Tag: Songkran
Credit card spending during Songkran up 15% y-o-y
BANGKOK, 16 April 2011 (NNT) – Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) has estimated that the value of credit card usage in April this year...
Buses, trains readied for bringing back Songkran revelers
BANGKOK, 15 April 2011 (NNT) – The Transport Co, Ltd and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have confirmed enough buses and trains...
148 lives lost on first 4 days of Songkran
BANGKOK, 15 April 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has reported 2,141 road accidents with 148 fatalities during...
Songkran ‘Water festival’ has begun
Thai and foreign tourists have been out with their buckets and pistols, or even a water hose to spray people passing along the...
Splash! It’s that time of year again – Songkran is here
With the national Songkran festivities all but finished, expect an influx of tourists, both Thai and international, to “invade” Pattaya this weekend as we...
Pattaya celebrates Seniors’ Day early
Pattaya celebrated National Seniors Day eight days early so its elderly residents could take part in the holiday commemoration and get to enjoy Songkran...
Naklua plans wide-ranging Songkran fun
Songkran is upon us and in Naklua officials plan to mark the Thai New Year with a solemn tribute to monks and raucous...
Splish, Splash, Splush
Editor; Going in one year and out the other, Songkran represents a chance to begin again by vowing yet another chance to get...
Alcohol control on motorbike riders
Another checkpoint was set up at central Pattaya crossroad near Tops Supermarket. Police carried out blood tests on over 50 motorbike riders and found...
Crackdown on Drink Driving During Songkran
Traffic police officers set up alcohol level in blood testing check point at Wat Chai Mongkol temple crossroad in south Pattaya and it really...
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Elevator repair enables disabled to cross Sukhumvit Road in Central Pattaya
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Pattaya cracks down on illegal migrant beggars exploiting children
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Singaporean officials foster collaboration in talks with Pattaya City
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City Hall welcomed a delegation from the Singapore Embassy in Thailand on May 9. Led by Mr. Benedict Chua Jing...