People celebrated Songkran holiday in Ayutthaya, Thailand on April 11 (Photo: AFP/VNA)Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai Governmenthas instructed its police to comply with regulations to ensure safety and orderduring the traditional Songkran holiday which falls on April 12-16.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon saidhe has ordered police to charge speeding and drunk motorists who cause fatalaccidents during the holiday with murder.
The Thai Government will launch the “seven-dayroad safety” campaign from April 11 to 17, as police have been ordered to stayvigilant against traffic safety violations.
Despite the intense road safety campaign for theSongkran festival in April last year, there were still 3,724 traffic accidentswhich killed 418 people and injured 3,897 others. Speeding and drink drivingwere cited as the most common causes.
Bangkok Police chief Lt. Gen. Sutthipong Wongpin said that,as per the annual practice, city police would not take days off overSongkran.
In addition to those to be dispatched totransport hubs, nearly 1,900 police officers and law enforcement officialswould be stationed at 14 key locations in Bangkok as well as about 60 Songkrancelebration venues, he said.
No photos, video clips of live broadcasts ofnudity, lewd acts or inviting consumption of alcohol should be published onThai social media during Songkran.
Moreover, those captured by photographs or video clips couldbe charged with performing a shameful act in public by indecently exposingthemselves or committing other indecent acts.
Meanwhile, there will be no art performances held in Bangkok’sKhao San and Silom streets during Songkran because of preparations for the ThaiKing’s coronation event on May 4-6.
Songkran is Thailand’s most famous festival. Animportant event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks thebeginning of the traditional Thai New Year. The name Songkran comes from aSanskrit word meaning ‘passing’ or ‘approaching’.-VNA
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon saidhe has ordered police to charge speeding and drunk motorists who cause fatalaccidents during the holiday with murder.
The Thai Government will launch the “seven-dayroad safety” campaign from April 11 to 17, as police have been ordered to stayvigilant against traffic safety violations.
Despite the intense road safety campaign for theSongkran festival in April last year, there were still 3,724 traffic accidentswhich killed 418 people and injured 3,897 others. Speeding and drink drivingwere cited as the most common causes.
Bangkok Police chief Lt. Gen. Sutthipong Wongpin said that,as per the annual practice, city police would not take days off overSongkran.
In addition to those to be dispatched totransport hubs, nearly 1,900 police officers and law enforcement officialswould be stationed at 14 key locations in Bangkok as well as about 60 Songkrancelebration venues, he said.
No photos, video clips of live broadcasts ofnudity, lewd acts or inviting consumption of alcohol should be published onThai social media during Songkran.
Moreover, those captured by photographs or video clips couldbe charged with performing a shameful act in public by indecently exposingthemselves or committing other indecent acts.
Meanwhile, there will be no art performances held in Bangkok’sKhao San and Silom streets during Songkran because of preparations for the ThaiKing’s coronation event on May 4-6.
Songkran is Thailand’s most famous festival. Animportant event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks thebeginning of the traditional Thai New Year. The name Songkran comes from aSanskrit word meaning ‘passing’ or ‘approaching’.-VNA
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