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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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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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Watch live: Thailand brings in new year with huge water fight in Bangkok

Watch live as people in Thailand ring in the new year with a giant water fight as part of the 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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Khao San Road to close 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.

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Immerse yourself in Van Gogh

Myriad Impressionist artworks by world-renowned painter Vincent Van Gogh are waiting to impress everyone during "Van Gogh Alive Bangkok" which is running in a massive 4,120m² area in the Attraction Hall, 6th floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until July 31.

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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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AWC lays out expansion projects for Chiang Mai

SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC) Plc, an integrated lifestyle real estate group in Thailand, is developing new projects in Chiang Mai similar to its flagship Asiatique open-air mall in Bangkok.

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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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Asai Bangkok Chinatown pays homage to Yaowarat with new menu

Asai Chinatown Bangkok has introduced a new menu concept at Jam Jam Eatery & Bar, whipping up contemporary Thai-Chinese fare inspired by the rich and diverse culinary heritage of Bangkok's Chinatown.

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Silom road won't be closed for Songkran

Silom road in Bang Rak district will not be closed for this year's Songkran Festival but people will still be free to splash water and indulge in other fun-filled activities as usual, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday.

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Trip of the week: a gastronomic tour of Mexico City

“Mexico City’s global reputation has been on an upswing for some time”, and among its greatest glories is its food scene, says Gary Shteyngart in Condé Nast Traveller. It has some of the world’s best restaurants – it is on a culinary par with Paris or Bangkok – and in…

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The many tastes of rice

For several decades, cracked ground in Isan or the Northeast of the country captured the public's imagination. In the 1970s, readers submitted their poems to Satri Sarn, the country's first women's magazine, recounting tales of drought, crop failure and hardship. Some were forced to eat leaves and grasshoppers, not rice,…

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Songkran specials

The Thai New Year will soon be upon us and if you're looking for fine feasts to celebrate it with. Here's our pick.

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Get drenched in Songkran celebrations

When it comes to Thai holiday celebrations, Songkran has the most disarming effect. By that, we mean revellers get wet and wild as they soak each other with water during the hottest month of the year. Songkran looks to come back with a vengeance too especially after a forced hiatus…

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High of 50C picked in Bang Na

The heat index will be above 40 degrees Celsius in many places on Sunday, with the Meteorological Department predicting highs of 54C in Krabi and 50.2C in Bangkok's Bang Na district.

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Court backs EC's constituency map

The Supreme Administrative Court on Friday ruled in favour of the Election Commission (EC) in a dispute between the poll regulator and four parties who do not agree with the former's approach to redrawing election constituencies for the May 14 general election.

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18 river sources unfit for Songkran

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.

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Tax bribery case investigators eye 10 more capital officials

Police have found that more than 10 officials were involved in the case of a senior Ratchathewi district official in Bangkok who allegedly took bribes from many business operators.

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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Apr 7-13

Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.

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Cash, bribes list found at arrested official's house

Almost 7 million baht in cash and a list of suspected bribe takers were seized during the police search at the house of a senior Bangkok district official charged with demanding a large bribe from a real estate company.

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