Apirak warns residents to be on their guard
A storage area of Southland Rubber in Yala’s Muang district was set on fire yesterday morning by suspected arsonists. It took until the afternoon to douse the flames and the rubber continues to smoulder. About 5,000 tonnes of rubber sheet valued at Bt400
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Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin has ordered directors in the 50 districts under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's jurisdiction to be alert to any suspicious activities.
He was speaking after a meeting with the internal security operations unit set up by the BMA about the possible security risk in Bangkok after the Chinese New Year bombs in the Deep South. The unit works with both the police and military. Apirak said each district should join with local residents to be on the look out especially in crowded areas such as Skytrain stations, subways and department stores. He added the BMA had replaced all the old public dustbins with transparent ones in the city centre, and that more than 2,500 new bins would be installed next month. The BMA will ask for police and military to provide security for the Makha Puja Day ceremony that will be held at Sanam Luang on March 3. The Nation
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