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Thailand on Thursday officially began celebrating Songkran, or Thai New Year, with locals and foreigners alike flocking to major sites and splashing water on each other nationwide after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thailand hopes for major splash in tourism during Songkran

Hordes of revelers tote colorful water guns as Thailand kicks off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions

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New year revelry returns to Thai streets as tourism rebounds

Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on Thursday for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic.

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Welcome the Thai New Year with Water Festival 2023

The "Water Festival 2023: Delightful Songkran" will be held in six provinces and four regions from April 13-16. The aim of the event is to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Thailand, inviting Thai and foreigners to experience the charm of cultural heritage and local identity.

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Road safety tightened after Songkran travel kills 63 in 2 days

The total number of road deaths during the first two days of Songkran holiday travel rose to 63, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on Thursday.

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A special Songkran awaits

The Songkran celebration is very special this year. It's the first time in four years we can enjoy the fun the festival has to offer.

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TAT optimistic about reaching long-haul market target

Stronger air traffic in the summer, with a projection of more than 98,000 flights, should help each long-haul market to exceed 1 million visitors by the end of this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

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Festival set to sizzle this year

Amid expectations of a livelier retail atmosphere this year than last, retail and wholesale operators in major regions of the country are working hard to plan various activities to stimulate spending during this year's Songkran festival.

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Thailand's China-built high-speed rail on track but delayed

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.

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Silom raid exposes Chinese woman's 'illegal' business dealings

A police raid on a building in downtown Bangkok has exposed a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship by marriage and a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.

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TLA upbeat on profit prospects this year

Thai Lion Air (TLA) is hoping to secure a profit this year, driven by increasing flight capacity, a larger fleet and passenger growth fuelled by Chinese tour groups.

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Agencies predict economic uptick

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is feeling upbeat regarding Thailand's economic recovery, citing the forecasts of several reputable economic agencies including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) that anticipate a rebound in 2023 and 2024.

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The Coffee Club resumes expansion in Thailand

The Coffee Club, an Australian restaurant, has resumed its expansion after its business started to see a full recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 outbreaks last year.

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The power of travel partnerships

In the deep waters off Phuket, hobby divers scour the sea to pick up garbage on holiday. Elsewhere, in one of Thailand's many villages, visitors are engrossed in baking banana bread using locally sourced ingredients. These activities are now in vogue, as the rise of sustainable tourism in the Land…

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B2bn in assets seized from ‘Inspector Sua’ gang

Police have so for impounded about 2 billion baht worth of assets from 31 suspects in an online gambling network said to be run by a police lieutenant colonel, but detectives believe they have only exposed the tip of the iceberg.

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Cambodia deports 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects

Police in Cambodia say 19 Japanese men detained in January on suspicion of taking part in phone and online scams have been deported to their homeland

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Khao San Road to be closed for Songkran fun

Khao San Road in Bangkok will be closed from April 13-15 from noon to 8pm for water splashing events during Songkran, which is expected to generate 30-40 million baht a day, says a local business leader.

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Off Menu Bangkok 2023 returns with collabs between 13 chefs

Living up to its name, the second edition of Off Menu Bangkok returns from April 27-29 at The Peninsula Bangkok Hotel, with culinary collaborations among noted chefs in Bangkok that would pique your curiosity and appetite.

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Ratchathewi district bribe racket may go back as far as 2017

Police allege that a trusted assistant colluded with a senior Bangkok revenue offical in demanding bribes from businesses in Ratchathewi district, with the investigation now extended as far back as 2017.

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Silom raid exposes Chinese woman's 'illegal' business dealings

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Phuket expects big holiday boost

Visitors to Phuket during the Songkran Festival are expected to exceed those of 2019, with numbers 30% higher than before the pandemic, while authorities believe local tourism will generate 4.5 billion baht in revenue.

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Forest folk

As part of an attempt to keep fit and enjoy what little green space we have in Bangkok, I have been a regular visitor to Benjakitti Park and its recently added section known as Benjakitti Forest Park. The new site, situated on land formerly occupied by the state tobacco company,…

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Campaign to boost fruit sales

The Internal Trade Department under the Commerce Ministry has teamed up with hypermarkets, supermarkets and department stores to proactively manage the distribution of seasonal fruits, with the aim of reaching a target of 100,000 tonnes this year.

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Brit tourist, 30, found dead face down in a sewer in Cambodia drowned after fall

Charlie Frederick Gray, 30, was found dead in Cambodia last week and authorities launched an investigation. They reportedly said he died after falling face down in the sewer and drowning

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Songkran flights up by 66%

Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has said there will be 14,180 domestic and international flights during the Songkran holiday, an increase of 66% from the same period last year.

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