The Transport Ministry has ordered more rigorous control of the speed limit on expressways and motorways.

The move follows a high-speed crash involving three cars on the Don Muang tollway in Bangkok’s Lak Si district on Friday.

….Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan yesterday stressed the need for agencies to impose stricter speed limits on expressways and inter-provincial motorways.

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has warned drug dealers and traffickers that they will face the full force of the law.

He said there would not be any extrajudicial killings as seen during Thaksin Shinawatra’s drug war in 2003 that claimed the lives of more than 2,600 suspects.

“But if drug dealers fight against the [police] officers, we have to resort to protect [ourselves],” Mr Chalerm said. “Those involved in drug networks might be killed by drug gangs, not police officers, to cut them from the drugs cycle.”

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has promised to crack down on websites with lese majeste content and to look into alleged intimidation of the press by red shirts.

…Mr Chalerm, who oversees the Royal Thai Police Office, said taking action against websites containing content that insults the monarchy would be one of his top priorities.