The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) today announced the official opening ceremony of its “Grand Songkran Splendours 2014” which will see fun and family-friendly activities arranged for locals The ...

Singapore will hold a Songkran festival this month but it will be literally dry. This is quite strange since Songkran is Thailand’s New Year celebration which features a lot of water throwing. The ...

Songkran comes from the Sanskrit word sankranti, which roughly translates as “astrological transition”. The Buddhist festival, which is celebrated from April 13 to 15, marks the Thai New Year. It’s a ...

Songkran is Thai New Year's and the tradition goes that we all pour water on each other as a symbol of cleansing and ridding ourselves of any bad from the past year and to start all fresh and squeaky ...

For three days every year, Thailand transforms into a wet and wild party. But this ancient festival is far more than just a raucous good time. Every year from 13-15 April, Thais across the country ...