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Nong Nooch announces birth of new elephant calf
Bird, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden’s top breeding elephant added to his impressive total of offspring with the Jan. 29 birth of his 40th...
Navy donates home to injured Sattahip marine
The Royal Thai Navy has built a new home for a Sattahip-based marine who lost both legs when a bomb went off during a...
EGAT, Marines join in artificial reef project
The Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand is working with the Royal Thai Marines in a project to create artificial reefs in Toey Ngam...
Sattahip, Red Cross aid fire victim
Sattahip and Red Cross officials came to the aid of a contractor who lost everything when his house burned down. Naphat Lertmukda, chairwoman...
Naval students undergo sea training
More than 200 Royal Thai Navy students attended a sea training course aimed at building stamina while working on ships. Rear Adm. Sucheep...
Animal takes boar-dom out of driving in Bankhai
Traffic squealed to a stop in Rayong as a wild boar took a wander down Route 3188. Cars braked and motorbikes swerved to...
133 sailors take job-training courses for life after navy
More than 130 sailors learned skills they can use after serving in the military as the Royal Thai Navy opened its latest job-training...
Navy observes Armed Forces Day
The Sattahip Naval Base marked Royal Thai Armed Forces Day with oath-taking and a parade. Navy Commander in Chief Adm. Surasak Rungrengrom presided...
Khao Kantamas Temple marks Children’s Day
Khao Kantamas Temple marked Children’s Day with calls from public officials for youngsters to be responsible. Khet Udomsak Mayor Pairoj Malakul Na Ayuthaya...
Naval unit awards 88,500 baht in scholarships
The Royal Thai Navy’s 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment handed out 88,500 baht in scholarships to children of civil servants. Capt. Sompong Phuwieng, commander...
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Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...