Pattaya Mail
Thailand, Iraq prepare to reopen embassies
BANGKOK, May 4 -- Bilateral relations between Thailand and Iraq have gradually progressed and the two countries have prepared to reopen each other...
Thailand protests to Cambodia over landmine blast
BANGKOK, April 4 - Thailand strongly protested to Cambodia over Wednesday's landmine blast which seriously injured a Thai soldier on patrol in the...
Thai soldier wounded in Thai-Cambodian border landmine explosion
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, May 3 - A Thai soldier lost his right leg stepping on a landmine while patrolling the Thai-Cambodian border, Second Army...
Thailand burns 34 tonnes of contraband drugs, worth Bt221 million
AYUTTHAYA, May 4 - Thai Public Health Ministry on Friday burned 34 tonnes of illegal drugs, including pseudoephedrine-based drugs, valued at estimated Bt221 million...
Thai immigration police arrest more Chinese call centre scam artists
CHON BURI, May 4 – The Thai authorities rounded up another call centre scam gang today--the second in two days--this time in the...
Drought threatens eastern seaboard industrial estates
BANGKOK, May 4 – In an attempt to avert a repetition of the 2005 drought crisis, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)...
Special Report: Coronation Day — When the great king rules the...
“I shall reign with righteousness for the benefit and happiness of the Siamese people”. The line was uttered by His Majesty King Bhumibol...
Chiang Mai ranks 24th as world’s best destination in 2012
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 – An internationally well-known travel website, TripAdvisor, has ranked Chiang Mai province 24th in the world’s best destination list...
BoT reports lukewarm response on state-initiated low-interest loans for flood victims
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 - The Thai central bank has reported lukewarm public response to the government-sponsored low-interest loans, which is blamed on...
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Thailand escalates legal crackdown with 23-agency alliance targeting illegal “Nominee” structures
BANGKOK, Thailand - Following our previous discussion on the tightening of fund source verification and tax obligations, another critical milestone is currently reshaping the...
Chinese tourist dies after assault at illegal Pattaya nightclub
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya have launched a full-scale investigation after a Chinese tourist died following a violent assault inside an illegal nightclub...
Pattaya baht bus driver charged after tourist’s backflip stunt ends in violent road fall
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Pattaya baht bus or songthaew driver is facing legal action after a foreign tourist was seriously injured attempting a risky...
Pattaya residents reach breaking point as homeless pair returns night after night
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers responded to complaints from local residents on May 7 after two homeless individuals were found sleeping outside...
Foreign tourist faceplants into Pattaya beach sand after heavy drinking
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officials from Pattaya’s municipal enforcement team responded to assist a foreign tourist after the individual, reportedly intoxicated, collapsed face-first onto the...