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Wage hike takes sting out of back-to-school shopping
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Warunya Thongrod
Children are having fun trying on their new school uniforms, and thanks to the increase in minimum wage, parents are having more fun buying them, too.
Pattaya bureaucrats mix study with sightseeing on government-funded Scandinavian junket
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya officials mixed stops at a Norwegian city hall and Danish incinerator with sightseeing at historical spots on a nine-day government-paid junket intended to improve their understanding of tourism’s impact…
Chonburi authorities block illegal chemical dump site
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By CPRD
Chonburi officials have blocked off a Banbung District pit dug to illegally dump chemicals and will test area residents to check for toxic exposure.
Officials prep for AEC with lecture, junket
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Warunya Thongrod
The Pattaya Tourism Promotion worked to prepare city officials for the coming ASEAN Economic Community with a lecture and visit to Koh Chang.
Navy boss visits 3 injured marines in Sattahip
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Patcharapol Panrak
Royal Thai Navy commander Adm. Surasak Runroengrom traveled to Sattahip to visit three marines injured in last month’s deadly bomb blast. The commander presented gift baskets to petty officers first-class…
Pattaya Court to offer free legal advice
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya lawyers will offer free legal advice and assistance to tourists and residents at an expanded legal center at the Pattaya Court in Jomtien Beach. Pornsak Thepasuwan, director-general of Region…
Pattaya police chief fired in gambling-raid controversy
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Theerarak Suthathiwong
Pol. Col. Suwan Cheaonawinthawat today is out of a job as Pattaya’s police superintendent after Royal Thai Police commanders removed him following a Banglamung District gambling raid.
Banglamung District arrests 11 in casino raid that costs Pattaya police chief his job
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Boonlua Chatree
Banglamung District officials raided three underground casinos, arresting 11, seizing cash and slot machines, and creating a controversy that would cost Pattaya’s police chief his job.
2 Bulgarians arrested for fake ATM card use
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Boonlua Chatree
Two Bulgarian men were arrested for allegedly using fake ATM cards to loot bank machines in Pattaya. Georgi Petrov Prodanov, 34, and Boris Georgiev Katsarski, 34, were apprehended May 8…
Bang Saray drivers kill 2 deer, injured a third
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Patcharapol Panrak
Two deer were killed and another injured during car accidents in Bang Saray. A May 3 accident at the 164-kilometer mark on Sukhumvit Road resulted in the death of a…
Sattahip authorities arrest 7 suspected drug dealers
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip police and district officials arrested seven suspected drug dealers on narcotics and weapons charges.
4 Burmese arrested for killing countryman in Bang Saray
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Patcharapol Panrak
Four Burmese brick makers were arrested for allegedly killing a fellow countryman with a 30-centimeter knife. Ye Mian, 38; Tan So, 19; Chominkhai, 18; and Sukan, 18, workers at VK…
Colors of the East festival moves to Jomtien May 23-26
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Thanachot Anuwan
The Colors of the East Festival moves to Jomtien Beach this year when the event unfolds for the sixth time May 23-26. Sponsored by the provinces of Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi…
Pattaya officials urge public to collaborate on solving homeless problem
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By Vittaya Yoondorn
Admitting they are unable to solve Pattaya’s homeless problem alone, city social workers urged the public to report any vagrants and street children panhandling or sleeping in public.
Chonburi, Chulalongkorn hospitals raising awareness of Thalassemia
Friday, 17 May 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 20 By CPRD
Chonburi Hospital is collaborating with Chulalongkorn University Hospital to raise awareness of Thalassemia blood disorders. Sasithorn Preechawit, vice president of Chonburi Red Cross, Dr. Kesada Jansawang, deputy director of Chonburi…
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