Governor Repeals Loy Kratong Cancellation, Just no Entertainment at the Festival

 | Mon 17 Oct 2016 07:02 ICT

CityNews – Chiang Mai Governor Prawin Chamniprasart announced today that the Loy Kratong Ye-Peng Festival will no longer be cancelled, but the organised events will have no entertainment.

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After much confusion about what and will not be cancelled, the Governor and Chiang Mai Municipality held a press meeting to help clear the confusion.

According to Prawin, the municipality will still be hosting the Loy Kratong festival in Chiang Mai but the events will have no entertainment.

This comes the same day that officials from Bangkok have clarified that entertainment in the private sector is still free to continue.