The decision maker could indeed be local Thais as comments in Thai on our Thai news have been mostly positive as many Thai Nationals seem very afraid of the virus and afraid the water could indeed spread it. The Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Culture Ministry, meanwhile, have said that they are also in wait and see mode from a national level and want to make the decision up to local leaders at this time.All week long headlines have been dominated by Songkran being cancelled and comments from many expats who don’t enjoy the event have been popping up on our social media feeds demanding water police and enforcement. The most notable of the events cancelled is Wan Lai, which was due to take place on 18 & 19 April, and which typically attracts hundreds of thousands of revellers. This afternoon Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem confirmed that Pattaya has cancelled most official Songkran activities for this year due to concerns of the outbreak of the Covid19 novel Coronavirus. Only official events, minus the religious ones, have been cancelled.The bottom line is nobody really knows what to expect at this point for Songkran. BANGKOK — Despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official on Tuesday said government-sponsored events to celebrate Thai New … Concerned officials would discuss the matter on Friday.On the same occasion, the National Office of Buddhism sought a budget to help Buddhist temples affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Banning the holiday completely, as some suggest in comments, would be like banning Christmas in the West. This afternoon Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem confirmed that Pattaya has cancelled most official Songkran activities for this year due to concerns of the outbreak of the Covid19 novel Coronavirus. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today considered the results of the latest round of business resumption that started yesterday and discussed measures for the next phase of business and activity resumption.Meanwhile, Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome said holidays in lieu of the postponed Songkran festival could fall on July 7-9 following the long weekend on July 4-6 related to the Asalha Puja Day or be scheduled in late July close to the birthday of His Majesty the King. The party in … For many Thai people, like Christmas in the West, it is the only time of the year they get to spend with their family, exchange gifts, make merit and, yes, play water.As of press time, large events at local malls and bar parties were still being advertised and most seem to be in wait and see what things look like in a month mode.As for now, we will all wait and see what happens in six weeks.The Pattaya News has spoken with several local bar owners whose bars are in areas that normally benefit heavily from Songkran and all have given the same answer…..the event is six weeks away and they will wait and see what things look like then or what direction they get from the city as things can drastically change on the ground in six weeks.One of the primary reasons the official events were cancelled was because it takes several weeks of planning and investment normally for the city to plan the events and rather than spend weeks planning only for the event to be cancelled the decision was made early.Religious events in Pattaya, such as merit making, temple visits, displays of Buddhist relics, etc will still go as usual the mayor told the press.In Pattaya, Songkran has grown yearly and last year according to the Thai Tourism Authority revenue was up fifteen percent year over year. Already officials have cancelled the annual Wan Lai Festival activities scheduled for April 16-17 in Saen Suk Municipality near Pattaya.
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