Tag: Songkran
Editorial: Songkran deaths decline nationally, increase slightly in Chonburi
Thailand’s death toll from accidents during this year’s Songkran holidays fell nearly 25 percent from a year ago, but rose slightly in Chonburi....
Naklua ‘wan lai’ patrolled by 109 Banglamung police
Banglamung police were out in force in Naklua when that neighborhood celebrated the finale of week-long Songkran festivities with the official “wan lai,”...
Rain returns; so does flooding
With Songkran done and rainy season about to start, floods that hit Pattaya April 23 can be considered an unfortunate sign of things to...
Happy Songkran from PCEC
Thailand has three New Year Celebrations each year. The first is January 1, which is celebrated in most parts of the world. The...
Naklua keeps its Traditions Alive
Naklua is one of the main areas where Wan Lai or Songkran is still treated as a traditional Thai new year, full of respect...
World’s smallest man lends helping hand to Thailand’s tallest girl
The world’s shortest man came to Pattaya during Songkran to help out the world’s tallest teen, a Thai girl whose great height was caused...
4 Sattahip hospitals, Navy mobilize to handle Songkran injured
With expectations that thousands of people again being killed or injured while celebrating the Thai New Year, medical personnel from four Sattahip-area hospitals...
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, Sawang Boriboon provide aid during Songkran
As Songkran celebrations kicked into high gear, Bangkok Hospital Pattaya joined with the Sawang Boriboon Foundation to aid revelers carried away with partying...
Prapatsorn Green Park woman wins Chonburi Miss Songkran pageant
A 22-year-old Prapatsorn Green Park 8 Project woman beat out 65 others to win Chonburi’s Miss Songkran pageant. Wilasinee...
Nong Nooch elephants march into Thai New Year
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden celebrated Songkran with Buddhist offerings, a parade and a birthday party for one of its 4-ton water-shooting elephants. ...
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Scorching weather takes toll on fresh seafood supplies in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - As scorching temperatures persist, the availability of fresh seafood for tourists has taken a hit, with seafood operators grappling with the...
Truck driver cheats death after rear-ending ten-wheeler in East Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - In the early hours of April 27, a six-wheeled ice truck collided with the rear of a parked ten-wheeled truck on...
Foreign-nominated and bogus travel agents busted in Pattaya crackdown
PATTAYA. Thailand - Government agencies launched a unified effort on April 26, to address concerns within the tourism industry to tackle the widespread issue...
Reckless soil transport triggers dust clouds, traffic chaos in east Pattaya
EDITORIAL
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Mabprachan Reservoir area in Pong Sub-District, in east Pattaya, is currently facing a pressing issue that demands urgent intervention. Several...
Young Thai-American jumps off eighth floor of Pattaya condominium
PATTAYA, Thailand - A young Thai-American man lost his life after jumping from the eighth floor of a condominium in Pattaya on April 26....