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Songkran Chiang Mai 2026: Top Water Spots and 50% Off Hotel Deals

CHIANG MAI - Songkran celebrates renewal with blessed water poured on Buddha statues and elders in the morning. By afternoon, it explodes into Thailand's wildest water festival.

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Songkran 2026 in Thailand: 9 Best Places to Celebrate the Water Festival

Songkran 2026 is set to draw huge crowds across Thailand as cities, islands, and historic towns prepare for the country's biggest April festival.

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Songkran 2026 Guide: Where to Celebrate in Thailand and Plan Your Water Fight Trip

CHIANG RAI - When April heat hits Thailand, the Songkran Festival shifts the country into full celebration mode. Songkran , a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and Thailand's traditional Thai New Year , is the highlight.

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Songkran Festival 2026: Dates, Best Places to Celebrate, Safety, and Etiquette

Songkran Festival 2026 lands in the hottest part of the Thai year, and Bangkok responds the only way it knows how: with temple rituals in the morning and city-wide water fights by afternoon. Songkran is Thai New Year.

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Songkran 2025 Road Safety Campaign: 5-Day Update

During the first five days of the Songkran road safety campaign in 2025, there have been 1,208 injured and 171 deaths reported nationwide. Twenty-one provinces recorded zero fatalities. Speeding and drunk driving remain the top cause of accidents.

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Three Vehicle Crash Injures More than 10 Songkran Revelers, Driver Flees

Uthai Thani - A serious road accident took place late at night at kilometer 9 on the Thap Than-Uthai Thani Road, where a pickup truck lost control and crashed into a vehicle carrying revellers returning from Songkran celebrations.

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Drunk Driving in Thailand Still the Main Killer During Songkran

The Road Safety Operation Centre (RSOC) is urging police and related agencies to strictly enforce traffic rules and take extra steps to keep roads safe during Songkran.

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Duo Caught with 700,000 Meth Pills During Songkran in Chiang Rai

Police in Chiang Rai arrested two men from Surin at a hotel after they tried to hide nearly 700,000 methamphetamine pills. Officers had been watching the suspects, who came to Chiang Rai disguised as tourists during Songkran.

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Two Accidents in Lampang Leave Two Dead, Fifteen Injured

Lampang - A fatal accident occurred during the seven dangerous days of Songkran on the Chiang Mai-Lampang Road. A Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a Toyota pickup truck making a U-turn near Wat Doi Ti, leaving two dead and ten injured.

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Locals Set Up Stalls Along the Sai River for Songkran Festivities

Chiang Rai - Residents and vendors in Mae Sai and Tachileik have lined the Sai River with bamboo stalls and floating rafts, welcoming visitors to celebrate Myanmar's " Thingyan " or traditional Songkran festival.

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