The permanent secretary for interior has ordered all provincial governors to prevent parties during the Songkran festival. Saying such activities are prohibited with the imposition of...
Bangkok’s famous Songkran water party on Khao San Road and activities in two neighbouring communities have been cancelled. The huge annual Songkran water fight was cancelled...
As the 7 dangerous days of Songkran quickly approach the Interior Ministry has also asked local administrators to come up with more effective measures to prevent...
Aiming to reduce road accidents year-round, the Royal Thai Police will be keeping a closer eye on riskier drivers. Especially drunk driver, speeders and the elderly,...
BANGKOK – Thai Businessman, Somchai Wayrotepipat 57, who slammed into a car, killing a couple and severely wounding their 16 year-old daughter has agreed to pay...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s government’s Road Safety Operation Center reported there were 3,068 traffic accidents in which 348 people were killed during six days of the dangerous...
CHIANG RAI – As temperature levels soar in Northern Thailand and more people head outdoors for the Songkran celebrations, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) on...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told a press briefing that there were 468 traffic accidents which killed 46 people and injured 482 others...
CHIANG RAI – Unhealthy smog levels are again being recorded in nine northern provinces and a central plains province, with the worst air again in Chiang...
BANGKOK – Pol Colonel Siriwat Deepor, the spokesman and deputy commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has warned Thai and foreigner alike that posting...
NARATHIWAT – As Thailand’s seven dangerous days quickly approaches, five teachers have been killed and eight others injured when the driver of their van hit a...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered the Royal Thai Police to charge speeding and drunk motorists who cause fatal...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Alcohol Control Committee’s (ACC) has passed a resolution that would see the ban of alcohol sales in Thailand on the first day of...
BANGKOK – The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) has approached Thailand’s Junta Government to extend the waiver of visa-on-arrival (VOA) fees past Jan 13...
CHIANG RAI – On the fourth day of “Songkran’s 7 Dangerous Days” the Centre for the Protection and Reduction of Road Accidents during Songkran festival has...
CHIANG RAI – Impaired driving remained the most common cause of road accidents and casualties during the first two days of Thailand’s Songkran holiday, despite strict...
BANGKOK – On the first day of Songkran’s “7 dangerous days” a total of 3,339 motorcyclists and drivers of public transport and private cars were arrested...
CHIANG RAI – On the first day of Songkrans “7 Dangerous Day” 39 people were killed and 461 injured on the country’s roads, officials said on...
Dubbed the “Seven Deadly Days”, the days before, during and after the Songkran holiday, Thailand sees accident rates soar, with drunk driving accounting for many crashes....
CHIANG RAI – The city of Chiang Rai has stepped up the enforcement of the helmet law among motorcyclists, new signs have been erected at the...
