THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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PM rejects Songkran ban on splashing

PM rejects Songkran ban on splashing

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha Tuesday rejected a suggestion that the government ban Songkran revellers from splashing water during the water festival because of severe shortages nationwide.

 “I will not ban water throwing because it is impossible,’’ he said.
However, the prime minister urged Songkran revellers to conserve. “Parents should teach their children to use less water and not to transport water in a truck and splash it for three days and three nights. If there is not enough water for consumption in May, who will take responsibility?’’ he said. “It will be the government.”
He was responding to an earlier proposal that the government strictly control water usage.
Prayut added that the government could make an announcement but people did not seem to listen. “That is our problem,” he said
 
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