Pattaya Mail
Local sailors strike gold at Asian Games
Young local lady Noppakao Poonpat continued her rise to sailing stardom by securing a gold medal for Thailand last weekend with her win...
Can you use E5 fuel in your Toyota or Honda?
There is considerable doubt and distrust of the ethanol fuels in this country, with owners wondering if the E5 fuel will adversely affect...
‘Scousers’ join Ferrari (thank you Les Edmonds)
For those unsure of the term ‘Scouser’, the following explanation was given to me by a genuine ‘Scouser’. A Scouser is indigenous to...
Williams fires the Incredible Hulk
As predicted in this column a few weeks ago, Sir Frank Williams has not renewed Nico Hulkenberg’s contract for 2011, despite Hulkenberg giving...
Some people need to be locked up
Is this the ultimate idiocy? According to the Garmin company, makers of the Garmin Sat-Nav, “Tired of hearing the same old sat nav...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Harry Potter didn’t saturate the cinema scene quite as much as I had thought, though it’s still got the majority of movie screens...
Romance fills the air during Loy Krathong 2010
The air in Pattaya was filled with romance on Sunday night, November 21, as couples from throughout the world floated their krathongs to...
Rosy results for Hard Rock’s ‘Pinktober’ charity drive
Officials from the Hard Rock Cafe in Pattaya, Bangkok and Phuket are blushing with pride over their annual ‘Pinktober’ celebration, which this year...
The fun that comes with getting older
I celebrated another birthday last week. “Celebrated” is probably the wrong word at my age. “Cried” would probably have been more appropriate as...
Latest Stories
Pattaya authorities target nightlife venues over safety and foreign nominees
PATTAYA, Thailand – More than 50 officials from Banglamung District, Pattaya Police, Immigration and Tourist Police inspected three entertainment venues in Pattaya on the...
SUV driver claims he fell asleep before crash injuring eight at Pattaya junction
PATTAYA, Thailand – Eight people were injured after a black HAVAL H6 crashed into vehicles waiting at a red light at Phothisan intersection on...
Pattaya clears Jomtien footpaths of overgrown branches and rubbish
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Hall teams inspected Jomtien Second Road near the entrance to Soi Jomtien 7, checking for homeless people, trimming tree...
Pattaya roadworks draw complaints over uneven asphalt and low drainage grilles
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists have complained about newly completed roadworks linking Soi 4 and Soi 5 with Second Road in Pattaya, where uneven asphalt...
Pattaya Mayor meets Region 2 police chief to discuss CCTV, traffic and flooding
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet met the newly appointed Provincial Police Region 2 chief, Pol Lt Gen Wasan Techa-akkharakasem, on October 20...