Tag: Songkran
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...
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...
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BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...