Pattaya Mail
Don’t panic!
We have battened down the hatches from a tactical asset allocation perspective over the past few weeks. In a crisis, we have learnt that...
Transport Ministry continues public hearings on Highway 7 extension
The Transportation Ministry continued its series of public hearings into a 35.7 billion baht expansion of Highway 7, which would extend the motorway...
South African commits suicide at central Pattaya shooting range
A South African man committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at a Pattaya shooting range. Jonathan Osborn Koch, 43, died at Pattaya...
Pattaya to spend 1 million baht on youth literacy program
Pattaya will spend 1 million baht on a reading and writing program to improve child literacy. Jintana Maensurin, director of education promotion and...
Construction industry faces labour shortage
BANGKOK, Oct 23 - Thailand's construction industry is now facing labour shortage resulting in stagnancy of new projects, according to the Construction Institute...
Phuket travel operators attend trade show in Singapore
PHUKET, Oct 23 – About 20 tourism operators from Thailand’s resort island of Phuket are joining the trade show for the Asian Travel...
Foreigner nabbed with marijuana in possession
SAMUT PRAKAN, Oct 23 – The police arrest one Zambian national with 11 grammes of marijuana along with three other foreigners for violating...
Deputy PM, army chief to visit far South Wednesday
BANGKOK, Oct 23 - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa will visit the restive southern region on Wednesday to follow up on...
Declining exports dampen business confidence
BANGKOK, Oct 22 - Krungthai Bank's business index for the third quarter of this year was down to 54.88, from 55.58 in the...
Latest Stories
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...