(22/03/2013)
 The
Government is stepping up two major campaigns, one for energy saving
and the other for road safety during the Songkran festival, the
traditional Thai New Year.At a meeting of permanent secretaries of all ministries on 21 March 2013, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra thanked various ministries for their cooperation in cutting energy use by 15 percent. She urged the agencies working with the private sector to ask private companies to join the energy-saving campaign, as well. The campaign has been heightened following the scheduled disruption in natural gas supply from Myanmar from 5 to 14 April 2013. It is needed to cope with the peak electricity consumption period in Thailand. The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Energy to work with the Ministry of Interior, which supervises the Metropolitan Electricity Authority and the Provincial Electricity Authority, in reducing energy consumption among the people. In related news, the Ministry of Culture will bring attire made from Thai fabric for Cabinet members to wear at the upcoming mobile Cabinet meeting in Chachoengsao province on 31 March 2013. Officials were urged to avoid wearing suits and jackets at work to save electricity used on air conditioning. Cabinet members have set an example by wearing Thai fabric at Cabinet meetings. The Ministry of Culture was assigned to come up with suitable designs for both casual attire and semi-casual attire. It will also organize an exhibition on Thai fabric at the mobile Cabinet meeting in Chachoengsao. The use of Thai fabric is part of the Government’s energy-saving campaign, since Thai fabric is suitable for climate in Thailand. It will also help preserve Thai culture and distribute wealth to local communities, which are producing areas for Thai fabric. As for the campaign for road safety, the Cabinet on 19 March 2013 acknowledged an integrated plan to prevent road accidents and promote road safety during the Songkran festival in April. Apart from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports are also joining the campaign. The objective is to create a culture of road safety. The campaign began in March and will be intensified between 11 and 17 April 2013, the period of Songkran celebration. The campaign for road safety focuses on six measures, comprising management, law enforcement, social aspects, traffic engineering, public relations, and emergency medical and rescue services. Emphasis is placed on speed limit and controls on drunk-driving, alcohol consumption, and the use of motorcycles. Road accidents kill a large number of people in Thailand each year. Thailand has set the period from 2011 to 2020 as the “Decade for Road Safety” in order to reduce road accidents. |
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