Official inspection
A monk on February 12 gives a tiger a drink at Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi. Wildlife officials inspected the temple to make sure none of the 140 tigers kept there were smuggled or trafficked.
Campaign launched
Scheme aims to reduce drinking
A campaign to reduce under-age drinking is targeting alcohol vendors — especially those near educational institutes — asking them not to sell to anybody under 20.
The Thai Foundation of Responsible Drinking (TFRD), the Excise Department and Suan Dusit Rajabhat University launched the campaign on February 12 to combat growing numbers of under-age drinkers.
TFRD spokesperson Chatchada Chantharangsu said the campaign hopes to create a sense of responsibility among both drinkers and sellers. Campaign activities will be conducted at schools and universities to persuade the young to avoid alcohol, Chatchada said.
Irrigation issue
Villages to get tap water
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has set a two-year target to provide tap water for nearly 7,500 villages that suffer repeated water shortages.
The goal is part of a water management strategic plan, which runs from this year to 2026. The plan was reviewed during a meeting of the Strategic Committee for Water Resources Management, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on February 12.
Altogether, 7,490 villages currently not served by tap water will have access to regular tap water by 2017, RID official Lertviroj Kowattana said. There are currently 9,093 villages served by tap water and the government is working to improve the water system.
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Card crime
Man arrested at ATM
A 47-year old Bulgarian man was arrested. It happened in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district. Police reported the news on February 10. He was trying to withdraw money with a fake ATM card. He possessed 32 fake ATM cards, police said.
Vocabulary
- combat (v): to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse
shortage (n): a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed
possess (v): to have or own something
