Pattaya Mail
Khao Yai National Park visitor honks at elephant, gets car thrashed
PRACHINBURI, 2 January 2015 -- A pickup truck driven by a a tourist on a visit to Khao Yai National Park in Prachinburi came...
Northern region will be colder
BANGKOK, 2 January 2015 -- Temperatures are forecast to drop by 2 - 4C further in the northern region of Thailand from 1 -...
UN chief expresses condolences over AirAsia plane crash
NEW YORK, Jan 2 -- United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has expressed his "sincerest condolences" to the families of the passengers and crew of...
Three Gorges breaks world record for hydropower generation
YICHANG, Jan 2 -- China's Three Gorges Power Plant generated 98.8 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity in 2014, beating the world record for hydropower...
Rescuers have discovered nine bodies of plane crash victims
Jakarta, Jan 2 -- Rescuers discovered nine bodies of victims of the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 until Thursday evening, the Indonesian National Search and...
Bangkok governor to open more parks, bicycle lanes
BANGKOK, Jan 1 -- After presiding over an alms-giving event for Buddhist monks on New Year's morning, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said he plans...
128 killed, 1,158 injured in 1,133 road accidents during New Year...
BANGKOK, Jan 1 -- Thai authorities reported that on the first two days of the seven-day road accident monitoring period for the New Year...
Bomb found near French consulate in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, Jan 1 -- An improvised explosive device was seen early today at the base of a tree on a Charoen Prathet Road...
SME Bank warns of negative impact of Russian economic crisis
BANGKOK, Jan 1 -- The economic crisis of Russia is directly impacting tourism in Pattaya and Phuket, according to Salinee Wangtal, chairwoman of the...
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...