Songkran celebrations at Bangkok’s Khaosan Road restricted to cultural activities only

Operators on Khaosan Road planned cultural activities for the Songkran festival mid next month and a tunnel of sprayed disinfectant will be among highlights there.

Sa-nga Ruangwatanakul, president of the Khaosan Road Business Association, said local operators welcomed authorities’ decision to permit traditional activities and ban water fights during the upcoming Songkran festival.

They agreed that for the Songkran festival this year Khaosan Road should become a cultural road instead of being a road of full-scale entertainment activities, he said.

According to Mr Sa-nga, a big roof of kites will be installed on the road where there will also be traditional sand pagodas. Besides, there will be the…