Pattaya Mail
EC bans releasing poll results 7 days before election
BANGKOK, 4 February 2013 The Election Commission (EC), Bangkok Office, is banning the release of opinion polls during the seven days leading up...
Foreign Minister thanks Cambodia for Ratree’s pardon
BANGKOK, February 4 2013 Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has expressed his appreciation on behalf of the Thai government to Cambodia regarding the pardon...
DPM Plodprasop follows up northern haze problem
CHIANG RAI, 3 FEBRUARY 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has been following up on the efforts to control and prevent the haze...
Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai see rare hail storms
BANGKOK, 4 February 2013 Several areas in the provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai experienced hail storms following heavy rains Sunday evening. ...
Dwindling natural food sources threaten macaque survival
Native to areas in South, Central and Southeast Asia, troops of Macaca Mulatta otherwise known as the Rhesus Macaque inhabit a variety of...
Authorities control forest fire in northern provinces
LAMPANG, Feb 3 – Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi ordered northern provinces to take smog and forest fire problems seriously over a 80-day...
Thailand foots US$40 million in medical bills for migrants
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand has spent over Bt1 billion giving medical treatment to migrant workers from neighbouring countries in the last three...
Faulty measures blamed for death of farmers in South
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha admitted today there were flaws in the security measures for farmers under the state’s rice...
Cancer is top killer of Thais among all diseases
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Cancer kills an average of seven Thai people every hour--and the number of new cancer patients has surged to...
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...