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Hua Hin tourism expands rapidly
20% rise in available rooms expected Hua Hin tourism has expanded rapidly, prompting a forecast of a 20-percent increase of room availability in the...
Thailand aims to become regional mint
Thailand’s Treasury Department will enter a joint venture with the British government to set up a mint to serve Thailand and neighboring countries, according...
How to choose a fund – Part 5
One of the most confusing parts to funds can be the charges you pay and who you are paying that money to. There is...
Devotees observe Visakha Bucha Day with prayers and merit making
Friday parties give way to worship on Visakha Bucha Day Friday night parties turned to reverence as Pattaya-area Buddhists marked Visakha Bucha Day. Believers...
Tourist compensation fund facing bankruptcy
Administrator proposes reorganization into fund-raising association following April speedboat accident Still reeling from an April speedboat accident that injured 18 foreign tourists and 2...
Lions Club joins Naklua canal restoration effort
Area Lions clubs are joining Pattaya’s efforts to clean up Naklua’s Nok Yang Canal. Lions Club members from regions 8 and 9 joined the...
Russian spurns Pattaya after necklace snatch
A Russian tourist has lost faith in Pattaya after losing his gold necklace to a transvestite thief. Sergei Trubarev, 53, complained to police May...
Banglamung man arrested for dealing drugs to speedboat drivers
Tourist police ordered to crack down on drug use by tourist-boat operators have arrested a Banglamung man suspected them methamphetamines. An intoxicated Nattapong Noilamai,...
Sriracha man tempts karma with Buddhist shrine burglary
A Sriracha man faces more than bad karma after being arrested for burglarizing the donation box at a Pattaya Beach Buddhist shrine. Narai Samniangprao,...
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Pattaya 2026: The transformation into a global investment fortress and world class haven
PATTAYA, Thailand - Amidst the currents of global instability in both economic and geopolitical dimensions Pattaya City in the year 2026 has transcended its...
Pattaya and UK confront rising safety demands for foreign tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet welcomed UK Ambassador Mark Gooding and delegation to Pattaya City Hall for high-level discussions focused on strengthening safety...
Thai security probe fuels diplomatic tension with Cambodia over suspect’s alleged links
PATTAYA, Thailand – A high-profile national security investigation in Thailand has triggered rising diplomatic tension with Cambodia after Thai authorities arrested a Chinese national...
Police refuse to rule out sabotage in Na Jomtien weapons and explosives investigation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Chonburi say they are not ruling out terrorism or sabotage in the high-profile case involving a Chinese suspect arrested...
Storm hits Central Pattaya as giant tree and power pole collapse, soi goes dark
PATTAYA, Thailand – Strong overnight winds battered Pattaya in the early hours of May 11, causing a massive 50-year-old banyan tree to collapse onto...