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Servants and teachers given lessons on ethics, morality
Friday, 04 May 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 18 By Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya public servants and teachers were given lessons in ethics and morality as officials try to improve the reputation of the city workers.
Long a fixture in Bangkok and Thailand’s troubled southern provinces, community radio has come to Pattaya, serving as both an information resource for residents and a public-relations mouthpiece for city…
Songkran comes to a close with Kong Khao festival
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Phasakorn Channgam
Naklua and Nong Yai residents brought the annual Songkran festivities to a close April 20 with the traditional Kong Khao rice ceremony and festival. Events included slingshot contests, the always…
Poor English skills threaten Thai competitiveness, employment
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Phasakorn Channgam
Thai companies need to quickly upgrade the English-language skills of their workforce or face widespread job losses when it takes effect in 2015, Chonburi’s deputy governor warned Pattaya business leaders.
Pattaya’s beach chair vendors enjoy Songkran income boost
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Warunya Thongrod
Despite a decline in the number of foreign tourists, Pattaya’s beach chair vendors say they made more money during Songkran due a greater number of Thai faces under their umbrellas.
Thailand’s death toll from road accidents nationwide during the traditional week-long Songkran new year reached 320 with the number of injuries at 3,320 persons, according to the Disaster Prevention and…
Pattaya faces low risk from earthquake, tsunami
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Vittaya Yoondorn
The Thai Meteorological Agency reassured Pattaya residents they have little to fear from earthquakes or tidal waves, even those like this month’s massive quake off Indonesia.
Kingdom of Thailand celebrates Their Majesties sixty-second royal wedding anniversary
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitayakara were married by Her Majesty Queen Sawang Vadhana, the paternal grandmother of His Majesty, at the Sra Pathum Palace in…
Tuesday, May 1 is a public holiday, and as such government businesses and banks will be closed. Many bank branches in shopping malls may be open to cater to foreign…
Huay Yai man charged with raping niece for decade
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Theerarak Suthathiwong
Police have arrested a Huay Yai man who allegedly molested his mentally handicapped niece for a decade. Sithichai Sroimalee, 35, was taken into custody April 12 after a complaint from…
New police chief brings Issan drug-fighting experience to Pattaya
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Warunya Thongrod
A police superintendent who most recently fought drug traffickers on the Laos border has taken over as Pattaya’s new chief.
Drunk drug-control officer arrested after rampage at area hospital
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Boonlua Chatree
A drunk Narcotics Suppression Bureau officer was arrested after going on a rampage and shooting his service weapon inside Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.
Songkran revelry turned to violence in Sattahip when a 68-year-old disabled man assaulted his drunken wife for smashing her 12-year-old grandson’s head into a wall.
Belarusian drowns in condo pool
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Theerarak Suthathiwong
A Belarusian woman died after drowning in a pool at her condominium near Wong Amat Beach.
Yet another jet ski scam leaves 2 Chinese students robbed, beaten
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Boonlua Chatree
Two Chinese students who negotiated their way out of most of an extortion attempt by Pattaya jet ski vendors were assaulted by the thugs after they left Pattaya Police Station.
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