Boiler blast
A boiler exploded at Wongpasit Karnpim Company Limited in Muang district of Samut Prakan on August 17. Twenty-two people were injured. Police were investigating the incident.
Guns gone
Weapons stolen from storage
Dozens of weapons seized during criminal cases were stolen from a military court storage facility in Bangkok, authorities said on August 17.
Authorities were investigating the possible involvement of two army officers. Judge Advocate General Jira Komutpong insisted that the stolen weapons were not involved with recent cases of political unrest or the military’s recent raids to confiscate illegal weapons. He added that only about 40 guns had been stolen.
The court keeps weapons for a certain period in case they need to be re-investigated, Jira said.
Parking police
Cops to enforce regulations
All cars parked illegally in Bangkok will be wheel-clamped. The regulation was due to be strictly enforced from August 18, police said.
The campaign is part of the Royal Thai Police’s effort to reduce road accidents and ease traffic problems caused by illegal parking. It follows a campaign to crack down on drivers using mobile phones without hands-free devices, launched earlier in August, police said.
EASY NEWS FOR M1-3
Pill problem
Two arrested with drugs
Two men were arrested with about 300,000 speed pills. It happened in Nakhon Si Thammarat on August 17. The drugs were found in their pickup truck. One of the men was an assistant village head in Narathiwat.
Vocabulary
- boiler (n): a container in which water is heated to provide hot water and heating in a building or to produce steam
unrest (n): a political situation in which people are angry and likely to protest or fight
clamp (v): to fix a clamp to a car’s wheel so that the car cannot be driven away
