Pattaya Mail
Cheapest isn’t necessarily “best”
Had an interesting TV interview the other day. This was by a German TV channel which wanted to show that taking over the...
Finance minister upset with inaction on Thai baht, policy interest rate
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has expressed displeasure over the sharp appreciation of the Thai baht and the high policy...
Smaller businesses, textile industry feel most severe impact from wage hike
Thailand’s minimum wage hike to Bt300 has increased the capital costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by almost six percent, with the...
Giving me the Creeps
Ronald Niebuhr’s ‘Serenity Prayer’ talks of having the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and granting the courage to change what I...
Police reassure Russian, Indian, Chinese diplomats to tourist safety
Top police commanders reassured Russian, Chinese and Indian diplomats that a high-season crackdown is reducing crimes against tourists in Pattaya. Royal Thai Police...
Police raid South Pattaya ‘swingers party’
A Dutchman and his Thai girlfriend were arrested for allegedly organizing a paid “swingers party” advertised on the Internet at a South Pattaya...
Disco pays 3 tourists assaulted by bouncers 50,000 baht
Operators of the Mixx discotheque paid three Frenchmen 50,000 baht after bouncers there assaulted them in the latest case of violence by workers...
Music industry cronies get crooner arrested for singing their songs
Thai music industry executives who fine entertainment venues for spinning CDs without paying them, apparently have problems with live performances as well, getting...
Border districts in Chiang Mai to develop historical tourism
BANGKOK, 4 January 2013 Five border districts in Chiang Mai province are developing historical tourism promotion plans in preparation for the opening of...
Latest Stories
Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...