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BTS member Suga fined $11,500 for drunk driving on e-scooter

BTS member Suga fined $11,500 for drunk driving on e-scooter

K-pop star Suga, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, has been fined 15 million won ($11,500) by a court for drunk driving while on an electric scooter.
BTS member charged with driving scooter under the influence

BTS member charged with driving scooter under the influence

Thailand enforces strict anti-drunk driving measures for Songkran

Thailand enforces strict anti-drunk driving measures for Songkran

Criminal prosecution proposed for drivers with high alcohol levels

Criminal prosecution proposed for drivers with high alcohol levels

A senior traffic safety official has said criminal prosecution is necessary for those driving under the influence of high alcohol levels, even when they have not caused any accidents.
January 30, 2024 | 01:17 am PT
Man rams into traffic police officer to escape alcohol test

Man rams into traffic police officer to escape alcohol test

A driver in northern Bac Giang Province rammed into a traffic police officer on a motorbike before trying to escape as he was requested to stop for alcohol level check.
January 26, 2024 | 03:30 am PT
HCMC restaurants suffer anti-drunk driving campaign

HCMC restaurants suffer anti-drunk driving campaign

Some restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City have seen customers numbers plummet by up to 80% as the city strengthens its anti-drunk driving campaign.
December 5, 2023 | 03:07 pm PT
DUI: Wives take the car wheel as husbands imbibe the Tet spirit

DUI: Wives take the car wheel as husbands imbibe the Tet spirit

Quynh Hoa was afraid her husband would drink and drive after Tet gatherings, so she chauffeured him around the whole Lunar New Year holiday.
January 31, 2023 | 10:00 pm PT
Drunk driver arrested after accident kills 3 people

Drunk driver arrested after accident kills 3 people

An official with the transport department in the northern Bac Giang Province was detained Saturday for driving under the influence and causing the death of three people.
June 4, 2022 | 07:30 pm PT
Vietnam’s tough drunk driving law gets the ‘tough’ going

Vietnam’s tough drunk driving law gets the ‘tough’ going

With over 185,000 drunk drivers subjected to heavier punishments in 2020, traffic cops are noticing improved driving attitudes on Vietnamese roads.
December 29, 2020 | 06:34 am PT
Government to slap fines for selling beer to people under 18

Government to slap fines for selling beer to people under 18

People selling beer to those under 18 will be fined VND500,000-1 million ($22-43) under a government decree that takes effect on October 15.
August 30, 2020 | 08:46 pm PT
Over 400,000 drivers fined in month-long traffic crackdown

Over 400,000 drivers fined in month-long traffic crackdown

A month-long traffic police campaign found a total of 401,027 drivers committing various violations, with 27,000 of them losing their driving licenses.
June 17, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
South Korean jailed four years for killing woman in traffic accident

South Korean jailed four years for killing woman in traffic accident

A South Korean man will spend four years in jail for killing a woman in Nha Trang while driving drunk without a license.
May 7, 2020 | 06:38 pm PT
Coronavirus fears: Vietnam cops use balloons for alcohol breath tests

Coronavirus fears: Vietnam cops use balloons for alcohol breath tests

Traffic police in a district of Soc Trang, a Mekong Delta province, are using balloons for alcohol breath tests to minimize risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.
February 21, 2020 | 05:10 am PT
Road traffic emergency cases during Tet drop 14.5 percent

Road traffic emergency cases during Tet drop 14.5 percent

Vietnam experienced a 14.5 percent drop in year-on-year traffic accident emergency ward admissions during the Tet holiday.
January 27, 2020 | 06:04 pm PT
Foreigners welcome Vietnam's tougher DUI law

Foreigners welcome Vietnam's tougher DUI law

While sitting in a pub recently Lee Zhong Yi was startled to see a 50ish man stumble out and fall to the ground. 
January 18, 2020 | 01:42 am PT
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