Pattaya Mail
Beware of “Breakthroughs”
Right at the end of 2013 I came across an article trumpeting “Cancer therapy is breakthrough of the year.” Naturally, I read this with...
AFG looks at the Myanmar situation
With Myanmar (Burma) opening up to outsiders in many fields, the Automotive Focus Group (AFG) is presenting to its members an interesting seminar prepared...
German-Thai teen falls into police custody
A drug bust literally fell into the arms of Pattaya police when a German-Thai teenager tumbled onto a neighbor’s roof with marijuana in his...
Man arrested for firing modified BB gun into air
A man who turned a BB gun he bought on the Internet into a bullet-firing weapon was arrested after firing shots into the air...
Danish tourist slashed by 2 Russians
A Danish tourist was injured after being knifed by a pair of Russians. Vasiliy Klausen, 25, sustained a cut to his left arm and...
Police probe car burglaries in Naklua
Police are investigating a string of car burglaries at a hotel construction site in Naklua. Three vehicles belonging to contractors at The Zign construction...
Election Commission estimates 8 million eligible voters kept from casting vote
Election Commission Chief Somchai Srisuthiyakorn said that, for the House Representatives election held Sunday, Feb. 2, 83,669 out of 93,952 polling stations were able...
31 couples to be married at 18th underwater wedding festival in...
TRANG, 5 February 2014 Trang province will soon hold this year's underwater wedding festival, the 18th of its kind. Somsak...
Tourism, Gems & Jewelry and Food industries are assessed as the...
BANGKOK, 4 February 2014, The Industrial Promotion Department disclosed that Tourism, Gems & Jewelry, and Food industries had been the most affected industries by...
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...