Business operators discuss security boost for tourists

Business operators held a meeting with the police today to discuss boosting security measures in the busy Ratchaprasong commercial district following the deadly bomb explosion which killed 20 people, and 120 others, mostly tourists.

The meeting at Central World shopping Plaza was represented by assistant commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Pol Lt Gen Prawut Thavornsiri, also the police spokesman.

The meeting was called by the Royal Thai Police in its effort to seek cooperation from business operators in busy commercial districts, tourist destinations to increase more surveillance cameras in their business areas to ensure full safety for visitors and tourists.

The police have been asking the private sector to deploy high pixel density video cameras so that they could facilitate investigation and tracking down perpetrators in case of untoward incidents happened.

At the meeting, the private sector also agreed to deploy sophisticated devices such as face detection devices in their areas to boost security for tourists.

Thai PBS

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