Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed Phuket’s governor to familiarise tourists with the Songkran water-splashing ban after some visitors joined a water throwing party on Tuesday, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
The instruction was issued in response to foreign and Thai tourists throwing water in Soi Bang La at Patong Beach during the evening.
Mr Thanakorn said the prime minister expressed concern over the water splashing and ordered the governor to visit tourist areas to inform visitors about the ban.
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