Tag: Songkran
Sunscreen market flourishing
The Sunscreen market is flourishing this Songkran Festival with a projected value of not less than 1.2 billion baht this year owing to...
Songkran – Outback style
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar Monday, April 11, Burapha - Stableford Capt’ Bob made it tough again on the 21...
Culture Ministry to issue Songkran handbooks
BANGKOK, 19 April 2011 – The Ministry of Culture is preparing to issue handbooks campaigning for greater awareness of youngsters on the genuine...
Special Report: Road Casualties during Songkran 2011
As a result of the joint effort among related agencies to prevent and reduce road accidents during this year’s Songkran Festival, the numbers...
Pattaya celebrates ‘Wan Lai’ Songkran Water Festival today, all day!
Pattaya’s traditional Songkran Festival known as ‘Wan Lai’ or the ‘Day that Flows’ falls on April 19 every year. Today tens of thousands of...
Limousine chauffeur dies after busy rounds
Banglamung police attended a bungalow in Chaiporn Vithi, and found the dead body of a 63 year old limousine chauffeur on the bed. ...
Central Pattaya alcohol check point
Police have really been doing their job this Songkran with various checkpoints all over town. On Pattaya 3rd road in front...
Songkran Water Festival – ‘Wan Lai’ in Pattaya City Today
April 19 every year is the day of traditional 'Wan Lai' to be celebrated in Pattaya City. Larger crowd is expected to come...
Shooting on Songkran day
Songkran holiday might have not been a happy time for everyone as Manat Thongchai, 31, was found in a critical way after luckily escaping...
Special Report: 2011 Songkran Goddess
Prediction BANGKOK, 16 April 2011 (NNT) –The Thai traditional New Year’s Day is called Songkran Day. The word ‘songkran’ refers to the event...
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Mobile phone distraction leads to collision in east Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A woman was trapped and injured when her blue Ford Ranger pickup truck collided with a utility pole and flipped onto...
Heavy rainfall may cause sudden flooding in Pattaya
The Department of Meteorology warns the northern and upper central regions of Thailand of thunderstorms, strong gusty winds, and heavy rainfall in some areas....
Deputy Finance Minister resigns amid dismay of job allocation
Mr Krisada Chinavicharana on Wednesday tendered his letter of resignation as deputy finance minister, reportedly displeased with new duties after reshuffle but Prime Minister...
Building collapses during demolition in Bangkok
A commercial building in Bangkok’s Bang Phlat district collapsed on Wednesday morning during demolition work.
The incident caused debris to scatter across the sidewalk and...
Phuket introduces electric buses to ease traffic woes
Phuket, a popular tourist destination, has been struggling with severe traffic congestion in recent years. While the government’s public transportation system in Phuket has...