The Thai government plans to postpone the Songkran holiday this year to control the spread of the Wuhan virus as Thailand recorded 33 new coronavirus cases...
A Thai disease expert has warned that people returning home for Songkran could be a vector for spreading the coronavirus. The warning came from Prof. Thiravat...
Bangkok’s famous Songkran water party on Khao San Road and activities in two neighbouring communities have been cancelled. The huge annual Songkran water fight was cancelled...
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yutthasak Supasorn said they have not decided whether to cancel Songkran celebrations. Above all because it needs to further assess...
The Songkran Festival typically sees thousands of Thais and foreign tourists taking to the streets to participate in water fights. The events usually run from April...
As the 7 dangerous days of Songkran quickly approach the Interior Ministry has also asked local administrators to come up with more effective measures to prevent...
Promises that 'this time things will be different', and the number of road deaths from road accidents will be lower than in the previous year.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Road Safety Directing Centre has reported that during the Seven Dangerous Days of the Songkran holiday their were 3,338 accidents reported, 386 killed...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s government’s Road Safety Operation Center reported there were 3,068 traffic accidents in which 348 people were killed during six days of the dangerous...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Road Safety Operation Center on Tuesday reported that from April 11 to 15, there were 2,702 traffic accidents which killed 297 people and...
BANGKOK – The government’s Road Safety Operation Center reported that from April 11 to 14 of Songkrans “Seven Dangerous Day” there were 2,232 traffic accidents which...
CHIANG RAI – As temperature levels soar in Northern Thailand and more people head outdoors for the Songkran celebrations, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) on...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Road Safety Directing Center has reported that the third day road toll for Songkran’s seven dangerous days sits at 1,665 traffic accidents, with...
BANGKOK – In an attempt to enforce law on ‘No Drunk Driving campaign during the annual Songkran Festival or Thailand’s traditional New Year, police nationwide have...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told a press briefing that there were 468 traffic accidents which killed 46 people and injured 482 others...
CHIANG RAI – Unhealthy smog levels are again being recorded in nine northern provinces and a central plains province, with the worst air again in Chiang...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Interior Minister presided over the opening of the Road Safety Centre, set up during the Songkran Thai New Year holiday to prevent and...
BANGKOK – The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has launched its road safety campaign for the Songkran festival at the Victory Monument and is targeting speeding...
BANGKOK – The mass exodus of Thais who head to provinces to reunite with their families begins as the countdown has started to the nation’s Songkran...
BANGKOK – Road safety is a big issue every long holiday season in Thailand. Authorities always come up with fresh ideas to curb traffic accidents which...