Bangkok police have started to take drunk driving more seriously. Apart from traffic tickets issued at checkpoints, drunk drivers will now likely face public embarrassment, as their photos will be posted on Facebook. Read more: coconuts.co
PATTAYA – April 19, 2013 [PDN]: Four people were seriously injured in a chain reaction of car collisions, after a speeding drunk driver rammed into a line of cars stopped at a traffic intersection. The young driver was also seriously injured. Police assumed he was drunk after finding cans of beer. Pattaya Daily News
BANGKOK, 18 April 2013 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has concluded that a total of 321 people were killed during the “seven dangerous days” period of Songkran (Thai New Year), narrowly topping last year’s death toll. On April 17, the last dangerous day for Songkran revelers, there were 247 traffic accidents […]
Bang Sue police are seeking a taxi driver who allegedly shot and wounded a drunk passenger who was about to vomit in his vehicle, after an online post carrying details of the incident went viral on a social media network. A photo and messages posted on Instagram early yesterday showed a man who had been […]
With 101 deaths, the cumulative road toll in the first two days of the Songkran holiday period remained higher than the same period last year, despite fewer road accidents, Road Safety Centre reported yesterday. Apart from the 101 deaths, 838 people were also injured in 791 road accidents, according to the centre’s record between Thursday […]
As promised, the local police in Pattaya are playing their part in the crack down on drink driving over the Song Kran Festive season and this weekend saw Traffic police and volunteers stopping vehicles to check both drivers and passengers. Drivers are being checked for alcohol levels and breathalyzer test kits have been issued to […]
Police detained a drunken man wearing monk’s robes in front of a Pattaya restaurant, after people complained he smelled bad and was acting obnoxious. The suspect was taken to Chaimongkhol temple, where the angry Abbot denounced him as a fake monk and had him forcibly disrobed. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, March 27 – Nearly three million Thai people quit drinking alcohol in the last decade, but the number of alcoholic beverage shops has increased by 120,000 outlets, according to an independent survey. The Centre for Alcohol Studies (CAS) reported that successive counter-alcohol campaigns have mainly contributed to a decline in drinkers. A total of […]
