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Navy School recruits students to sort trash to earn cash for...
Separating garbage has joined reading, writing and arithmetic on the syllabus at Sattahip District’s Navy School where students are manning a “recycling bank” to...
Koh Samet’s beaches clearing, but assessment, preventative work only beginning
Cleanup of the Koh Samet oil spill is winding down, but the more-arduous process of assessing long-term damage and preventing future spills is only...
Maptaput factory under fire for covering up fatal explosion
Executives at a Maptaput tin factory are under fire for allegedly covering up a fatal explosion for more than a week. Maptaput Industrial Estate...
Marine Corps celebrates 58th anniversary
The Royal Thai Marines marked its 58th anniversary with a ceremony in Sattahip. The Royal Thai Navy’s Adm. Surasak Rungrerngrom presided over the July...
Koh Samet oil spill effects to be felt for weeks
Cleanup workers frantically fight a losing battle, trying to keep oil from ruining Ao Prao beach in front of Le Vimarn Cottages & Spa...
Lottery vendor returns lost wallet
An Amnat Charoen man scored an unexpected lottery-related win, not by hitting the lucky numbers, but finding a ticket agent willing to return his...
Nong Nooch offers 5,000 baht to name new elephant
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is offering 5,000 baht and an overnight hotel stay to the person who names the elephant park’s latest arrival. ...
Four male family members arrested for five year’s of sexual abuse...
The father, grandfather and two uncles of a Bang Saray girl have been arrested for allegedly raping the child for the past five years....
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Fugitive in 2004 Kamphaeng Phet robbery captured in Sattahip
A man wanted for armed robbery in Kamphaeng Phet was finally jailed after police in the northern province discovered he’d been hiding out in...
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Pattaya water supplies depend on the upcoming rains
PATTAYA, Thailand - The ongoing drought in the central provinces, including Chonburi and the Pattaya area, is causing concern according to the Industrial Estate Authority...
Dry spell exacerbates water shortage crisis on Koh Larn Island
PATTAYA, Thailand - Koh Larn Island is currently grappling with a severe water shortage crisis exacerbated by the persistent dry spell this year. The...
Fogging operation prevents dengue fever outbreak in Pattaya village
PATTAYA, Thailand - Following two reported cases of dengue fever in Rattanakorn 3 Village in east Pattaya, concerns of a potential outbreak have prompted...
Towering streetlamp obstructing Khao Chi Chan view to be relocated
PATTAYA, Thailand - Tourists and residents alike have voiced objections to the placement of a towering streetlight pole, approximately 20-30 meters tall, which obstructs...
Culprit vows to fix sewage stench at Mach Chanu Jomtien intersection
PATTAYA, Thailand - In response to complaints from residents and tourists regarding sewage waste water overflow at the Jomtien Beach Second Road Intersection (Mach...