Yearly Archives: 2011
Major illegal lotto company busted
The joined forces of Chonburi and Banglamung police officers armed with an arrest warrant raided a house in Pattaya Land and House Village...
Ex-pub singer arrested in sting op
Police held a sting operation after learning that 29 year old Wuthisak Asasri had been dealing drugs to local teenagers and tourists in the...
Police get tough on domino players
In the middle of the night on August 18th police were called from their duties of dealing with all the crazy gunmen and...
American passes away with only a rabbit as a friend
Police were called to a third floor room of SY Mansion in Soi Chalermprakiat 12 on third road to inspect the mysterious death...
Tourist Service Center opened at Suvarnabhumi Airport
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011– The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has officially launched the Tourist Service Center at Suvarnabhumi Airport with a target...
Kittirat: Rice pledging to bring wealth to farmers
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong is adamant that the rice mortgaging...
Fin Min to seek extension of free bus, train measure
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011– The Ministry of Finance is planning to ask the Cabinet to extend the measure providing people with free services...
DTN: 2011 ASEAN econ to grow 5.7-6.4%
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The 43rd Meeting of ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) in Indonesia has expected that the ASEAN economy will grow...
PTT completes mending leaked gas tube
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – Domestic refinery and retailer PTT Plc has resumed normal gas transmission following its successful repair work on a...
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Trump’s tariffs are about power not trade
A legal and business perspective from Thailand
At first glance, Donald Trump’s fondness for tariffs appears familiar, even predictable. Higher import duties, trade disputes, and...
Beach isn’t a campsite as Pattaya moves to curb overnight tents on the sand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers have reminded visitors that camping is not permitted on public beaches after discovering tourists setting up tents and...
Man injured by venomous fish spine on Jomtien Beach, rushed to hospital
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man was injured after being pierced by a venomous fish spine on Jomtien Beach, prompting an emergency response late Saturday...
Rare green seaweed phenomenon draws crowds to Bali Hai Cape in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A rare natural phenomenon has captivated tourists and locals at Bali Hai Cape, where bright green seaweed has covered seaside rocks...
Pattaya isn’t empty, it’s different and the strong baht didn’t kill it
PATTAYA, Thailand – “It’s not the women or their smiles anymore — it’s the exchange rate that decides whether I stay or go.”
That line...