Pattaya Mail
Controversial Bt15,000/tonne rice subsidy continues
BANGKOK, March 12 – The Yingluck government's much-criticised rice pledging scheme which subsidises rice purchases from farmers at Bt15,000 per tonne will remain unchanged...
Phuket Airport to get an overhaul to accommodate more travelers
BANGKOK, 12 March 2013 Airports of Thailand (AOT) is set to push ahead with an overhaul of Phuket International Airport to help it...
Former energy minister urges free trade in solar energy
BANGKOK, March 12 – Former Thai energy minister Piyasvasti Amranand has called on the government to lift the 2,000- megawatt ceiling on the...
Southeast Asia becomes bright market for Thai trade, investment
BANGKOK, March 11 – Improved economies in Southeast Asia have contributed to higher spending among consumers in the region, according to a survey by...
KRC predicts stock index to rise this week
BANGKOK, 11 March 2013 Kasikorn Research Center (KRC) has forecast that the stock index in Thailand is likely to go higher this week. However,...
Thailand must stop ivory trade or face severe sanctions: CITES
BANGKOK, 11 March 2013 A senior CITES official has warned that Thailand, and other countries of what he calls the "Gang of Eight", must...
“Red light cameras” to be in use again
BANGKOK, 11 March 2013 The Traffic Police have announced that "red light cameras", or cameras capturing footage of traffic light breachers, will be in...
Thais warned of dengue fever threat
Nakhon Ratchasima, 11 March 2013 Nakhonratchasima Health Provincial Office is warning its residents to watch out for a possible threat of dengue fever...
Easterners protest deep seaport expansion
CHONBURI, March 11 – Civic groups in Thailand’s eastern provinces demonstrated near Laem Chabang deep seaport here Sunday to protest against the government’s...
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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...