Full Moon Party draws 20,000 tourists to Koh Phangan
published : 5 May 2023 at 13:48
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supapong Chaolan
About 20,000 tourists attended the popular Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan on Thursday night, and it is estimated that the holiday will generate tens of millions of baht for the southern island.
To ensure security for partygoers, police, immigration officers and local officials were deployed to Rin Beach around 8pm for the fifth Full Moon Party of 2023.
Surat Thani's governor and senior police officers were also present at the event. The beach, which spans almost one kilometre, was filled with tourists.
Authorities estimate that the four-day holiday period, which began on Thursday, will generate tens of millions of baht for the popular tourist island.
Security measures have been put in place to boost visitor confidence and prevent the presence of illicit drugs, police said.
Vocabulary
- deploy: (of police or soldiers) to put in place ready for action - ส่ง (ทหาร, ตำรวจ) ประจำการ.
- generate: to produce - ก่อให้เกิด
- governor: a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state or province or a government agency - ผู้ว่าการรัฐ, ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด
- immigration: dealing with people entering and leaving the country - การตรวจคนเข้าเมือง
- measure: an action taken to solve a particular problem - มาตรการ
- security: a feeling of confidence and safety, or a situation in which you can feel confident and safe - ความมั่นคง, เสถียรภาพ
- span: to include the whole of an area; to stretch - ขยายออก, ยืดออก
