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Centuries-old festival
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/04/2011
» Songkran is a centuries-old festival which marks the beginning of the traditional Thai new year.
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Changes in tourism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2011
» How to better serve Indian and Russian tourists as well as tech-savvy travellers, areas the tourism industry needs to focus on.
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Water festival: Foreign tourist plans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2012
» Top of the list for Songkran water play: Khao San, Pattaya, Phuket & Samui. History, culture, folk arts, shopping & hospitality top reasons for visiting Thailand.
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Bangkok songkran agendas
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/04/2013
» OMB! We have five days off in a row because the cabinet kindly declared that this year's "official" Songkran break starts from today until Tuesday. Say what you will about PM Poo, but she is so right in giving us a long holiday since we can't function properly during this kind of heat anyway. Anyhoo, that's over 7,000 minutes we're supposed to wisely spend relaxing before going back to the grind on Wednesday. And even though some shops and places in Bangkok may be shut during the Thai New Year, there are plenty more options for celebrating. Here's what we suggest you do and, hopefully, you may also find a deeper meaning of Songkran Festival (besides throwing water at strangers) along the way. Happy splashing, everyone.
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Water festival more important than water shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2013
» 45 drought provinces declared disaster areas but Songkran is a time to travel back home & reunite with families, so the show must go on.
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Baraku operators complain their livelihoods are up in smoke
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/09/2014
» Baraku or shisha service operators at pubs and restaurants along Bangkok's busy tourist streets are outraged over the National Council for Peace and Order order to ban the import of the Middle-Eastern style hookah pipe, a device used to smoke baraku, a tobacco-type product.
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Will chao din take a powder?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2015
» Payong Huangmitr makes a living selling din sor pong — the natural white powder Thai people put on their faces and mix with water during Songkran. During next week's festival, where revellers' faces everywhere in the country will be painted with the powder, she expects to rake it in.
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The lion's dream came true
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/09/2015
» Strumming his guitar and humming a tune while effortlessly posing for a photo shoot, Singto Numchok from time to time looks at his mobile phone to check whether it's still recording. He's in search of his next hit, which may just come spontaneously out of the blue and he wants to capture it when it actually does.
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Chillax Resort has been awarded with the prestigious ...
By prnews, Created on: 09/09/2015, Last updated on: 09/09/2015
» [b:1fyxdgoz][size=150:1fyxdgoz]Chillax Resort has been awarded with the prestigious World Luxury Hotel award in 2015[/size:1fyxdgoz][/b:1fyxdgoz] [attachment=2:1fyxdgoz]chillaxresort-logo.jpg[/attachment:1fyxdgoz] Chillax Resort Bangkok is pleased to announce that, it has been awarded with the prestigious...
CHILLAX RESORT HAS BEEN AWARDED AS THE “THAILAND'S ...
By prnews, Created on: 03/11/2015, Last updated on: 03/11/2015
» [b:8jawru7c][size=150:8jawru7c]CHILLAX RESORT HAS BEEN AWARDED AS THE “THAILAND'S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL” BY THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS IN 2015[/size:8jawru7c][/b:8jawru7c] [attachment=2:8jawru7c]thailands-leading-boutique-hotel-2015-winner-certificate-chillax-resort.jpg[/attachment:8jawru7c] Another...
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