Tag: Songkran
Transport Co expects surge in bus passengers
BANGKOK –The Transport Company expects as many as 600,000 passengers up until the 18th April with extra services to be provided to relieve anticipated...
Lower death toll in first four Songrkan days
BANGKOK, 15th April 2017 – The number of injuries and deaths in the first four safety-campaign days of the Songkran holiday has been reduced,...
Lively atmosphere reported across Thailand
THAILAND– A bustling atmosphere is reported in all provinces as Songkran celebrations remain in full swing.
In Lopburi province, governor Panu Yamsri led civil servants,...
Songkran to generate over 100 billion baht
BANGKOK - The Center for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) predicts that spending during the...
PM urges all Thais to celebrate Songkran traditionally
BANGKOK - The Prime Minister has urged all Thais to celebrate Songkran traditionally while safeguarding the nation's key institutions.
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha made...
Transport Ministry raising road safety awareness
BANGKOK– The Ministry of Transport has initiated a campaign to raise public awareness of the risk of road accidents and encourage road users to...
203 checkpoints to be set up along main roads on Songkran...
BANGKOK,(NNT) – Police will set up more than 200 check points across Thailand to facilitate traffic flow and enforce traffic laws during Songkran.
Pol Maj...
Songkran festive activities are not banned
BANGKOK, - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) explained that festive activities during the Songkran holiday have not been banned, but the public should be mindful...
Foreign workers with visa fee waived must return by April 30
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Labor has stressed that workers from Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia with non-citizen IDs (pink cards), who have had their...
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