Pattaya Mail
In need of safety barriers
Dear Editor; Surely it’s happened before but in all my years I haven’t seen it till today. Heading out of town on Highway...
Leaning poles of Pattaya
Editor; RE: PEA installs new power poles in North Pattaya (PM Friday, 15 June 2012) I hope they installed them with the customary...
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...
Latest Stories
Shooter identified as police officer in East Pattaya kindergarten killing
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police officer fatally shot his wife, a schoolteacher, inside a kindergarten in Chonburi province on Wednesday before fleeing to his...
East Pattaya kindergarten shooting kills teacher, 44 children evacuated
PATTAYA, Thailand – A shooting at a kindergarten in east Pattaya, Banglamung district, Chonburi province, fatally injured a teacher and prompted the immediate evacuation...
Pattaya orders concrete plants to stop mixing after dust and road complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have ordered two concrete plants in the Jomtien area to stop mixing concrete for three days after an inspection...
Pattaya nightlife under pressure as Gen Z stays home and Gen Y tightens its...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s restaurants, cafés and nightlife businesses are facing growing pressure as changing spending habits, high operating costs and cautious consumers reshape...
Pattaya warns cleanup never ends when public order rules are ignored
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued clearing obstructions from public areas, removing plastic water containers placed at intervals along Pattaya Beach Road...