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PM kicks off traditional New Year celebration in Chiang Mai

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CHIANG MAI: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Friday kicked off the northern traditional New Year celebration in her home province of Chiang Mai.

Yingluck chaired the ceremony to kick off the celebration at the Tha Pae Gate at 7 am.

A lot of supporters waited to greet her with at the ceremony and many gave her roses along the way.

Yingluck said she was very happy to join the northern celebration of Songkran and was happy to see a lot of people turning up to join the celebration to preserve the good northern tradition.

Later, Yingluck and her sister, Yaowapha Wongsawat, visited the people at the San Kampaeng Market.

Yingluck then visited her home district of San Kampaeng to pay respect to her deceased ancestors at the Rong Tham Samakkhit Temple. Again, many red-shirts waited to cheer and greet the prime minister at the temple.

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-- The Nation 2012-04-13

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Wow, people throwing water over each other, how exciting is that? I am sure nobody on TV has ever seen it before! Anymore fascinating pictures?

I'll bet you are the life and soul of every party and on everybody's invite list. jap.gif

Ha Ha Ha.
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Is it just a coiincidence, but why in those thumbnails are there so many young going-too-fat farang pooying in the pictures?

Maybe they were the majority of the water throwers? And throwing water over open tuktuks as well.

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PM kicks off traditional New Year celebration in Chiang Mai

The Nation

CHIANG MAI: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Friday kicked off the northern traditional New Year celebration in her home province of Chiang Mai.

Yingluck chaired the ceremony to kick off the celebration at the Tha Pae Gate at 7 am.

A lot of supporters waited to greet her with at the ceremony and many gave her roses along the way.

Yingluck said she was very happy to join the northern celebration of Songkran and was happy to see a lot of people turning up to join the celebration to preserve the good northern tradition.

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-- The Nation 2012-04-13

I can think of something I would like to throw on her.

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agree Songkran looks fun bur it is not the case everywhere. Come to Pattaya and see if it's fun when someone squirts water out of long blue plastic tubes with enough force to knock you over or off a motorbike.!

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By the look of those pics it doesnt seem to be as busy as i remember it.

That's because it wasn't the official Songkran opening day which is today. EXIF data from the photos - Photo taken 2012:04:12 15:53:35 - yesterday. Suspect there is a huge difference today.

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PM kicks off traditional New Year celebration in Chiang Mai

The Nation

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CHIANG MAI: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Friday kicked off the northern traditional New Year celebration in her home province of Chiang Mai.

Yingluck chaired the ceremony to kick off the celebration at the Tha Pae Gate at 7 am.

A lot of supporters waited to greet her with at the ceremony and many gave her roses along the way.

Yingluck said she was very happy to join the northern celebration of Songkran and was happy to see a lot of people turning up to join the celebration to preserve the good northern tradition.

Later, Yingluck and her sister, Yaowapha Wongsawat, visited the people at the San Kampaeng Market.

Yingluck then visited her home district of San Kampaeng to pay respect to her deceased ancestors at the Rong Tham Samakkhit Temple. Again, many red-shirts waited to cheer and greet the prime minister at the temple.

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-- The Nation 2012-04-13

She looks dry, quick, get the buckets of water, no not them ones, the ones with the ice.

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I really don't know why so many people go out of their way to criticize everything in Thailand and have the temerity to call it home? Thai people seem to have the canny knack of enjoying themselves even in the face of huge adversity and yet a lot of farang just sit and grumble like 'old gits'. For those in this category, please just do everyone a favour and go back home to their 'perfect' countries.

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Thanks for that Caibiao. Admire any photographer who can catch a decent Songkran pic, especially when you risk having your equipment wrecked.

Hope you get some more.

Happy Songkran! :D

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