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New Excise Tax Act takes effect, to generate 12 billion baht...
BANGKOK – The new excise tax law is expected to generate 12 billion baht in tax revenue according to the Excise Department.
Excise Department Director...
Dutchman dies after fall from eighth-floor hotel room
A Dutchman died after plunging from the eighth story of his central Pattaya hotel. The body of Johannes Adrianus Antonius Maria Poirters, 63,...
Thief uploads large haul from Internet shop
An Internet shop that also sells some alcohol and groceries in Baan Map Tato Nongprue was broken into in the early hours of August...
Alcohol ban over election weekends
The Election Commission has issued a letter warning the public that serving alcohol during the election weekend is punishable by law. ...
Civil volunteers take the law into their own hands
At 3am Pichat Pongjaroen was driving his pick up with his girlfriend, he had been drinking heavily and he nearly hit the group of...
Visakha Bucha Day, the beginning of the Buddhist Era 2,554 years...
Banks and government offices closed Tuesday, May 17, is one of the most venerated holidays on the Buddhist calendar: Visakha Bucha Day. This Buddhist...
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Pattaya launches youth camp instilling moral values in Muslim youth
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mayor Poramet Ngamphichet inaugurated a youth camp on April 22 aimed at instilling moral and ethical values within the Muslim community...
Pattaya begins replacing 1,000 lamps in Central-Sukhumvit Road underpass
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Central-Sukhumvit Road underpass in Pattaya has been plunged into semi darkness as hundreds of lighting fixtures have burnt out, prompting...
Fire rekindles at Rayong chemical storage facility
Following a fire at a chemical storage warehouse in Rayong province which erupted two days ago, the firefighting team has revised their fire suppression...
Hot weather covering Pattaya and upper part of Thailand
The Thai Meteorological Department has revealed that there are thunderstorms in the northern, northeastern, and southern regions of Thailand. In the northern and northeastern...
Improved situation at Myanmar border, states Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry discloses that the situation at the Thai-Myanmar border has improved, with no shootings in Myanmar reported within 48 hours but continuous...