Pattaya Mail
South Pattaya road repairs to be complete by December 23
Traffic is a mess in South Pattaya - but officials promise construction will be done by December 23. We can only hope...
Chonburi rotates bureaucratic positions
Following the recent change in provincial leadership, Chonburi’s new governor Oct. 26 oversaw the routine rotation of bureaucrats in the province. Among the...
City tries again to solve traffic woes on Pattaya railway road
The city has flicked the switch on an automated traffic control system for both sides of the railway road. Pattaya...
500 scuba divers ready for weekend Pattaya Dive Festival
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome (center), TAT Pattaya office director Niti Kongkrut (2nd right) and friends announce the Pattaya Dive Festival will take...
City gears up for Nov. 21 Loy Krathong celebration
Officials meet to discuss plans for this year’s Loy Krathong festival in Pattaya. Pattaya is gearing up for its official...
Thai, Cambodian defense chiefs increase counter-terrorism work
Red shirt leaders whereabouts still unknown Khmer Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh (left) and Thai Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan (right)...
If you bid, even if you do not get the contract
If you bid, even if you do not get the contract, sometimes it pushes the opposition too high and sometimes it helps formulate...
The development of diesel engines
The name ‘diesel’ comes from a Bavarian engineer, Rudolph Diesel (1858-1913) who developed a theory that revolutionized the engines of his day. He...
Natter Nosh and Noggin
Bugatti 35B Where do the local car/bike/racing/enthusiast chaps go to chat amongst themselves? The next car meeting will be at Jameson’s...
Latest Stories
Thailand updates visa rules with shorter stays and expanded long-term opportunities
PATTAYA, Thailand - It is certainly a positive development for foreigners residing in Thailand. Amidst the government's comprehensive measures to reorganize social order, including...
Pattaya moves to fix potholes behind Naklua New Market despite land rights hurdle
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving to repair badly damaged roads behind Naklua New Market, where potholes and deteriorating surfaces have been causing...
Pattaya motorcycle thieves return stolen parts and beg shop to erase CCTV
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two thieves who stole motorcycle parts from a repair shop in Pattaya have apparently had a change of heart, quietly returning...
Margaret’s final charity walk for Hand to Hand unites Pattaya community
PATTAYA, Thailand - Sometimes a walk is about far more than the distance travelled. It is about the people beside you, the lives you...
Four Spanish tourists injured by collapsing tree at historic Ayutthaya temple
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Four Spanish tourists were injured after a large flame tree (royal poinciana) suddenly collapsed onto them while they were visiting the...