Pattaya Mail
City signs agreement with ministry to build automated traffic control system
City officials have signed onto a national program to build a nationwide automated traffic control system. Communications Minister Sophon...
Sukarat re-elected to 4th term as head of Tourist Police Volunteers
With promises to push for patrol bikes and scholarships for family members, Sukarat “Chub” Kalra was re-elected as president of the Pattaya Volunteer...
Seminar looks at lasting employment for disabled
More cooperation from government and investment from private companies are needed if Thailand’s disabled population is truly to become part of mainstream society,...
PM calls decentralization ‘essential’ in solving Thailand’s problems
Calls for increased local funding, universities, at Jomtien seminar Despite objections from power-conscious politicians and bureaucrats, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he plans...
Christmas Disease – a medical celebration?
Christmas Disease has nothing to do with Christianity, Santa, mangers, three wise men and a bottle of myrrh. But it has everything to...
Learning from the past
As the famous Spanish philosopher and essayist, George Santayana said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This adage...
Pattaya continues anti-polio campaign with free vaccinations
Pattaya continued its anti-polio campaign, again offering free vaccinations to infants and toddlers, as well as a contest to encourage healthy children. The...
Russian shoplifter prefers payment to prison
The inside of a jail cell convinced a Russian shoplifter that lying about his innocence probably wasn’t the smartest move. Pavel Vladimirovich, 30,...
As crowds grow, police sweep streets of homeless, vendors
With peak season crowds converging on the city, Pattaya’s Tourist Police staged another of its periodic sweeps to clear homeless people and street...










