Tag: Songkran
St Andrews ends term with Songkran celebration
Last Friday, St Andrews students, teachers and friends were celebrating the end of Term Two with our annual Songkran Celebration. Children were celebrating...
Thailand overwhelmed by influx of foreign tourists
The Thai travel industry has called on the government to urgently increase the number of personnel in the tourism sector to cope with...
Wet & wild ends tonight
The giant water fight commonly known as Songkran has entered its final hours, with Pattaya thoroughly waterlogged and residents either thoroughly annoyed or gearing...
Marine security center protects tourists during Songkran
Before the Songkran holiday began, five areas organizations publicized their collaboration on a marine-security center to protect beach and ocean goers. Mayor Itthiphol...
Thailand’s holiday road death toll reaches 255
BANGKOK, April 16 -- Road accidents claimed 255 lives and injured 2,439 persons in the first five days of the ‘Songkran’ holiday’s "seven...
Legend sees peacock-riding Songkran queen driving Pattaya’s parade
Residents and frequent visitors to Pattaya are used to bizarre sights, but even they might be surprised to see a woman leading this...
Bus drivers reported as reckless by passengers to be fined
BANGKOK, 16 April 2013 – The Land Transport Department will fine drivers of buses who were reported by passengers as reckless drivers. As...
Revelers make their ways back to Bangkok, causing taxi shortages
Bangkok, April 16, Mor Chit 2 bus terminal on Tuesday morning faced a taxi shortage problem as holidaymakers make their ways back to Bangkok....
218 deaths reported in first four days of Songkran holidays
BANGKOK, April 15 - Road accidents have killed 218 people and wounded another 2,000 in the first four days of the seven-day campaign...
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Ex-wife of British ASOS co-founder seeks custody of children, declares innocence after Pattaya tragedy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The former wife of British millionaire Quentin John Griffiths, who died after falling from a luxury condominium balcony in Pattaya earlier...
Life-saving response in Pattaya after woman suffers sudden seizure on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – In the early hours of February 28, city enforcement officers in Pattaya responded to an emergency call from concerned citizens at...
Pattaya Police arrest two Indian nationals in alleged beachside human trafficking case
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officers from Pattaya City Police Station arrested two Indian nationals accused of luring women from their home country to Thailand with...
Top security talks in Pattaya as Chonburi Governor leads tourist protection strategy
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Governor Naris Niramaiwong presided over a mobile meeting of the Police Administration Inspection and Monitoring Committee at the Operations Center...
Pattaya moves forward as railway parallel road upgrade shows steady progress
PATTAYA, Thailand – The City of Pattaya continues to push ahead with improvements to the Railway Parallel Road, from Khao Talo to the Wat...