Tag: Songkran
Border security stepped up to prevent drug smuggling during Songkran
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is set to impose stricter measures to prevent drug smuggling...
Bangkok Poll: Khao San Road most popular Songkran destination among foreigners
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – A recent survey has revealed that the majority of foreign visitors to Thailand will be participating in the...
Sinkhole found on Phaya Thai Road
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – Another sinkhole was found in Bangkok, the third incident to happen in a month. This time it is...
Transport Co.: More than 500,000 has left Bangkok during the past...
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – More than half a million people have left Bangkok for the upcountry during the past long weekend, according...
SRT assures safe train trips to the southernmost provinces
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 -State Railway of Thailand Deputy Governor Viroj Triampongpan is confident that it is safe to ride the train to...
The 2012 “Songkran Splendours Festival” Offers Visitors to Thailand a Great...
Bangkok, Thailand – April 10, 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites visitors from all over the world to enjoy the “Songkran...
Bangpra’s Phaya Yom festival grows bigger
Bangpra is upsizing is traditional Songkran celebration, this year throwing its grandest Hae Phaya Yom procession and Thai New Year festival April 17-18....
Paul Hartley drives long to win
IPGC golf from The Haven Monday, April 2, Crystal Bay - Stableford CSS 71 1st Paul Hartley (19) 41pts 2nd Alan...
‘Roaring Forties’ at Green Valley
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society Sunday, April 1, Green Valley – Stableford A Flight 1st Steve Mulberry (9) 40pts 2nd Jan Erikssen...
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Pattaya officials clean up Jomtien Soi Kasetsin 3, residents urge action in other problem...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Jomtien municipal officers, together with staff from the Environment Office, carried out a cleanup operation along Soi Kasetsin 3, a public...
Pattaya to close Chalerm Phrakiat Soi 2 for overnight road resurfacing on Dec 8–9
PATTAYA, Thailand – City officials have announced a temporary road closure on Chalerm Phrakiat Soi 2 as crews begin resurfacing the street with new...
Security guard arrested for stealing over 120 steel pieces from factory in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Banglamung have arrested a 19-year-old security guard after CCTV footage revealed he had been stealing more than 120 steel...
‘Walking Street isn’t walking anymore’ as foreign tourists blast Pattaya’s struggling nightlife strip
PATTAYA, Thailand – Once the beating heart of Thailand’s nightlife, Walking Street is now facing some of its harshest criticism yet as foreign tourists...
Pattaya issues PM2.5 warning as air quality dips, critics say city reacted too late
PATTAYA, Thailand – A “yellow level” PM2.5 alert has been issued for Pattaya after particulate levels reached around 30 µg/m³, officially classified as moderate....