Deputy Bangkok governor Sanon Wangsrangboon recently visited the capital’s coordination centre for homeless people, known colloquially as the “Drop In” point, under Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge in Phra Nakhon district.

A total of 12,209 men who showed up for military conscription draws tested positive for drug use, of whom 7,174 have been admitted to rehabilitation programmes (2,146 in hospitals and 5,028 in boot camps), Sirinya Sitthichai, secretary-general of the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said on Thursday.