A 27-year-old Thai woman gave birth on a roadside in Don Muang district, Bangkok and left the newborn to die in order to join the Songkran festivities. This incident happened April 14 and later went viral on social media. According to a Thaiger post, Piyathida, the woman who was later identified, was seen in CCTV […]
Thailand is set to spend around 153 million baht for the Thai New Year festivities, which it hopes to generate more than 3 billion baht from tourist spending. According to a Bangkok Post, the Prime Minister has greenlit the Tourism and Sports Ministry to use the money from central coffers to organize Songkran events in […]
My friends and I love to soak ourselves in the colorful atmosphere of Songkran. We love to scream with glee as we join the massive water fight and dodge anyone who rubs powder in our face or body.
CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said that a substitute holiday period is possible next month if the number of new novel coronavirus disease cases remains low throughout June.
The holiday will no longer fall on April 13 to April 15, but new dates weren’t announced.
The Songkran party on Khao San Road and activities in two neighbouring communities have been cancelled this year to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus disease
Pattaya City is the latest major city to cancel Songkran festival celebrations.
“This year, Patong will not hold any official Songkran festival celebration events at all.”
People have also been asked not to throw water as a COVID-19 precaution.
The Royal Thai Police warned the public on Wednesday, April 10 to refrain from posting on social media platforms that contain lewd acts, nudity, and alcohol consumption during the Songkran holidays. According to Spokesman and deputy commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) Siriwat Deepor, “those posting or sharing content showing those wearing sexually […]
Songkran is considered as the most popular of the many festivals in Thailand. Songkran or the Thai New Year, in its purest form, is a religious festival steeped in Buddhist and Brahman traditions. Songkran (สงกรานต์ in Thai or संक्रांति in Sanskrit) is a Sanskrit word for ‘a move’ or ‘a change’ marking the end of […]
The Ministry of Culture and Embassies in Thailand posted a Youtube video of diplomats from different embassies in Thailand greeting Thais a HAPPY SONGKRAN. Among those included in the video are diplomats from United States of America, Australia, Bharain, Cambodia, Canada, China, Sweden, Finland, Indonesia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Libya, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Panama, Philippines, […]
SEE FULL LIST OF SCHEDULES AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the Songkran activities in the emerging destinations of Tak, Mukdahan, and Ranong. Find out the amazing activities in line for you this coming Songkran Festival. AMAZING SONGKRAN 2019 @ TAK April 12-14, 2019 Scheduled from 12 to […]
Thailand’s Department of Transportation announced on their website yesterday, April 9 the launch of traffic maps that updates on real time which would prove very useful in monitoring the traffic during the Songkran break. Just scan the QR codes below: There are five different maps: (1) combined all four maps, (2)north, (3)northeast, (4)east, and (5)south. […]
Department of Airports Director General Ampawan Wannako 404,773 passengers to flock 25 airports around Thailand for the Songkran holidays on April 11-17. That is an estimated of 57,000 plus passengers a day. Domestic flights projections this year is at 365,891 up from last year’s 347,423 while an estimated of 38,882 international passengers are expected to […]
In a report by Thailand News Agency, Piyabut Jiwaramonaikul, President of the Khao San Road Business Association, said that business operators in Khao San Road agreed to the suspension of Songkran revelry in the area to pave way for the preparation of the coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn. According to Piyabut, ” 2019 […]
