Pattaya Mail
3G mobile phone service to be launched in April
BANGKOK, March 13 – Thailand's long-awaited third-generation mobile phone service on the 2.1 GHz spectrum will be available in this country in April,...
DPM Chalerm ready to meet Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security is ready to travel to neighboring Malaysia to get more advice...
CITES resolved to allow controlled trade in great white sharks and...
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 The 16th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), convening in Bangkok, resolved...
US ambassador urges Thai govt to fast solving elephant poaching
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 US Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney is calling on the Thai government to urgently address the problem of elephant...
Defense Ministry urges for speedy progress on amnesty moves
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 The Interior Minister has urged for a speedy progress on the government’s push for amnesty despite the lack of...
CITES CoP16’s draft action plan to increase Bengal tiger population issued
BANGKOK, 10 MARCH 2013 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has drafted an action plan to conserve and increase the...
Belgian royal couple to visit Thailand to enhance trade, investment cooperation
BANGKOK, March 11 – Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium will lead a 200-member delegation to Thailand next week in an official visit aiming...
NBTC adjusts ratio of channels for upcoming digital TV service
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has resolved to adjust the ratio of channels for the upcoming digital...
February’s registered firms tally 29% less than January
BANGKOK, March 11 - The Commerce Ministry officially registered 5,736 companies last month with a combined capital of Bt35.765 billion, a minister said...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...