11 - 20 of 146 results for "Songkran holiday"

  1. 11. business | 12 Apr 2013

    SET index rises 10.51 points

    By Online Reporters

    » Thai stocks gained 0.7% on Friday despite a cautious trend on world markets ahead of the long Songkran holiday.

  2. 12. opinion | 11 Apr 2013

    Alcoholic holidays? It's a no-brainer

    THINK BOX

    By Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Newspaper section: Life

    » The Songkran festival runs from tomorrow until next Wednesday. This gives us a longer-than-usual holiday to have fun with the Thai New Year celebrations this year.

  3. 13. news | 08 Apr 2013

    Holiday plans delay charter change

    By Post Reporters

    » The government has postponed the second reading of its controversial charter amendment bills after MPs complained that they wanted to celebrate Songkran instead.

  4. 14. news | 12 Apr 2013

    No-alcohol celebrations gather pace

    By Online Reporters

    » You can have fun taking part in the Songkran festivities without alcohol, as many communities are proving with alcoholic beverage-free zones for the holiday celebration.

  5. 15. news | 16 Apr 2013

    Good times end, roads clogged again

    By Online Reporters

    » All roads led to Bangkok again on Tuesday, as people returned to the capital to return to work on the final day of the Songkran festival holiday.

  6. 16. opinion | 12 Apr 2013

    Debunking our pathogenic political culture

    COMMENTARY

    By Wasant Techawongtham, Newspaper section: News

    » Songkran will provide Thais with a brief respite from the horrendous summer heat and the divisive parliamentary debate on proposed constitutional amendments. But when the lawmakers return after the holiday, tempers could...

  7. 17. news | 10 Apr 2013

    Prayuth conveys PM's concerns

    By Online Reporters

    » Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra wants all officials in the far South to closely follow operational plans to ensure security during the long Songkran holiday, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday.

  8. 18. news | 14 Apr 2013

    Charupong cracks whip over road toll

    By Saritdet Marukatat

    » Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan has ordered officials to put more effort into reducing the death toll from accidents during the Songkran holiday, as revellers will soon be on the roads again on their way back home...

  9. 19. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Three visitors missing in national park

    By Chaiwat Satyaem

    » A search is under way for three Thai tourists missing in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Petchaburi province, where they were celebrating the Songkran holiday.

  10. 20. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Drink drivers hit with community service

    By Post Reporters, Newspaper section: News

    » More than 4,600 motorists must serve community service as a penalty for drink-driving during the Songkran holiday.

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