Tag: Songkran
Stricter traffic rules to prevent road fatalities during Songkran Festival
BANGKOK - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has instructed every agency related to road safety to campaign against drunk driving during...
Songkran to be cut by 1 day due to water shortage
BANGKOK, 15 March 2016 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to restrict Songkran festivities by 1 day due to the national water...
Water everywhere as Pattaya brings Songkran to a close
These traditional Thai dancers from Pattaya School #9 manage to stay beautiful during their performance, even in the sweltering heat and the water splashing...
GIS celebrates wet and wild Songkran
Songkran came to Garden International School (GIS) with a flurry of water-based fun. The school’s Thai department organised several activities before the end of...
Tourists flock to Koh Larn to escape Songkran water wars
Tourists trying to escape the mayhem that is Songkran in Pattaya spent more of their days this year on Koh Larn where they didn’t...
Water wars leave beach vendors high and dry
With many tourists choosing to spend their days in Koh Larn and expats fleeing the city to escape the water-soaked pandemonium of Songkran in...
Songkran proves deadly on Chonburi roads
Songkran traffic fatalities soared in Chonburi province, with at least 10 people killed and 19 injured during the “seven dangerous days” of the Thai...
YWCA pays respect to elders for Songkran
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center paid respect to senior citizens and brought them some support at a Songkran ceremony at the Banglamung Home for the...
Sand Pagoda Festival highlights Songkran in Nongprue
Nongprue Sub-district employees enjoyed the Songkran holiday by building sand pagodas at Sutawas Temple. The Sand Pagoda Festival has been a religious tradition in...
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Pattaya heats up! ‘SPLASHMOON FEST 2026’ set for April 17–18, aiming for global festival...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Poramet Ngampichet, Mayor of Pattaya, joined a press conference on February 27, announcing “SPLASHMOON FEST 2026” at the AquaVerse conference room,...
55-year-old man beaten outside Pattaya temple after allegedly confronting teen group
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two men were injured in a late-night assault outside Wat Nongprue in east Pattaya, after an alleged dispute escalated into violence,...
Pop sensation VIIS powers Pattaya Music Festival 2026 kickoff in Bangkok
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials officially launched the Pattaya Music Festival 2026 at the plaza in front of CentralWorld in Bangkok, setting the stage...
Ex-wife of British ASOS co-founder seeks custody of children, declares innocence after Pattaya tragedy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The former wife of British millionaire Quentin John Griffiths, who died after falling from a luxury condominium balcony in Pattaya earlier...
Pattaya Police arrest two Indian nationals in alleged beachside human trafficking case
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officers from Pattaya City Police Station arrested two Indian nationals accused of luring women from their home country to Thailand with...