Thai Government Forces Launch Offensive Strategy against Drugs, Security Threats

BANGKOK, August 23 (TNA) - Combined government forces before dawn Sunday launched an offensive in an attempt to suppress narcotics and national security threats, six days after the Thai capital of Bangkok was attacked by a bombing incident which killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 120 others. Thai National police chief Police General Somyot Phumphunmuang presided over the dispatch of soldiers and police personnel at the Dusit Palace. He said the operation was an “offensive measure” and was aimed at creating confidence to the people. The operation would focus on suppressing drug trafficking and cases related to threat to national security, said Pol. Gen. Somyot. On the progress of the bombing on Monday near the Brahmin statue at the Erawan Shrine in front of a deluxe hotel on Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok, Pol. Gen. Somyot said police are working very hard and a “positive news could be received soon” He, however, declined to disclose details of the investigation but admitted that the Royal Thai Police lacked advanced technology and would procure innovative advanced equipment at a later date. (TNA)