Songkran Festival Included in Tentative List for UNESCO’s Consideration as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Foreigners and Thais celebrating the Thai New year
Foreigners and Thais celebrating the Songkran in Bangkok. Photo: Madeleine Deaton / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (TNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) approved the inclusion of “Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year [Read More…]

Prayut Will Open Loy Krathong Festival near Government House on November 8

The Government House Building or Koo Fah in Bangkok
The Government House Building or Koo Fah in Bangkok. Photo: พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์ (Phiraphat Wimonrangkarat) Government of Thailand.

BANGKOK, Nov 7 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will open the Loy Krathong festival by the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem canal next to Government [Read More…]

Crowd Control Measures in Place Ahead of Loy Krathong Festivities

People floating krathongs during the Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
People floating krathongs during the Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo: John Shedrick.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Bangkok authorities are stepping up security measures for this year’s Loy Krathong festival in light of the recent tragedy in South Korea, [Read More…]

Pattaya mayor invites public to join cannabis festival at Central Pattaya mall from today to September 11th

Marijuana buds inside a glass jar
Marijuana buds inside a glass jar. Photo: Elsa Olofsson / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

The cannabis festival, “CISW Cann Festival 2022,” is now taking place at the Central Pattaya shopping mall from today to September 11th. The festival is, [Read More…]