Thai new year festival in pictures

Thai new year festival in pictures

1 of 6 Thais are celebrating the Songkran new year festival with mass water fights

2 of 6 Songkran is Thailand's biggest public holiday, lasting five days. It is also a chance to cool down at the hottest time of year

3 of 6 The Thai Government had asked women to refrain from wearing skimpy tops at the festival

4 of 6 The weekend's festivities have been accompanied by a dramatic increase in road accidents

5 of 6 Bangkok's foreign tourists joined in the fun

6 of 6 Cambodia, Burma and Laos are also celebrating new year this week