Blow the whistle through your smartphones
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In response to the many "whistle-blowing" activities being organised to show disapproval of the government's amnesty bill, a Thai software company, Innovation Plus, has developed an application that enables people to blow a whistle on their smartphones
Nakrin Lerdnamwong, the app developer, said that as whistle-blowing had become the call sign for those protesting against the amnesty bill, he had come up with the app idea, so that people could blow their whistles anywhere and at anytime.
“People who are against the amnesty bill can blow a whistle online as well,” said Nakrin.
To use the app, users simply press a button to make the whistle sound. Once this is done, the programme will collect each hit and report it to a map showing how many people are using the app and where they are.
“Using the whistle-blowing app, we can indicate where the person using it is, no matter whether they are in Thailand or in another country,” said Nakrin.
Just one hour after the app was launched on Thursday, there were more than 400 whistle-blowing hits. Nakrin said he hoped to get as many as 100-million hits and would produce the map to show where the whistle-blowers were.
“There are so many people who want to attend the Democrat Party rally and show their support, but not all of them have time or are physically able. This app will at least help them play a part,” said Nakrin.
The app is now available at Google Play for Android smartphone. It can also be accessed at www.whistleforthai.com using iPhone or PC.
