Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is heading to Chiang Mai to take part in Songkran festivities on Sunday and promote culture and tourism. Ms Paetongtarn will preside over the opening of the ...

Having a bucket of ice-cold water whipped over me by a child so tiny that I didn’t see her coming is really not how I thought my day was going to go. Water pistols, yes. Roadside hoses, sure. But ...

Chiang Mai is at the top of the wish list for the 70% of foreign tourists who plan to join in Songkran celebrations, the Bangkok Poll reported on Wednesday. But a full 30% said they had no thought of ...

The 10-day Songkran festival in Thailand's Chiang Mai Province is expected to attract millions of tourists and generate 20 billion THB (US$550 million) in revenue. Deputy Governor of Chiang Mai ...

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Songkran in Chiang Mai is unlikely to be as lively as expected. The fault lies with a surplus of PM 2.5 dust, which is having a negative effect on tourist confidence ...

Greg at Vagabonding begins! joins the Songkran festivities in Chiang Mai. Songkran is also known as Water Festival and it marks the Thai new year. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

Many take it for granted that January 1 is the “real” New Year’s Day. The Chinese cleared up that misconception in February with the start of the Year of the Snake. Muslims, on the other hand, quietly ...