Pattaya Mail
DIT hotline flooded with complaints on overpriced movie tickets
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) hotline 1569 has been flooded with complaints about overpriced movie tickets and...
Military confirms transparency of drugs suppression plan
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 – The military has confirmed transparency of the 3-1-5 narcotic drug suppression operation in Bangkok and its vicinities, stressing...
Tobacco, alcohol consumption rising in parallel with high technology
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 – The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) found that more Thai people are getting sick while cigarette and...
Culture Ministry alerted by religious tattoo patterns
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 – The Ministry of Culture is concerned over uses of sacred objects or holy beings in Buddhism and other...
German nuclear power plant termination will not affect Thai nuclear plan
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 -Deputy Permanent Secretary for Energy, Dr. Kurujit Nakornthap said the nuclear power plant construction plan in Thailand would not...
PM slams Thaksin for accusing Thailand of invading Cambodia
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has lambasted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra for his remark that Thailand initiated the border dispute by...
Thailand set to present case to International Court: PM
BANGKOK, May 30 -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday affirmed that Thailand is ready to present its case at the International Court...
Thailand pushing for WHC understanding on temple dispute
BANGKOK, May 31 - Thailand will speed its attempt to inform the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC) to understand Thailand's stance on Preah Vihear...
Democrat Party outlines making Pattaya vital shipping port in the East
CHON BURI, May 29 -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, also leader of Democrat Party, said today that if his party is elected to run...
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Songkran in Pattaya becomes a test of patience for long-term foreign residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran, Thailand’s iconic New Year water festival, has long drawn tourists eager to join in the nationwide splashes and street celebrations....
Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
Pattaya villa raided, 25 foreigners arrested for 700-million-baht online gambling ring
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police from Region 3 raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Banglamung district, on March 24, uncovering a sophisticated online gambling...
Baht Hits 33 per USD, 44 per GBP as Pattaya scrambles to fill Songkran...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s currency woes are deepening just as Pattaya braces for one of the year’s busiest tourist seasons. The baht opened on...