"Songkran"

Twenty-six people were killed on Friday and 255 injured in 253 road accidents on the last day of the Songkran holidays.

Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang on Thursday said that people who visited their hometowns during the Songkran holidays and were now returning to Bangkok should perform Covid-19 self-evaluation via the website: http://bkkcovid19.bangkok.go.th/.

More than 3,700 drivers have been caught driving under the influence (DUI) during the first five days of the long Songkran holiday.

The pro-democracy Ban Talu Fah or UNME of Anarchy group posted a message on Facebook calling on its supporters to show up at Government House on Thursday from 2pm to mark Songkran by “throwing colour bombs at [Prime Minister] Prayut [Chan-o-cha] and his Cabinet” at 2pm on Thursday.

People have been travelling in droves from main cities, especially Bangkok, to their hometowns or to famous attractions during the Songkran holidays. However, many tourist sites have shut their doors amid a dreaded third Covid-19 wave that has seen the number of infections soar.

152 people died and 1,494 were injured in 1,465 road accidents across Thailand from April 10 to 13, the Interior Ministry said.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Songkran message to everyone in Thailand and to the Thai community in Australia.

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE, APRIL 12, 2021

The new Covid-19 wave has dampened the travel plans of people across the country during Songkran, dealing a setback to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s targets.

People in large numbers have started to leave Bangkok for their hometowns for the Songkran holidays from April 10-15.

The Transport Ministry published an announcement on Wednesday ordering all departments providing public transport services to grant a full fare refund to those who wish to cancel their tickets purchased before the Songkran holiday.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to cancel all Songkran activities scheduled in all districts of the province in a bid to curb Covid-19 from spreading further after a new cluster of cases linked to entertainment venues in Thong Lo swiftly spread to other areas, deputy governor Kriangyos Sudlabha said on Wednesday.