Tag: Songkran
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...
Emergency Services on Stand By for Songkran
Sawang Boriboon Foundation life saving unit vice president, Sinchai Watanasatsathorn called up a meeting with the volunteers be get ready to give the service...
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PATTAYA, Thailand - There is something seductive about the phrase tax exemption. It sounds clean. Final. Liberating. For many holders of Thailand’s Long-Term Resident...
Schuldzuweisungen nach Strandüberfall in Pattaya verschärfen Debatte über Touristenverhalten und Straßenkriminalität
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein jüngster Übergriff auf einen deutschen Touristen am Pattaya Beach hat die Debatte darüber neu entfacht, wer Verantwortung trägt, wenn es...
Großfahndung in Pattaya nach Überfall durch maskierte Bande auf britischen Koch
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die Polizei hat eine intensive Fahndung eingeleitet, nachdem drei maskierte Täter in der Nacht gewaltsam in ein Wohnhaus in Pattaya eingedrungen...
Behörden in Pattaya kontrollieren Entertainment-Lokale in Soi Chaiyapoon und entdecken zwei Minderjährige
PATTAYA, Thailand – Behörden führten am Abend des 26. Februar koordinierte Kontrollen in zwei Unterhaltungslokalen in der Soi Chaiyapoon in Süd-Pattaya durch, nachdem Hinweise...
Kho-Phai-Gemeinde in Süd-Pattaya warnt vor Verkehrsrisiken, Jugendrennen und Streunerproblemen
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bewohner der Kho-Phai-Gemeinde in Süd-Pattaya haben bei einer jüngsten Bürgerversammlung an der Pattaya City School 8 ihre Sorgen über Verkehrssicherheit, laute...