Police in the Northeast province of Buri Ram rounded up 481 street racers this week and also threatened to hold the parents of the youth accountable for negligence resulting in wrongdoing – an offence that is punishable by three months in jail and/or a Bt30,000 fine.

JUSTICE MINISTER General Paiboon Koomchaya backed the police's strict handling of street racers and suggested that any youths planning a gathering for good intent (such as charity or making merit) should contact police in advance so they can manage the tr