Pattaya Mail
Cabinet nods to first-car tax cut measure, starting 1 Oct
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 – The tax reduction measure for first-car buyers has been approved by the Cabinet and is set to commence on...
Business sector feels pinch of govt’s minimum wage hike
BANGKOK, Sept 12 – The Pheu Thai-led coalition government’s planned 300 baht daily minimum wage hike has forced some businesses to shift their production...
Cabinet approves Bt350 billion deficit budget for 2012 fiscal year
BANGKOK, Sep 13 - The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget deficit of Bt350 billion for the 2012 fiscal year, starting Oct 1, according...
140 million THB worth of flood damage sustained by schools across...
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 -Basic Education Commission Secretary-General Chinapat Pumirat said floods had left 635 schools submerged, 3 students killed and one injured. The...
Yingluck donates money in support of Mahidol Day
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 -Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today received commemorative flags on Mahidol Day from medical students of Siriraj Hospital who aim to...
Ayutthaya braces for flooding in business area; Nakhon Sawan under water
PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA, Sept 13 – Thailand’s central province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya on Tuesday was preparing for flooding likely to hit...
Cabinet approves another reshuffle in key ministries
BANGKOK, Sept 13 - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the latest transfer of senior government officials in another major reshuffle in key ministries and...
Thai PM hails Indonesian visit as successful
BANGKOK, Sept 13 -- Thai Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra described her visit to Indonesia as a successful trip with the two countries mutually agreeing...
35 provinces on flash flood alert due to continued heavy rains
BANGKOK, Sept 12- Thailand's centre for the administration of flood situation on Monday warned local residents in river basins in 35 provinces to beware...
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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...