{"id":851,"date":"2016-04-11T22:44:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/?p=851"},"modified":"2016-04-11T22:44:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:44:29","slug":"phuket-prepares-for-songkran-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/phuket-prepares-for-songkran-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Phuket prepares for Songkran shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">It\u2019s a long weekend ahead for many as the Kingdom prepares to celebrate the 2016 Songkran Festival from Wednesday (Apr 13) \u2013 Friday (Apr 15), and many offices will be closed across the island during the holiday period.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/post-249866-0-51867100-1460376274_thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/post-249866-0-51867100-1460376274_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"post-249866-0-51867100-1460376274_thumb\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/post-249866-0-51867100-1460376274_thumb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/post-249866-0-51867100-1460376274_thumb-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Government offices including Phuket Immigration Office, District Office, Employment Office and Land Transport office are all set to close thought the three-day period, along with Post Offices and smaller bank branches. 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