Pattaya Mail
Kratom to be removed from the narcotics list
BANGKOK, 3 October 2013 The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) reaffirms that the planned removal of Kratom leaves from class 5 narcotics...
SBPAC Opens a New Office in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, October 2013 Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to assist Thai...
City administration assures flood-free Bangkok this year
BANGKOK, Oct 3 - The water level in the Chao Phraya River, the main natural pipeline for Bangkok--and most of Thailand, remains controllable and...
Thailand analyses impact of US government shutdown
BANGKOK, Oct 2 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra was assured today that the US government shutdown, which would probably affect the third quarter (Q3)...
PM Yingluck vows assistance to flood-hit people nationwide
BANGKOK, Oct 2 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today promised to look closely at the plight of flood-hit people who will be granted financial...
Court to decide fate of Budget Bill tomorrow
BANGKOK, Oct 3 - Thailand's Constitution Court will decide tomorrow if the parliamentary passage of the Budget Bill breaches the national Constitution, following a...
Partial US govt shutdown to impact Thailand only slightly
BANGKOK, OCT 3 - The partial US government shutdown will have only a slight impact on the Thai economy while the US decision on...
Stenting – a lifesaving procedure
The advances in cardiac surgery have been enormous over the past 20 years. We have gone from some fairly primitive high-risk surgery, to some...
Ghana man busted for fake credit card use
A Ghana man has been arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit credit card to go on a luxury shopping spree in Pattaya. Kwabena Yeboah,...
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Lowest budget for a gold gift for someone special in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thinking about surprising someone special with a gold necklace? October 6 could be a good day to take a look, with...
Thai Airways signs 50-year U-Tapao MRO lease for 10 billion baht project
RAYONG, Thailand – The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Thai Airways International have signed a 50-year lease for 210 rai at U-Tapao Airport to...
Pattaya parasailing platform remains stranded on beach 11 days after storm
PATTAYA, Thailand – A large parasailing platform remains stranded on Pattaya Beach 11 days after a powerful storm broke its anchor and swept it...
Bangkok police seize 2.37kg of crystal meth and 10kg of cannabis from Maldives suspects
BANGKOK, Thailand – Metropolitan Police Division 1 officers arrested two Maldivian nationals and seized 2.37 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and about 10 kilograms of...
Bangkok floods put Chadchart’s water management in focus
BANGKOK, Thailand – More than 10 days of flooding in parts of eastern Bangkok, particularly Lat Krabang, have intensified scrutiny of the capital’s flood-management...