Yearly Archives: 2011
BCCT in Holiday (Inn) mode
With a sponsor list of eight companies, the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) held its latest networking evening at the Holiday Inn on...
Currency – A River of Opportunity?
There’s a great deal of talk about Asian currencies of late - especially the Chinese Renminbi which has joined the ASEAN currencies and...
9/11 – 10 years later
The Tribute in Light shines over the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty in New York on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks...
PEA works to reduce power outages in Pong
The Provincial Electrical Authority reached out to Pong Sub-district residents to help them prevent power outages. The Aug. 30 workshop at...
Pattaya Vegetarian Festival sprouts Sept. 26
More than 5,000 people are expected to attend Pattaya’s annual Vegetarian Festival Sept. 26 - Oct. 6 at the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation in...
Walking St. business owners bemoan slow city response to sewage leak
Walking Street business owners are demanding to know why it took two days for city workers to fix a broken valve that flooded the...
Community-based anti-drug plan eyed, but police have qualms
Police are questioning a proposed community-based program to combat illegal drug use through increased monitoring and rehabilitation, saying it runs counter to their goals...
Child Protection Committee rescues 12 youths from dire conditions
The Pattaya Child Protection Committee worked with local charities to assist a dozen low-income youths encountered when bureaucrats surveyed the city’s slum areas to...
U-turn results in noodle shop mayhem
A noodle shop was flattened, but no one was seriously hurt when two cars collided at a Sattahip intersection. Three parked...
Latest Stories
Bar life isn’t easy in Pattaya phones pressure and a job few truly understand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Complaints about “lady drinks” and bar staff being glued to their phones are common among Pattaya Mail readers, but behind the...
Pattaya to add 200 more cameras, expanding real-time coverage of beaches, Jomtien and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving ahead with an expanded smart-city surveillance initiative by adding 200 more CCTV cameras to the Pattaya Connect...
Citywide operation targets public-space living as Pattaya seeks balance between care and order
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued coordinated operations to manage and support homeless individuals in public spaces, while maintaining order in key...
Russian mother flies to Pattaya in desperate search for missing son, fears foul play
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian mother has flown to Pattaya in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son, who vanished more than a...
Pattaya moves forward with smart city development, reviews public space survey proposal
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Pattaya City is advancing its smart city development agenda by considering a proposed project to survey and analyse public spaces, aimed...