Pattaya Mail
Oyster Shots
Many years ago Jameson’s Irish Pub featured a Khun Ocha’s recipe (prawns in cognac), so here is one based on the Jameson’s oyster shot...
Royal Garden solicits used underwear for inmates at lingerie show
Royal Garden Plaza used its second-annual lingerie fashion show to help collect used underwear for female prison inmates. Models,...
Dangerous prescribing and copy drugs
I was reminded of the state of the pharmaceutical industry the other day when a new ex-pat from the USA asked me about...
No evacuation order after Bangkok refinery fire
BANGKOK, July 4 – No evacuation order has been issued after the fire at the Bangchak refinery on Wednesday morning, but nearby schools have...
Manufacturing Production Index grows 5.53% year-on-year in May
Thailand’s Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) Director Sophon Pholprasit said the country’s Manufacturing Production Index grew 5.53 percent year-on-year last month, the highest...
And now for something completely different…
A financial glossary “Investors back historic Greek debt swap” - FT headline 9.3.2012. Bank, n. Bottomless cavity in the ground that sucks in money...
Laem Chabang port expansion delayed
Residents from 4 Chonburi districts protest the planned Phase 3 expansion of Laem Chabang port. Officials have temporarily suspended the 120 billion baht expansion...
Mayor’s legal team files complaint about derogatory flyers
Even as he was being re-elected in a landslide, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome’s legal team filed a complaint with police about election flyers that...
Police pull axe-wielding man from apartment roof
A drunk man with an axe had residents of a Pattaya apartment house calling for help after he climbed on the building’s roof....
Latest Stories
Pattaya 2026: The transformation into a global investment fortress and world class haven
PATTAYA, Thailand - Amidst the currents of global instability in both economic and geopolitical dimensions Pattaya City in the year 2026 has transcended its...
Pattaya and UK confront rising safety demands for foreign tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet welcomed UK Ambassador Mark Gooding and delegation to Pattaya City Hall for high-level discussions focused on strengthening safety...
Thai security probe fuels diplomatic tension with Cambodia over suspect’s alleged links
PATTAYA, Thailand – A high-profile national security investigation in Thailand has triggered rising diplomatic tension with Cambodia after Thai authorities arrested a Chinese national...
Police refuse to rule out sabotage in Na Jomtien weapons and explosives investigation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Chonburi say they are not ruling out terrorism or sabotage in the high-profile case involving a Chinese suspect arrested...
Storm hits Central Pattaya as giant tree and power pole collapse, soi goes dark
PATTAYA, Thailand – Strong overnight winds battered Pattaya in the early hours of May 11, causing a massive 50-year-old banyan tree to collapse onto...