New police look tested
published : 10 May 2021 at 09:20
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Wassayos Ngamkham
The Royal Thai Police is seeking to update its khaki uniform.
A committee is studying the input gathered from officers nationwide, as well as the public, to finalise the new uniform design.
A prototype is currently being trialled at three police stations in Bangkok.
The proposed new uniform costs about 2,000 baht each, police said, adding the uniforms will be provided to officers annually as part of their job perks.
The proposed new uniform includes a baseball-style cap which is much lighter than police helmets.
The shirt has two panels -- the upper made of khaki while the lower is made from a more breathable fabric which is easy to wash and dry, he said.
Unlike the original metal police badges, the new badges are made out of fabric.
"However, how the officers perform their duties and behave themselves in public is more important than their uniforms," a Rangsit University professor said.
"Changing the uniform will be useless if the officers fail to improve their behaviour."
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Vocabulary
- behave: to do things in a particular way - ประพฤติตัว
- behaviour: the way that someone acts or behaves - พฤติกรรม, การกระทำตัว
- committee: a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject - คณะกรรมการ
- fabric: cloth, especially when it is used for making things such as clothes or curtains - ผ้าหรือสิ่งทอ
- input (noun): help in the form of ideas, advice, or information, used in a process or in making a decision - ข้อมูล, การสนับสนุน
- khaki (n): a fabric of a dull brownish-yellow color, in particular a strong cotton fabric used in military clothing -
- lighter (adj): less heavy - เบากว่า, เบาลง
- metal: a type of solid mineral substance that is usually hard and shiny and that heat and electricity can travel through, for example tin, iron and gold - โลหะ
- perk: a benefit or advantage that you get from a situation - ผลประโยชน์เพิ่มเติม, ผลตอบแทนเพิ่ม
- prototype (noun): a copy or version of a product made before it is produced in large quantities to show it to people - ต้นแบบ, ชิ้นงานที่สร้างขึ้นเป็นแบบฉบับเพื่อสร้างชิ้นงานอื่นให้มีลักษณะเดียวกัน มีรูปทรง ขนาดสัดส่วน โครงสร้างที่แสดงรายละเอียด สามารถใช้งานได้ตามที่ออกแบบไว้ทุกประการ วัสดุที่นำมาสร้างต้นแบบอาจเป็นวัสดุที่ใช้จริง หรือวัสดุทดแทนก็ได้
- trial: a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is - การทดลอง, การทดสอบ
