkran holiday with murder.
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.
Regime ups efforts for safe holidays
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/12/2018
» Intelligence gathering will be beefed up to provide full security protection during the Christmas and New Year holidays, Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich said.
SRT puts on extra trains for revellers
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/04/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will provide additional train trips to accommodate Songkran revellers who are expected to return to Bangkok in large numbers today.
Drink drivers to work in mortuaries
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/04/2017
» Drink drivers caught during the Songkran festival will be ordered to work at mortuaries and hospital emergency rooms to make them aware of the danger of their offences, the Department of Probation says.
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.
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.