snoop1130 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ‘Songkran Festival’ extended to five-day holiday By The Nation File photo The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light for the five-day "Songkran Festival" holiday from April 12 to 16. To accommodate people travelling up-country to visit their hometowns, and to stimulate nationwide tourism, the Cabinet allowed Thursday, April 12, as an additional holiday on top of the festival time from April 13 to 16. As traffic congestion is expected during the long holiday period, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha also instructed state officials to prepare measures to improve road safety and public order. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30339797 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-2-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rebo Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 Seems some people are preparing to be voted for ... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khwaibah Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 Getting a head start for another 7 day carnage on the highways. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha also instructed state officials to prepare measures to improve road safety and public order. Meaning same same, maybe 10 less deaths give or take either ways, or 61 additional deaths, given the extra public holiday, "step right up, place your bets" Edited February 27, 2018 by 4MyEgo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nev Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 Great idea, many families only go back to their home villages twice a year, this gives them more time to spend with the family and kids. Must be hard on some parents having to leave their kids with the grandparents and go work in BKK. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saakura Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 Oh God. Now all our regular whiners will start their yearly ranting about the water throwing 'madness', road death 'carnage', thailand 3rd world, end of tourism, economic collapse blah blah while the thais will spend, eat, smile and enjoy one more long Songkran holiday. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) My idea. Make it as many days as you want. Just make it only one day of the water throwing and enforce it. Yes I know. I'm a BOF. ??? Edited February 27, 2018 by overherebc 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, saakura said: Oh God. Now all our regular whiners will start their yearly ranting about the water throwing 'madness', road death 'carnage', thailand 3rd world, end of tourism, economic collapse blah blah while the thais will spend, eat, smile and enjoy one more long Songkran holiday. if they manage to avoid the road death carnage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 more BS from this 'govt'; everyone knows the actual paralization of the country is in the neighborhood of 10-14 days 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poohy Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 3 hours ago, nev said: Great idea, many families only go back to their home villages twice a year, this gives them more time to spend with the family and kids. Must be hard on some parents having to leave their kids with the grandparents and go work in BKK. Tough!! No one forced them to have the damn kids 5 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YTP Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 3 hours ago, cyril sneer said: if they manage to avoid the road death carnage If I recall correctly, statistics have shown that New Years / Songkran traffic fatalities are only slightly higher than the 50-60 annual deaths/day average, ie. ~70 deaths/day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, poohy said: Tough!! No one forced them to have the damn kids Actually genetics, horamoans (sic) alchol and other drugs, porn etc probably atleast had a hand in it. And there in lies the rub.. .now a hand in and a rub is often less emjoyable than the real thing 555 55 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieeyed Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Some ass kissing by the present unelected government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 hours ago, nev said: to leave their kids with the grandparents and go work in BKK. All better than the alternative route some 'parents' chose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 9 hours ago, YTP said: If I recall correctly, statistics have shown that New Years / Songkran traffic fatalities are only slightly higher than the 50-60 annual deaths/day average, ie. ~70 deaths/day. Mainly due to the drives being stuck in traffic jams everywhere hard to get up to the speed they really want to drive at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akampa Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 hours ago, saakura said: Oh God. Now all our regular whiners will start their yearly ranting about the water throwing 'madness', road death 'carnage', thailand 3rd world, end of tourism, economic collapse blah blah while the thais will spend, eat, smile and enjoy one more long Songkran holiday. Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabradelmar Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Best holiday of the year. Everyone looks forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 16 hours ago, snoop1130 said: to stimulate nationwide tourism Surely that should be "exit tourism" as masses flee to other countries to escape the mayhem? Looks like I'll have to stock up for 5 days without leaving the room, instead of 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 hours ago, saakura said: Oh God. Now all our regular whiners will start their yearly ranting about the water throwing 'madness', road death 'carnage', thailand 3rd world, end of tourism, economic collapse blah blah while the thais will spend, eat, smile and enjoy one more long Songkran holiday. Hmmmm. I doubt the families of the hundreds that will die and the thousands injured will be celebrating. Personally, I enjoyed Songkran in Pattaya till they started putting ice in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 An added day will boost the economy for sure as Mr. and Mrs. Somchai will have to spend more money for alcohol. As for tourism, yeah right, when pigs fly. More and more it is becoming the norm for ex pats to get out of dodge during this assine holiday. One more day for the road carnage to build up to a new record high. Congratulation once again to the stupidity of the Thai powers that be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 hours ago, saakura said: Oh God. Now all our regular whiners will start their yearly ranting about the water throwing 'madness', road death 'carnage', thailand 3rd world, end of tourism, economic collapse blah blah while the thais will spend, eat, smile and enjoy one more long Songkran holiday. Many Thais complain too, you know. Those who spend a lot of time at the temples complain about those that are less considerate. As for me, even in my native country I didn't like going on long journeys at national holiday time due to traffic jams galore, Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy52 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I'd leave too as am due in the UK about then, but the cost of flights decreases drastically after April 17, so I'll keep my head down and grin and bear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 13 hours ago, poohy said: Tough!! No one forced them to have the damn kids ...but it was fun at the time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 5 days, compared to the 2 weeks that a good many drag it out to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Cabradelmar said: Best holiday of the year. Everyone looks forward to. ... except at least one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 An even bigger waste of water, maybe this is why we had a prediction of water shortages later in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNo4 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 18 hours ago, nev said: Great idea, many families only go back to their home villages twice a year, this gives them more time to spend with the family and kids. Must be hard on some parents having to leave their kids with the grandparents and go work in BKK. And to make new babies which will be abandoned as usual and educated by uneducated grand parents. It's a never ending cycle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 This will improve the road kill on those days as i think it usually goes down on holidays compared to a "normal" day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 17 hours ago, overherebc said: My idea. Make it as many days as you want. Just make it only one day of the water throwing and enforce it. Yes I know. I'm a BOF. ??? Know what you mean as whilst most of us stay at home/walk or get a taxi to the festivities during the water-throwing days - I feel very sorry for those Thais that still have to ride a 'bike to get to work, as mostly only banks/govt. employees enjoy these 'bank holidays'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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