Tag: Songkran
Yesterday once more at Royal Garden Plaza
Thailand of the 1970s came to life again as Royal Garden Plaza prepared for Songkran with an Old Timers Thai Festival. ...
Marine Safety Center ensures Songkran boat operators ship-shape
Public and private sector agencies joined forces to ensure boat operators taking heavy Songkran crowds on the water were adhering to safety regulations. ...
THAI board to consider pilots’ demands on April 2
BANGKOK, 15 April 2012 – A board meeting of Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI) will soon consider requests made by its crew,...
TAT expects 1.4 million Songkran revelers in 13 select provinces
BANGKOK, 15 April 2012 – The Thai tourism authority expects this year's Songkran holidays will draw more than a million revelers to certain...
Wan Lai Day in Pattaya kicks off on Wednesday
CHONBURI, 16 April 2012 -The water-splashing fun lives on, with Wan Lai Day, Pattaya's version of Songkran Festival, being held from April 18th...
Abhisit urges PM Yingluck to be more focused
BANGKOK, April 15 - The opposition Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to improve her top job...
Thaksin reiterates his homecoming will occur this year
SIEM REAP, April 15 -- Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday morning led his supporters to give alms to Buddhist monks in...
253 dead in road accidents in first five days of Songkran
BANGKOK, April 16 – Thailand’s holiday death toll reached 253 in road accidents throughout the country through the first five days of the...
Hat Yai tourism upbeat, defies industry woes
SONGKHLA, April 16 - Buoyed by success beyond anticipated over the Thai new year Songkran festival, the president of the Tourism Business Federation...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...