Pattaya Mail
Unenforced beach-smoking ban a failure in Pattaya
The much-ballyhooed ban on smoking on Pattaya’s beaches has failed due, as so often is the case, to lack of enforcement.
Like the prohibition on...
Police hold follow up meeting on Phuket boat accident
Phuket - Authorities have held a meeting to follow up on the recent investigation into a fatal boat accident in Phuket province.
Deputy Commissioner-General of...
Thai official says child bride has returned from Malaysia
Bangkok - An 11-year-old Thai girl who married a 41-year-old Malaysian man has been sent back to Thailand from Malaysia, a senior Thai welfare...
Entrance fees to be waived at all national parks on Mother’s...
Bangkok - The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will waive entrance fees at all national parks and wildlife sanctuaries on...
Talks held to discuss benefits of EEC to Thai citizens
Bangkok - The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee, the Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization and the private sector organized a seminar on the benefits to...
High-flying monk gets 114 years in prison for fraud
Bangkok (AP) — A former Buddhist monk infamous for a jet-set lifestyle was sentenced Thursday to more than 100 years in prison in connection...
Thai Navy transports tourists from Koh Racha Yai in heavy seas
Phuket - The Region 3 Royal Thai Navy had to come to the aid of tourists who were unable to depart Koh Racha Yai...
DDPM says 55 provinces still wary of flooding
Ranong – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) indicates 55 provinces are still on alert against flooding and round the clock monitoring...
Reforestation event held in Surin
Surin - The Zoological Park Organization under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King organized a reforestation event with the aim of conserving...
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