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Gov’t prepares stronger drunk-driving measures for 21-day Songkran

March 12, 2024

With Songkran extended this year to 21 days for the “World Songkran Festival”, the government is making plans to discourage drunk driving, a major contributor to road accidents and fatalities in recent years. Festival" lasting for 21 days, from April 1 to 21.

Authorities to crack down on drunk driving during long break

December 27, 2023

Thai authorities have promised tighter measures, including more stringent enforcement of the laws, to prevent drunk-driving accidents during the four-day New Year break.

More women, youths dying drunk on roads

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019

WOMEN ARE increasingly being involved in drunk-driving accidents resulting in death and injury says the Public Health Ministry, citing data on this year’s Songkran road mayhem.

Woman faces drunk-driving charge after 7 injured in pickup crash

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018

Seven people were injured – two seriously – after a 30-year-old local woman, allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, ploughed her pickup truck into seven motorcycles parked on the roadside in Chaiyaphum province early on Sunday.

Drunk-driving arrests mount, ankle bracelets keep some at home

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018

With Chiang Rai, Maha Sarakham and Surin topping the list of provinces for drunk drivers caught in the first five days of Songkran (April 11-15), thousands of offenders were immediately slapped with probation and dozens had monitoring devices attached to their ankles to keep them off the roads.

Probationary sentences for 3,100 drunk-driving offenders over New Year

TUESDAY, JANUARY 02, 2018

The courts handed down probationary sentences in more than 3,000 cases of drunk-driving during five days of the New Year holiday period.