Silom road in Bang Rak district will not be closed for this year's Songkran Festival but people will still be free to splash water and indulge in other fun-filled activities as usual, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday.
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More than 10,000 people attended a Songkran Festival celebration in Kowloon City on Sunday, doubling the turnout from the last time the event was held.
The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.