Bangkok (VNA) – Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has invited the public to join Songkran festivities on Silom and Khao San roads from April 12 to 14, while assuring safety measures will be in place across the capital.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set up comprehensive safety protocols for Songkran venues throughout the city, including entrance checkpoints and CCTV installations.
In high-traffic areas like Khao San and Silom, similar measures used last year will be enforced, comprising one-way entrances with police stationed at gates and checkpoints.
Chadchart said that Khao San Road will be under enhanced surveillance with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), with facial recognition and crowd analysis through CCTV to assist in locating missing persons and lost items.
According to Deputy Bangkok Governor Sanon Wangsrangboon, the BMA has designated 196 locations where people can celebrate Songkran. Highlights include the Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2025 at Sanam Luang and events at Iconsiam, Siam Centre and Samyan Mitrtown.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable festival, the BMA has issued a "Five-No" policy, namely no oversised water guns, no alcohol, no revealing clothing, no talcum powder, and no water waste.
During the holiday, BMA teams would continue rescue operations at the State Audit Office building in Chatuchak district that collapsed in the March 28 earthquake./.
Thailand optimistic about tourism and spending during Songkran festival
Deputy government spokesman Anukul Prueksanusak has cited findings from a recent consumer behaviour survey conducted by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, which said spending during Songkran is projected to increase by 4.5% to 134 billion THB (3.8 billion USD), up from last year’s 129 billion THB
