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South China Morning Post
23-04-2025
- South China Morning Post
Thailand, criticised over Bangkok building collapse, to test mobile alerts
Thailand will conduct tests of a cellphone disaster alert system, senior officials said on Wednesday, after criticism that no alarm was sent after last month's deadly Myanmar earthquake caused damage in Bangkok. Advertisement Director General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phasakorn Boonyalak said the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) will undergo a test run next month in localised areas including the sprawling capital, which was badly shaken by the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. The system will use three mobile networks to send warning messages 'quickly and with wide coverage, both on natural disaster and security threats', he told a news conference. Starting on May 2 with the smallest target area – four city hall buildings – there will be three test runs, with the third and largest drill covering the whole of Bangkok and Chiang Mai provinces on May 13. 02:26 Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Myanmar, buildings sway and fall in Bangkok Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Myanmar, buildings sway and fall in Bangkok Residents' cellphones will get a pop-up message on their screens in Thai and English, accompanied by a siren, Phasakorn said.
South China Morning Post
23-04-2025
- South China Morning Post
Thailand to test mobile alerts after Bangkok building collapse criticism
Thailand will conduct tests of a cellphone disaster alert system, senior officials said on Wednesday, after criticism that no alarm was sent after last month's deadly Myanmar earthquake caused damage in Bangkok. Advertisement Director General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phasakorn Boonyalak said the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) will undergo a test run next month in localised areas including the sprawling capital, which was badly shaken by the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. The system will use three mobile networks to send warning messages 'quickly and with wide coverage, both on natural disaster and security threats', he told a news conference. Starting on May 2 with the smallest target area – four city hall buildings – there will be three test runs, with the third and largest drill covering the whole of Bangkok and Chiang Mai provinces on May 13. 02:26 Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Myanmar, buildings sway and fall in Bangkok Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Myanmar, buildings sway and fall in Bangkok Residents' cellphones will get a pop-up message on their screens in Thai and English, accompanied by a siren, Phasakorn said.
CNA
23-04-2025
- CNA
Thailand to test disaster alerts after quake criticism
BANGKOK: Thailand will conduct tests of a cellphone disaster alert system, senior officials said on Wednesday (Apr 23), after criticism that no alarm was sent after last month's deadly Myanmar earthquake caused damage in Bangkok. Director General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phasakorn Boonyalak said the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) will undergo a test run next month in localised areas including the sprawling capital, which was badly shaken by the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. The system will use three mobile networks to send warning messages "quickly and with wide coverage, both on natural disaster and security threats", he told a news conference. Starting on May 2 with the smallest target area - four city hall buildings - there will be three test runs, with the third and largest drill covering the whole of Bangkok and Chiang Mai provinces on May 13. Subscribe to CNA's Morning Brief An automated curation of our top stories to start your day. This service is not intended for persons residing in the E.U. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners. Loading Loading Residents' cellphones will get a pop-up message on their screens in Thai and English, accompanied by a siren, Phasakorn said. The message will read: "This is a test message from Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, no action required."
