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Songkran 2026 around Bangkok: where to make merit then get soaked
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 09/04/2026
» Songkran in 2026 is best tackled like Bangkok traffic: pick your lane early, commit, and keep a dry change of clothes within reach. The Thai New Year’s water fights still dominate the headlines, but this year’s smartest day trips mix temple-time calm with big-city spectacle, from Rattanakosin’s most photogenic blessings to Samut Prakan’s late-April Mon traditions — plus a flagship “Maha Songkran” festival that is setting up shop at Benchakitti Park.
Blaze in mixed-use city building injures 2 Americans
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 02/12/2025
» A fierce blaze destroyed an office in a six-storey commercial building on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district, causing minor injuries to two foreign men.
Thailand making it harder for scam-gang recruiters
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 11/11/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has ramped up efforts to stop foreigners entering the country being recruited to work in call-scam centres in neighbourning countries.
Foreign man beaten by Pattaya locals after assaulting disabled person
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 17/10/2025
» A foreign man was beaten by angry locals in Pattaya after allegedly attacking a disabled Thai man and spitting at police officers during a drunken outburst in a busy nightlife district.
Thai influenza cases surge past 700,000 with 61 deaths
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 09/10/2025
» Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in influenza cases, which have now surpassed 700,000 nationwide, with 61 deaths reported.