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Suvarnabhumi aiport in Thailand to get police station
Sat, Sep 26, 2009
The Nation/Asia News Network




Relevant authorities are planning to boost safety at Suvarnabhumi Airport by giving it a 280-member police force.

The airport police are expected to make the facilities entirely safe.

"If we have Suvarnabhumi Police Station to take charge of the airport, bad people roaming around there should finally disappear," Airports of Thailand president Serirat Prasutanond said yesterday.

He acknowledged that there were complaints about unlicensed tourist guides, unregistered taxis and baggage theft at the airport.

According to Serirat, the jurisdiction of the Suvarnabhumi Police Station would span over 20,000 rai of land.

Serirat disclosed the plan to form an airport police force after a meeting with relevant authorities.

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban chaired the meeting.

Deputy National Police Commission chief General Watcharaphol Prasanratchakit said the National Police Office had been planning to establish Suvarnabhumi Police Station for quite some time.

"We are going to recruit and train staff for this station," Watcharaphol said.

He chairs a committee to solve problems and enhance efficiency at the airport.

Pending the establishment of the station, Ratchathewa police remain in charge of the country's largest airport.

When there are airport police in charge, police from Ratchathewa and Bang Phli stations will oversee the neighbouring areas of the airport only.

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