Yearly Archives: 2011
Court sentences Red Shirt activist two years suspended jail term
BANGKOK, Sept 14 -- Bangkok's Phra Nakhon Nua District Court on Wednesday sentenced Red Shirt activist Sombat Boonngamanong to six months in jail and...
PM pledges to secure release of 2 detained Thai activists
BANGKOK, Sept 14 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday said she has not received official confirmation from Cambodia over the possible release...
Chalerm pledges no violation of law in govt’s anti-drug campaign
BANGKOK, Sept 15 - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday promised that the Thai government's recently-launched campaign against narcotics will follow the...
Central region floods worsen
ANG THONG, Sept 14 – Thailand’s flood situation in several central provinces worsened Wednesday as a dam in Singburi burst, forcing the evacuation of...
Thai students win gold, silver medals at Earth Science Olympiad in...
BANGKOK, Sept 14 -- Thai students won one gold, three silver medals, and a number of special awards at the 5th International Earth Science...
Thai PM visits Cambodia to strengthen bilateral cooperation
BANGKOK, Sept 15 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will leave Bangkok for the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on an official one day...
United clanger hands three points to Premier League rivals
Pattaya United came unstuck against fellow Premier League strugglers TTM Pichit at a rain soaked University of Physical Education Stadium pitch in Chonburi last...
St. Andrews 5 a-side football tournament
One Day, One Goal - help support Luca Waugh St. Andrews International School, Green Valley is hosting the 2nd annual ‘One Day,...
Show jumping at Horseshoe Point this month
The President’s Cup Dressage & Show Jumping competition will be held at Horseshoe Point Pattaya from September 30– October 2. ...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...