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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.
Vehicles seized from Songkran drink drivers soared
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/04/2017
» The number of vehicles impounded from drink drivers in this Songkran festival soared when compared with last year's figures.
Entertained to death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/04/2017
» As I write this column, a pickup truck travelling home to Hat Yai for Songkran has just crashed, killing two and seriously injuring another five of the same family. The pickup in question lost control and slammed into trees on the side of the road in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, just past Hua Hin. The driver was killed instantly.
Roads still too deadly
News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2017
» At a glance, the lower death toll at the beginning of this year's Songkran festival may give the impression that the government's road safety campaign has yielded some success. However, this is not quite the case.
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.
Boy, 15, killed by shot fired from motorcycle gang
Manit Sanubboon, Published on 04/04/2017
» PRACHIN BURI -- A 15-year-old boy was killed by a bullet fired by a member of a motorcycle gang in Muang district early on Tuesday, police said.
Teen killed, others shot as rivals block alley and open fire
Online Reporters, Published on 03/03/2017
» SAMUT PRAKAN - A teenager was shot dead and three of his companions wounded when members of a rival gang sealed off an alleyway and attacked them in Phra Pradaeng district in the early hours of Friday.
New Year fatality toll hits 10-year high
News, Published on 06/01/2017
» A total of 478 people were killed in road accidents during the New Year's "seven dangerous days" road safety campaign, which ended on Wednesday, the highest toll in a decade.
Cops pounce on drunks, nab vehicles
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/01/2017
» Authorities impounded 559 private vehicles of drink drivers nationwide yesterday, bringing the total number of nabbed vehicles to 1,011 since the first day of the road safety campaign on Thursday, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) says.
Police pounce on drunks, nab vehicles
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2017
» Authorities impounded 559 private vehicles of drink drivers nationwide Sunday, bringing the total number of nabbed vehicles to 1,011 since the first day of the road safety campaign on Thursday, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) says.