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CentralWorld Fire Kills 2, Injures 17

28 April 2019 04:15

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The fire at the CentralWorld shopping center in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district Wednesday evening killed two people and injured 17 others. Officials are investigating the source and cause of the blaze.

ThaiHealth Launches Road Safety Campaign for Songkran Festival

28 April 2019 15:09

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The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has launched its road safety campaign for the Songkran festival at the Victory Monument and is targeting speeding and drunken motorists, especially motorcyclists

Heavy Traffic as Holidaymakers Head Home for Songkran

28 April 2019 14:55

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Traffic is escalating on highways and railways leading to regions in Thailand as people are traveling back to their homes to celebrate the Songkran festival.

Chiang Mai Sees More Tourist Arrivals for Songkran

28 April 2019 14:38

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Arrivals of tourists are increasing in Chiang Mai as Thailand’s northern province is traditionally celebrating the Songkran (Thai New Year) festival while smog is alleviated there.

Sacred Coronation Water Brought from Provinces Arrives in Bangkok

28 April 2019 14:11

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Governors of provinces across Thailand were bringing vases of sacred water to the Interior Ministry as it will be stored there for coronation-related ceremonies in May.

Gen Prem Says Gen Prayut’s Government ‘Not Corrupt’

28 April 2019 13:54

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Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday led his cabinet ministers and senior military officers and government officials to extend their best wishes on the occasion of the Songkran festival to Privy Council president and statesman Prem Tinsulanonda who in response insisted that the government of Gen Prayut was ‘not corrupt’.

Road Safety Centre Opened as Mass Exodus Begins

28 April 2019 07:02

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The Interior Minister presided over the opening of the Road Safety Centre, set up during the Songkran Thai New Year holiday.

Tourist Murder Re-enacts His Crime for Police

28 April 2019 04:13

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A local man, who raped and killed a German tourist on Sichang Island confessed to the crime as the police took him to the scene for the crime reenactment.

MCOT Celebrates 67th Anniversary of Establishment

28 April 2019 14:08

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MCOT Public Company Limited (MCOT), formerly the Mass Communication Organization of Thailand, celebrates the 67th anniversary of its establishment at its head office in Bangkok on Tuesday.

Wildfire Spreads in Northern Tak province

28 April 2019 13:34

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Dozens of local soldiers, administrative officials and volunteers took several hours to finally control a forest fire in Mae Sot district of Tak but about 200 rai or 320,000 square meters of forestland was destroyed

Over 135 Billion Baht Expected to Be Spent during Songkran Holiday

28 April 2019 13:10

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The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has predicted that people would spend 135.84 billion baht during the Songkran holiday, slightly more than last year due to several concerns

Thailand’s Songkran Holiday Exodus Begins

28 April 2019 12:52

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The mass exodus of Thais who head to provinces to reunite with their families begins as the countdown has started to the nation’s Songkran Festival or traditional Thai New Year.