Pattaya Mail
Official insists government rice deals are legitimate
BANGKOK, Oct 18 - A high-ranking commerce ministry official stood firm that Thailand’s government-to-government (G-to-G) rice sales are not a breach of the...
‘We are dog lovers, not dog eaters’
SAKON NAKHON, Oct 18 – In popular awareness, Tha Rae district in Thailand's Northeast has been associated for the past century with the...
Thai tourist police soon to speak fluent English
BANGKOK, Oct 18 - Thailand's tourist police have been given six months to speak fluent English as the kingdom is widely opening its...
Tak Bai violence still haunts southerners 8 years after
BANGKOK, Oct 18 - Southern authorities have been instructed to be on full alert for possible violence in light of the approaching eighth...
Stranded Thai tourists returning from Seoul
BANGKOK, Oct 18 - Some of the Thai tourists stranded at South Korean's Incheon airport since Tuesday have returned to Bangkok, while those...
Bank does not care
Editor; Beware! Early in October I discovered that there was money missing from my bank account. The teller told me someone else had...
April Fool’s Day?
Editor; I know Thailand has a different calendar to Europe and most of the rest of the world, but I honestly didn’t realize...
Scrambled eggs Thai style
Scrambled eggs are very usual breakfast items, but the standard recipe can dish up a fairly bland start to the morning. This recipe will,...
Royal banquet for a worthy cause
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the Bangkok Chefs Charity and Gala Dinner 2012 held at the Royal Ballroom of the Mandarin...
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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...