Pattaya Mail
Yingluck admits rice subsidies need revamp if re-introduced
BANGKOK, Feb 6 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has blamed the House dissolution for disrupting payments to farmers under the rice pledging scheme...
Thai Army told to handle protesters with leniency
BANGKOK, Feb 6 – Thailand's authorities will refrain from using force against protesters even if they break into the Defence headquarters, which has become...
Early-arriving drought starting to affect farmers
BANGKOK, 6 February 2014 The early-arriving drought has forced large dams to reduce their rate of water release and started to affect farmers in...
Chadchart plans to generate 1 billion baht income annually in the...
BANGKOK, 6 Feb 2014, Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt plans to enhance performance of the logistic sector with an aim of increasing the sector's annual...
BOT says will not interfere with banks’ decision to lend to...
BANGKOK, 6 February 2014 The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has asserted it will not interfere with commercial bank's judgement regarding provision of loans to...
Mountain Dew BBQ Chicken for children
This is probably the silliest and easiest chicken dish for non-cooks. (K. Ocha takes no responsibility for this dish in any way!) All items...
Thai rice exports likely to rise this year
BANGKOK, Feb 5 - Thai rice exporters forecast this year's rice exports should rise 0.9 per cent due to positive factors that the government...
Community Happenings – Friday February 7 – February 13, 2014
Events The next Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, Feb. 9. Everyone is warmly welcome. The speaker will be John...
Handicapped Tourism introduced to Skål
The Skål Pattaya and East Thailand monthly networking meeting for January was held at the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, and was one...
Latest Stories
Government stands firm on airport rail and U-Tapao projects as EEC investment push targets...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the government will not amend contracts for the high-speed rail project linking...
Blazing heat grips Pattaya as Thailand sizzles with 42°C in the North
PATTAYA, Thailand – Summer heat is intensifying across the country, with Pattaya facing hot and hazy conditions while northern Thailand sees temperatures soar as...
Thai PM signals nighttime fuel station closures after Songkran to conserve energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is preparing to introduce energy-saving measures that could see fuel stations nationwide close overnight, but only after the Songkran...
Pattaya built for everyone now struggles with what that means
PATTAYA, Thailand – Scroll through any Pattaya forum and a pattern quickly emerges — admiration, frustration, nostalgia, and blunt criticism all colliding in the...
After Songkran price freeze ends Pattaya faces rising transport costs and daily expenses
PATTAYA, Thailand – When the holiday calm ends, the real bill begins. Thailand’s decision to freeze bus fares through Songkran may ease the immediate...