Pattaya Mail
Pattaya plans for visit of 10,000 Chinese tourists
Pattaya officials are preparing for a visit from a Chinese tour company that could bring as many as 10,000 mainland visitors to the...
Elderly, disabled register for social security payments
Senior citizens flocked to Pattaya City Hall to register for social security benefits they’d been missing out on. Elderly residents and the disabled...
Calf rescued from drainage pipe
Animal-rescue officers recovered a calf that had fallen into a drainage pipe on Thepprasit Soi 5. Authorities were called to the street undergoing...
City gardeners replant flowerbeds on Beach Road
City gardeners are again replanting trampled flowers and restoring greenery along Beach Road to repair damage done during beachfront events. Workers deployed Nov....
Couple arrested for theft of German hotel owner’s car
Married employees of a German hotel owner have been arrested for allegedly stealing his BMW. Rungroj Osha, 27, and his wife Sunisa Kerdnaikaew,...
Iranian arrested for injuring imam’s daughter
An Iranian boxer was arrested after allegedly injuring three people by throwing a bottle at their car. Khomahsoudi Ayoub, 30, was apprehended Nov....
DSI, Energy Ministry raid Naklua gas station in fraud investigation
Department of Special Investigations and Energy Ministry officials raided a Naklua gas station, arresting its owner for allegedly selling cooking gas to drivers...
Nongprue farmers prep banana trees for Loy Krathong
Nongprue villagers have begun cutting banana tree branches into logs that will be cut into flower boats for Loy Krathong. The tree pieces...
Chaimongkol Temple raises 4 million baht in Kathin ceremony
Pattaya Buddhists raised more than 4 million baht for a wax museum during a Kathin robes ceremony at Chaimongkol Temple. Rungroj and Suporn...
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Songkran in Pattaya becomes a test of patience for long-term foreign residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran, Thailand’s iconic New Year water festival, has long drawn tourists eager to join in the nationwide splashes and street celebrations....
Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
Pattaya villa raided, 25 foreigners arrested for 700-million-baht online gambling ring
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police from Region 3 raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Banglamung district, on March 24, uncovering a sophisticated online gambling...
Baht Hits 33 per USD, 44 per GBP as Pattaya scrambles to fill Songkran...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s currency woes are deepening just as Pattaya braces for one of the year’s busiest tourist seasons. The baht opened on...