Tag: Songkran
Chonburi announces plans for Songkran celebration
Chonburi will mark its 80th organized Songkran celebration April 11-19, celebrating the Thai New Year along with the ceremonies to honor the province’s...
City plans traditional events to offset Songkran madness
With only 3 weeks to go, the city, led by Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon has begun plans for a traditional Songkran festival. ...
Issan Association sets northeast dance performances for April
The Pattaya Issan Association plans to use dance performances to raise the group’s profile and better promote Thailand’s northeast region. ...
TAT: Chinese visitors to Thailand to reach 1.4 mn this year
BANGKOK, 22 August 2011 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has expressed confidence that a total of 1.4 million Chinese tourists will...
Bjarne and Kran celebrate 30 years of marital bliss
Well wishers young and old pack Cafe Kronborg to the brim They say that when the union of a man and women lasts...
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...
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Kho-Phai-Gemeinde in Süd-Pattaya warnt vor Verkehrsrisiken, Jugendrennen und Streunerproblemen
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