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Wild, Wet and Wonderful: Where to celebrate Songkran

14 Sept 09:30 Key points summarised by AI

Songkran 2025, now a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, kicks off with Bangkok's Maha Songkran World Water Festival at Sanam Luang, featuring grand cultural parades, live concerts, and a stunning drone light show.
Dive into the wildest water fights and street parties at Bangkok's epicenters: Khao San Road, Silom, and Siam Square, each offering a unique high-energy atmosphere for playful drenching.
Explore diverse Songkran traditions across Thailand, from Ayutthaya's elephants spraying water and Sangkhla Buri's Mon cultural rituals to Chiang Mai's Lanna heritage events and Pattaya's extended beach festivities.
The festival seamlessly combines ancient merit-making and sand pagoda building with vibrant EDM parties, local artist concerts, and bustling street food markets, offering a rich cultural and joyous experience.

Yesterday 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.