Pattaya Mail
PM turns down rumors of upcoming military coup
BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 - The prime minister has stepped out to deny rumors of a possible military coup. ...
Northeastern residents warned to brace for strong wind and thunderstorms until...
BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 - The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has warned residents in the country's Northeastern region to be prepared for...
PM denies Ayutthaya flood is water mismanagement
BANGKOK, Feb 8 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected possible criticism that the new flooding in Ayutthaya's Sena district was caused by...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday February 10 – February...
Now playing in Pattaya War Horse: US, Drama/ History/ War – Steven Spielberg’s ode to horses and World War I trench warfare. Fine...
Hard Rock kicks up its heels for ‘Step Dance ‘12’
From breakdancing to samba, teams of amateur dancers showed off their best moves in hopes of winning more than 75,000 baht at the...
More dishonest jet ski operators in Thailand
Editor; In Bangkok Post’s Letters, Saturday February 4, ‘A real Thai experience’ by Siritip Helton told of their family’s unfortunate experience with one...
Paranoid at the ATM
Editor; Perhaps I’m just being paranoid, given all the news I’ve been seeing about international credit card and ATM theft gangs. But I...
An Anglophile’s view of the German Film Festival
Editor; I, as an anglophile, have a well entrenched idea of the German psyche. German people are remote, distant, aloof and have no...
Public buses
To the Editor; This is our 8th winter in Jomtien and my husband and I were full of anticipation that a normal public...
Latest Stories
Paramotor pilot dies after crash into Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, Lopburi
LOPBURI, Thailand – A 59-year-old paramotor pilot died after his aircraft crashed into the reservoir at Pa Sak Jolasid Dam in Lopburi amid strong,...
Businesswoman arrested in Bangkok over alleged World Bank investment scam
BANGKOK, Thailand – Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police have arrested a 52-year-old businesswoman wanted in connection with an alleged investment scam that resulted in...
Suspicious driving tips police to 40,000 meth pills in Chumphon
CHUMPHON, Thailand – Two men have been arrested after Highway Police found about 40,000 methamphetamine tablets hidden in concealed compartments of their car during...
Bangkok Police shake-up follows raid on alleged illegal Chinese-linked club
BANGKOK, Thailand – Five senior officers at Huai Khwang Police Station have been transferred to the Metropolitan Police Division 1 operations center following a...
Pattaya Beach prostitution sweep ahead of 5,000 US sailors’ arrival
PATTAYA, Thailand – More than 200 police and social development officials carried out a late-night inspection of Pattaya Beach and other public areas on...