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Government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said that Thais were free to travel at Songkran - it was the government's way of giving happiness to the people, reported INN News.

 

It was true that the CCSA (Covid steering committee) had recommended no water splashing, no concerts, no powder and no foam parties but that didn't mean travel was off the table.

 

She said that Thais were free to travel to their villages or go off for tourism jaunts as they pleased.

 

Though this should be along the lines of the "new normal".

 

She said that Monday 12th had been declared a special extra holiday meaning that from Saturday 10th to Thursday 15th was a six day Songkran holiday.

 

INN made no comment about what many Thai watchers will feel - that expecting Thais to return to work on Friday 16th is unrealistic; Thaivisa notes that most non-government workers not required to be in work will consider Songkran 2021 to be a nine day break.

 

INN further reported that tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan would be proposing two Songkran schemes to the cabinet namely the "Tour Thailand" plan and phase three of the "Let's Travel Together" plan.

 

Loopholes that led to widespread corruption of the latter have now been plugged, said the media.