Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha has agreed to allow organizing Loy Krathong events nationwide next week, the government spokesperson said this afternoon, November 9th.

 

This came after disputed reports from some media, although not our own, earlier this afternoon.

 

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the government’s spokesperson, revealed to the Associated Press after the Thai cabinet meeting today that the Prime Minister did not order the cancellation of Loy Krathong events as previously reported on some media and restated his previous decision of organizing such events.

 

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11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the government’s spokesperson, revealed to the Associated Press after the Thai cabinet meeting today that the Prime Minister did not order the cancellation of Loy Krathong events as previously reported on some media and restated his previous decision of organizing such events.

Just more confusion.

He stated gatherings were forbidden, no music, no fire-works, no festivals, no markets, no lanterns, but you can float your Krathong?

Now he says events are okay?

Just now, hotchilli said:

Just more confusion.

He stated gatherings were forbidden, no music, no fire-works, no festivals, no markets, no lanterns, but you can float your Krathong?

Now he says events are okay?

You forgot ................. NO alcohol.

6 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

You forgot ................. NO alcohol.

Apologies. [it's hard to keep up]

Back in the 70's in the United Socialist Democratic Republic of New Zealand (formerly known as Godzone) some idiot invented a beverage that looked smelled and tasted (at least a little) like whiskey. Even the bottle looked like an alcoholic drink. 

 

But it was non-alcoholic and marketed as "the drink you're having when you're not having a drink". The brand name of this beverage was Clayton's.

 

To this day to somebody of my generation, if anything in NZ was considered to be fake, false, a copy or a failure,  it was referred to as "a Clayton's" in the local vernacular, much to the chagrin and eternal embarrassment of the manufacturer.

 

Last year and this year we have and will experience again, a Clayton's Loy Khratong, a Clayton's Christmas and New Year, a Clayton's Songkran and the list goes on.

 

In fact I would suggest we have had a couple of Clayton's years.  Let's hope we don't have too many more Clayton's birthdays before all this BS is finally brought to an end.

Loy Krathong is on, just being held in secret...

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

You forgot ................. NO alcohol.

Oh sure. That'll will certainly be observed......????

1 hour ago, alant said:

Loy Krathong is on, just being held in secret...

Nobody will notice all the lanterns

Quote: "No, Loy Krathong is not canceled"

 

Only lanterns, fireworks, bars, alcohol, large gatherings (festivals)!!!!!

4 hours ago, fulhamster said:

Nobody will notice all the lanterns

They will notice mine. I've designed and made it to the size and shape of a Viking funeral pyre. .....????