BANGKOK — If revelers vote with their feet, the furious water- and booze-drenched combat of Khaosan Road proved a stronger draw than a government-sponsored cultural event nearby in Bangkok’s old quarter.
Culture Clash and Chaos at Silom Songkran (Action Photos)
And once past the checkpoints into the “alcohol-free” zone, where large water guns and face powder were supposed to be banned, it was anything goes as usual.
Meanwhile on Khaosan Road …
Reporting Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Teeranai Charuvastra
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