Foreign tourists join Loy Krathong in Yala

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2013
Foreign tourists join Loy Krathong in Yala

Tourists from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia have flocked to Thailand to join the annual Loy Krathong festival, which falls today.

At Betong check-point in Yala province, they mingle with the locals in buying equipment for the making of Krathong - the floating vessels. Few complete Krathong are available for sale.
All 4,000 hotel rooms have been taken up. The province expects this festival to generate at least Bt20 million in tourism income.