Officials Issue 11 'rules' For Songkran

[chooka]

Don't belittle the list. It probably took hundreds of man hours, 10 sub committees, 25 meetings, teams of researchers, pages of babble and sign offs from every department head and his deputy before they saw fit to release the list to the public.

and Millions of baht in approval fees and kickbacks

[HarryMilton]

Not sure if its for real but number 7 is a funny one considering 7-11 already have it for sale in the rocks form

That's not baby powder, don't know what it's called but it is the stuff that's used traditionally.

[HarryMilton]

Haven't Tesco got pig hanging posters of people with water in a pickup?

Tesco isn't a government agency.

[BlackJack]

Songkran Alert: Government issues 11 Donts for the water festival

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- In an attempt to ensure safety for Songkran revelers, several government agencies have ordered bans on risky behaviors.

Here is a list of 11 Donts to keep in mind between April 13 and 15:

1. Dont buy or sell anything on the sidewalk.

2. Dont turn on your stereo amplifier.

3. Dont carry water in your pickup truck.

4. Dont play with water in your pickup truck.

5. Dont use high-pressure water guns.

6. Dont throw ice at other people.

7. Dont use baby powder.

8. Dont harass women.

9. Dont sell alcohol in alcohol-free zones.

10. Dont consume alcohol in cars.

11. Dont drunk-drive.

Full story: http://www.coconutsbangkok.com/news/songkran-alert-government-issues-11-donts-for-the-water-festival/

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-04-05

They forgot Hey Teenage Girls, Don't strip

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[DoctorG]

Rule 12. Ignore rules 1 to 11.

[ricardofel]

What a joke..."government alert".....everything will be the same as every other year.....a drunken brawl with water everywhere.

[NoshowJones]

Here are my eleven rules for Government officials ... as little chance as heir rules for Songkran have of being followed.

1- Do not get involved with corruption

2- Do not lie

3- Do not drink in Government House

4- Do not steal

5- Do not ask citizens to do what you yourself will not do

6- Do not make silly rules that no one will ever follow

7- Do not organize a mass protest when things do not go your way

8- Do not pay your way out of being found guilty for any illegal offence

9- Do not have friends stand outside of voting stations with envelopes

10 - Do not burn down Bangkok

11 - Do not flee the country when facing criminal prosecution

No 12. Give any Farang the right to defend himself if any other Farang asaults him with water, even if he prefers to use his fists.

[Thaddeus]

I went to our local little Cambodian market this morning (anyone who knows where I live will know the one) in the last Thai moo ban before it, they have started chucking water already, and I saw at least 7 of those rules being flaunted.

[newermonkey]

GOOD I LOVE IT

[varun]

The Thai government has failed to grasp one simple concept:<br /><br />Implementation is more important than the rules themselves.<br /><br />Good luck telling Sirichai & Somchai to follow the rules.

[SOTIRIOS]

....and who is going to enforce this....and how......

[PETERTHEEATER]

Don't (Do not) is mandatory therefore Rule Number 4 is irrelevant if Rule Number 3 is obeyed and enforced. This assumes that legally carried water is for personal consumption only?

[huahinjoe]

Here are my eleven rules for Government officials ... as little chance as heir rules for Songkran have of being followed.

1- Do not get involved with corruption

2- Do not lie

3- Do not drink in Government House

4- Do not steal

5- Do not ask citizens to do what you yourself will not do

6- Do not make silly rules that no one will ever follow

7- Do not organize a mass protest when things do not go your way

8- Do not pay your way out of being found guilty for any illegal offence

9- Do not have friends stand outside of voting stations with envelopes

10 - Do not burn down Bangkok

11 - Do not flee the country when facing criminal prosecution

12. Dont make hubs!

[bangarang]

"1. Don’t buy or sell anything on the sidewalk."

What if I get hungry? I cant buy something to eat?

2. Don’t turn on your stereo amplifier.

Not gonna stop me from blasting "Kin Tup"

[lee b]

So basically dont have songkran right? Come on its like saying dont have christmas presents at christmas !!

[spectre324]

i guess these are all doable before and after songkran

IN YOUR DREAMS! if you have nothing to do, just stand outside any day during songkran and see how many violations you see in one hour! these people talk the talk but never walk the walk, no one will enforce one rule!

[spectre324]

What about bare breasts - have they forgotten to ban them this year?

oh nice one motor mouth, now we are going to see a revised list,

12. No wet T Shirts

13. No breasts.

AND most important, no stupid, ignorant foreigners!

[Pimay1]

What about bare breasts - have they forgotten to ban them this year?

oh nice one motor mouth, now we are going to see a revised list,

12. No wet T Shirts

13. No breasts.

AND most important, no stupid, ignorant foreigners!

Now, now don't get down on yourself.

[bangarang]

What about bare breasts - have they forgotten to ban them this year?

oh nice one motor mouth, now we are going to see a revised list,

12. No wet T Shirts

13. No breasts.

AND most important, no stupid, ignorant foreigners!

Now, now don't get down on yourself.

Maybe they will also check our passports to make sure we are legal to visit here too.

[nickjam]

Interesting that these rules have come from nameless 'officials' and 'government agencies'. No one has the balls to actually put their name behind this because that would mean answering questions and justifying all this rubbish. I'd like to know if these are actually written in law because if they're not, surely no one has any power to enforce them (apart from the drink driving one of course)

[youngXpat]

Limit alcohol and stop throwing water from pick-ups?

Is Songkran cancelled this year?

Obviously there will be ALL of the above and after the event, a lot of egg on faces too

[rijb]

I'd like to add one. Use the water to put out the damn fires!

[chooka]

....and who is going to enforce this....and how......

The BIB whilst getting a bucket of iced cold water poured over thier heads from the back of numerous pickups.

Edited April 5, 2013 by chooka

[khaowong1]

Not sure if its for real but number 7 is a funny one considering 7-11 already have it for sale in the rocks form

That's not baby powder, don't know what it's called but it is the stuff that's used traditionally.

Along the canal in Northern Lopburi. They have huge mounds of this stuff. This time of year they sell sacks and sacks full. Until they crush it up, it looks like huge chunks of chalk.

[bangarang]

Not sure if its for real but number 7 is a funny one considering 7-11 already have it for sale in the rocks form

That's not baby powder, don't know what it's called but it is the stuff that's used traditionally.

I believe the correct terminology is "Burma Powder" your welcome

[jbrain]

Could we add the OP to JSixpack's pinned thread ?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626297-2013-pattaya-songkran-faq/