Tag: Songkran
Higher security for South as Songkran festival approaches
SONGKHLA, April 1 - Provincial authorities have intensified security in this southern province after receiving a special alert for possible disturbances and violence...
People not allowed to splash water down from pickup trucks during...
BANGKOK, 29 March 2013 The Ministry of Interior aims to ban the practice of carrying water containers on pickup trucks and splashing water...
Travellers Can Soak up the Fun at Thailand’s Annual Songkran Festival
Tourism Authority of Thailand to organise celebrations in Bangkok and twelve provinces Bangkok, Thailand - 27 March, 2013: The Tourism Authority of Thailand...
Chonburi Red Cross collecting donations for Songkran giveaways
The Chonburi Red Cross opened the doors of its Matcha Charity Shop, which is collecting donations of cash and merchandise to hand out...
Chonburi announces plans for Songkran celebration
Chonburi will mark its 81st organized Songkran celebration April 11-19, celebrating the Thai New Year along with the ceremonies to honor the province’s...
Planning for Songkran
Editor; Re: Pattaya officials begin Songkran planning (PM Friday, 01 March 2013) - Having been here for many Songkran holidays the best planning...
Pattaya officials begin Songkran planning
Songkran still may be two months away, but Pattaya officials already are making plans to bring at least some sanity to Thai New...
Bali Hai may call you
Remember the song, “Bali Hai may call you, any night, any day … In your heart you’ll hear it call you, come away,...
Pattaya Mail marks Songkran by blessing the company elders
The Pattaya Mail paid its respects to the company elders in the company’s annual Songkran ceremony. Managing Director Pratheep “Peter” Malhotra...
The development of the brain bucket
Safety helmets have been shown to reduce road fatalities. A quick ‘Google’ returned, “Motorcyclists are at high risk in traffic crashes. A 2008 systematic...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...