Water guns confiscated as Thai police prevent Songkran splashing at Khao San Road

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Picture: Daily News

 

Most Thai media were at Bangkok's Khao San Road yesterday - the second day of the Songkran festival, the new year in Thailand.

 

This followed scenes on Wednesday when foreign and Thai tourists engaged in water fights contrary to regulations.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath said that the police and district authorities were determined to stop tourists playing with water as it represented a chance for Covid-19 spread. 

 

Phra Nakhon district official Wasan Bunmeunwai went to the tourist street with Chana Songkram station policemen as both ends of the street were tightly monitored.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Crowds gathered and people were checked for mask wearing and to make sure they had no water guns.

 

Daily News reported that late last night Lt-Gen Torsak Sukwimol and met chief Lt-Gen Samran Nuanma were in Khao San Road to ensure their crackdown was effective.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported no water guns were allowed - they had a picture of a large number of local officials lined up ready for action. 

 

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

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[Hayduke]

 Thank God....happiness has been restored to the people.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

Easily fixed! Just for then to use real bullets against water. That would probably work as a possible stop to the infants water wars.

[mtls2005]

Surprised they didn't roll out the riot control vehicles...

 

 

[lujanit]

"the police and district authorities were determined to stop tourists playing with water as it represented a chance for Covid-19 spread"

 

There is that good old racism cropping up again.  Never let a chance go by to farang bash.  Puts the so called Thai bashing by certain posters here into perspective.

[TheScience]

1 minute ago, mtls2005 said:

Surprised they didn't roll out the riot control vehicles...

 

 

Ironic isn't it? During the darker days of covid as well.

[Thujone]

"What did he say?"

"I think he said welcome to Thailand."

[RandiRona]

Anutin: That's how you do a gun control. America need to learn from Thailand the way they abolished gun use.

[RafPinto]

Can you see the "International press".

 

Daily Mail: "thai police confiscated 256 (water) GUNS from tourists."

[VocalNeal]

The law is the law. Asian Now netizens complain when RTP don't do their job and then complain when they do. 

[Thechook]

Are buckets allowed

[mtls2005]

2 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

The law is the law.

So which law was violated?

 

 

 

 

[Daithi85]

12 minutes ago, lujanit said:

"the police and district authorities were determined to stop tourists playing with water as it represented a chance for Covid-19 spread"

 

There is that good old racism cropping up again.  Never let a chance go by to farang bash.  Puts the so called Thai bashing by certain posters here into perspective.

Racism? Farang bashing? I thought the article says both Thai and foreign tourists. 

[In Full Agreement]

24 minutes ago, lujanit said:

There is that good old racism cropping up again.  Never let a chance go by to farang bash. 

 

You read a lot into this me thinks..

 

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

5 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

The law is the law. Asian Now netizens complain when RTP don't do their job and then complain when they do. 

Scapegoating, bullying and extorting a few young foreigners wanting to have a good time is hardly doing their job.

 

The law is the law in Thailand? ???? 

[shackleton]

Well I am pleased that they are enforcing the rules

Don't mind young kids   throwing water but not drunken tourists or Thais 

It's the  time of year I tend to stay away from places usually involved

In the water spraying ect 

There is always next year when the Corivirus  virus is ended or most of the population have been vaccinated 

People can carry on the Songkran tradition of water spraying 

 

[VocalNeal]

7 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

So which law was violated?

 

Apparently the CCSA announced the water-splashing ban last month.

[toofarnorth]

25 minutes ago, lujanit said:

"the police and district authorities were determined to stop tourists playing with water as it represented a chance for Covid-19 spread"

 

There is that good old racism cropping up again.  Never let a chance go by to farang bash.  Puts the so called Thai bashing by certain posters here into perspective.

To be fair tourists could be the locals from Nakon Nowhere visiting relatives in Bangkok. But  I do think the BiB have in mind us lighter skinned chaps when they say tourists.

[ezzra]

18 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

So which law was violated?

 

 

 

 

'The don't have fun law unless we tell you can' law silly...

[mtls2005]

23 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Apparently the CCSA announced the water-splashing ban last month.

"Apparently"?

 

Either they did, or they didn't.

 

And is that really a "law"? Please feel free to point us towards the statute.

 

And this was conveyed to thais and foreigners how exactly?

 

(Yes, I know there is a continuing Emergency Decree which give the authorities unlimited power.)

 

The last I heard the PM said there would be designated areas for water splashing.

 

 

[mania]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the police and district authorities were determined to stop tourists playing with water as it represented a chance for Covid-19 spread. 

So if it starts to rain on Khao San Road & tourists dance in the street does it too represent a chance for covid to spread?

 

Also if this "playing with water represented a chance for Covid-19 spread"

is the reasoning why are swimming pools open?

 

My bad, I should never mix reasoning with Thai law ????

 

[Captain Monday]

We all know "Thai Law" is what ever a man with a badge says it is.

 

 

[mania]

4 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

We all know "Thai Law" is what ever a man with a badge says it is.

 

 

And you can always get an amendment to any Thai law if you have the baht ????

[Liverpool Lou]

57 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

The law is the law. Asian Now netizens complain when RTP don't do their job and then complain when they do. 

That's the rule!

[Liverpool Lou]

51 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Scapegoating, bullying and extorting a few young foreigners wanting to have a good time is hardly doing their job.

Can you quote just one actual current example of any of that?   

Extortion?  What?

[Liverpool Lou]

25 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

50 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Apparently the CCSA announced the water-splashing ban last month.

"Apparently"?

 

Either they did, or they didn't.

 

And is that really a "law"? Please feel free to point us towards the statute.

They did.   The emergency decree that is still in force covers the Covid-related regulations and restrictions.   Please feel free to research it yourself.

[Longwood50]

[RafPinto]

Last night at the local "body to body massage shop", I told her not to splash to much if not, the cops come in.

[Meat Pie 47]

1 hour ago, Thechook said:

Are buckets allowed

 

[blackshadow]

1 hour ago, Thechook said:

Are buckets allowed

ONLY if have water in them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!