Pattaya Mail
Bangchak opposes plan to dissolve Oil Fund
BANGKOK, 5 July 2011 – Bangchak Petroleum Plc has voiced disagreement with the incoming government’s policy to terminate the State Oil Fund, insisting...
Two suspected wildlife smugglers detained with 1,000 animals
NONG KHAI, July 5 – Two wildlife smugglers on Tuesday were arrested in the northeastern province of Nong Khai while transporting 1,000 wild...
Haze from Indonesian forest fire blankets southern Thai provinces
SONGKHLA, July 6 – Thailand’s southern provinces of Songkha and Satun have been blanketed in haze from current Indonesian forest fires. ...
New govt urged to take care of elephants
BANGKOK, 6 July 2011 – The Friends of the Asian Elephant Foundation has encouraged the new government to take action in preventing elephants...
Special report: The 4th Thai American Youth Heritage Program
The Thai American Youth Heritage Program was first initiated in 2004 in which American born to Thai families and grew up in the...
Yingluck denies reports of Thaksin appointment as trade envoy
BANGKOK, July 6 - Thailand's prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday denied media reports that her brother, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, would be...
EC announces Thailand’s official 2011 General Election result
BANGKOK, July 5 -- Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has announced the official result of Sunday's general election after the announcement was delayed from...
Mother of drug-dealing ex-cop arrested on weapons-dealing charges
Pattaya and Chonburi police arrested the mother of a drug-dealing former police officer on charges of selling an M-16 machine gun to a...
Fake gun, stolen motorbike lands admitted drug addict in jail
Police manning a central Pattaya checkpoint arrested an admitted drug dealer who carried a fake 9mm pistol on his waist while riding around...
Latest Stories
Fire destroys 10 homes in Buriram community beside famous temple
BURIRAM, Thailand – A major fire destroyed 10 homes in a densely populated community beside Wat Hong, a well-known temple in Phutthaisong district, Buriram,...
Loud bikes face police checks to protect Pattaya and Jomtien residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police from Nongprue Police Station inspected 22 motorcycles during an operation targeting loud exhausts near Chak Nok Reservoir in Banglamung, East...
Thailand strips Chabad leader of citizenship over continued use of US passport
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand has revoked the citizenship of a rabbi who leads the Jewish community and the Chabad network in Thailand, in the...
Koh Chang bridge backed as Trat hotel bookings hit 90% ahead of high season
TRAT, Thailand – Trat’s economy is showing signs of recovery ahead of the year-end high season, with advance hotel bookings on Koh Chang and...
Suvarnabhumi suspends security officer pending investigation into passenger confrontation
BANGKOK, Thailand – Suvarnabhumi Airport has apologized after a security officer was filmed behaving inappropriately towards a passenger during a screening dispute involving drinking...