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Tuk – tuk drivers to surrender to the police in Phuket

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BIG YELLOW TAXI: a túk – túk custom ferries tourists along the road of Patong Beach. Drivers tuk – tuk, for now, are there themselves, say police. PHUKET: four pilot tuk – tuk wanted to set up a blockade on the road to beach Patong?s August 1 have surrendered to the police, agent for service of Police of Patong Lt Col Kittipong Klaikaew said today the Phuket Gazette.

The men were wanted to set up the blockade after having been involved in a fight with Dutch tourists, who led the tourists requiring hospitalization.

The incident sparked comments from Dutch Ambassador de Thailand Joan Boer in his recent meeting with the Governor of Phuket Tri Augkaradacha.

It also stimulated Phuket Provincial Police Superintendent Pekad Tantipong in establishing the right to the tuk – tuk drivers, saying that blocking streets will be is more tolerated.

?The four tuk – tuk driver gave themselves last week, ? Lt Col Kittipong said.

He refused to name the four pilots.

?I have spoke to my Commander before I can reveal their names to the media, ?, he said.

The men were charged with traffic obstruction, Chief of Police Patong Col Arayapan Pukbuakao said earlier that the Gazette is a fine of not more than 1,000 baht.

?As that they themselves have surrendered to the police, they were released. They must come to plead guilty or to deny the charges, ? Lt Col Kittipong said.

?If accept the charges, they?ll pay 1,000 – baht fine each. If they deny the charges, their case will be delivered to the Court for suite to give, ?, he added.

Lt col Kittipong explained that the minor charges were brought against drivers under the provisions of the order of Maj Gen Pekad Tantipong for a change in local tuk – tuk conduct drivers? ?step by step?.

?We start using minor charges with light sentences only, which is a warning for them. Now, let?s see if they behave.

?If that they do not lead themselves or if they block the road once again, we will collect charges with more severe penalties to deal with.

?For present, they appear to be control themselves, which is good for their own image, Lt Col added Kittipong ?.

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Phuket for speed and traffic cameras

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Police will get assistance greatly need to monitor the roads. PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Administration Organization spend baht 17 million on the speed of installation and the traffic cameras to catch people running red lights in Phuket.

?The cameras is not the same type used in a project recently launched in Bangkok. [With this type], we will know which exceeds the speed limit and severs the ? traffic regulations, and tickets will be sent to drivers? houses later, ? explained Commander Police Provincial Pekad Tantipong Phuket.

?I believe [drivers] will stop speeding and the number of road accidents will fall, ?, he added.

Maj Gen Pekad, said that the Office of the highways of Phuket is currently planning to make security upgrades to ?blackspots? October 12, at a price of 9 million baht.

Another 85 mn baht will be used on the improvement of 38 other black spots in the next fiscal year starting October 1.

One of the places to be at level is the section rugged road of Phra Barami of Kathu of Patong.

Also, warning signal will be installed in the curve of Kuan Yang, opposite Wat Suwankeereewong (Temple of Patong), and a median will be installed along the Rd Wiset in the circle of Chalong and Rawai Beach ? as reported earlier by the Phuket Gazette.

The news came at the same meeting 11 August at the Provincial Hall where the Governor of Phuket Tri Augkaradacha announced that the baht 94 million will be spent on the fixing of the 50 ?blackspots? of road accidents across the island.

The project will see more traffic Islands, lights of traffic, street lights, signs, adjustments to traffic lanes, road surface repairs, additional shoulders and humps among others measures to help reduce the accident rate in hot spots around the island.

The project is part of a national campaign launched by the previous Government and began on 1 April, under the supervision of a Committee headed by the Phuket Provincial Police, said Gov sorting.

Phuket?s road accidents rate was among the worst nation?s ten provinces, with 249 road accidents resulting in 15 deaths and 11 seriously injured people in July alone, says Gov sorting.

The accidents were caused by poor driving, the breach of the regulations of the traffic and poor quality roads, he added.

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Phuket forecast: rain continue through the weekend

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Taking the plunge: a van ploughs through the waters of flood on road Phang Muang Sai Kor this afternoon. PHUKET: Over the past 24 hours Phuket experienced the highest rainfall since storms freak of last March, with reports throughout the island floods and gisants trees and power poles.

One of the heaviest areas affected was Patong, where knee deep waters caused traffic jams along some parts of the road to Phang Muang Sai Kor, particularly near Patong Hospital and Jungceylon complex.

Surprisingly, the infamous stretch of road of Nanai, which received the name ?Nanai River? in recent years, has been completely free of water through a project completed drainage it by the municipality of last year.

?They never really solved the problem, they simply moved it from one place to another, but I am pleased that the road is practicable today, ? a resident expat said the Gazette this afternoon.

On Patong Hill, at least two heavy duty towers toppled near the town of Patong welcome sign, well that there is no case of power outages of Patong. There are also several small landslides.

An officer of the Thai Department of meteorological (DMT) meteorological South Center (West Coast) in Phuket said 270.6 mm of precipitation were is recorded during the period of 24 hours from 15: 40 yesterday.

Amounts of precipitation in other monitoring stations Island autour indicated that areas of the wind on the West Coast took the first victims of rain:

Kamala: 217,0 mm

Karon: 162,5 mm

PA Khlok: 87.0 mm

Phuket Town: 32.8 mm

Current forecasts are for many of the same, heavy showers and strong winds throughout the weekend.

An official warning issued to the 07 today called on the people in the areas of risk to Phuket, Ranong, Phang-nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun to be prepared to evacuate in the event of flash floods.

Wind-driven waves are also high 4 metres of the Andaman Sea, so that all ships are advised to proceed with caution and small boats should keep to the ground until conditions improve, pursuant to the LMA.

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