Pattaya Mail
SME Bank pledges help for customers with financial woes
BANGKOK - The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) organized an activity aimed at helping financially troubled customers. ...
Culture Ministry unveils “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Culture has unveiled its “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign, training 600 public transport drivers to apply Thai cultural values...
Labor Ministry to create more jobs for the disabled
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security plan to collect information about disabled people's demands for...
Thailand should prepare for ageing society
BANGKOK – The elderly should be encouraged to save money and work beyond retirement, an expert at Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) said. TDRI...
Cabinet passes civil state housing project
The government has given the nod to a new civil state housing campaign for low-income earners. Deputy Minister of Finance Wisut Srisuphan disclosed last...
Souled Out brings sound of Wigan Casino to fun city
Access Inn was once again the venue for the Pattaya Soul Club’s most recent quarterly music bash entitled Souled Out. The event, which took...
Fame at last
It’s been a great week. Someone actually wrote to the Pattaya Mail saying how much they liked my medical column! Oh the heady pleasure...
Karaoke club gets 5-year closure
A central Pattaya karaoke bar has been shut down for five years after the club ignored an earlier closing order. Banglamung district authorities raided...
Shisha-smoking youths busted in abandoned house
Youths congregating in abandoned buildings in the Soi Photisan Community have drawn the attention of Banglamung District officials concerned they may be up to...
Latest Stories
Instant noodle cooking ends in dangerous gas leak behind Pattaya club
PATTAYA, Thailand – A leaking valve on an ageing portable LPG cylinder caused a strong gas smell behind a Pattaya club shortly after midnight...
Late-night noise dispute leaves bloodshed in Pattaya neighborhood
PATTAYA, Thailand – A long-running dispute over loud music in a Pattaya neighborhood turned violent after a man was allegedly assaulted by his neighbor...
Child beggars return to Pattaya streets on Halloween night
PATTAYA, Thailand – Groups of foreign children were seen begging from tourists along Pattaya Second Road on Halloween night, raising renewed concerns about the...
Pattaya officials seize furniture from businesses blocking public road in Jomtien Soi 7
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officials have taken action against businesses placing tables, chairs and advertising signs on the public road in Jomtien Soi...
Two boaters found safe after overnight search off Pattaya between Koh Rin and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A tense early-morning search unfolded off Pattaya after a 14-foot aluminium boat encountered trouble near Koh Rin, drifted towards Koh Larn...