Yearly Archives: 2011
Dust in the wind has Plutaluang residents singing the blues
Sattahip officials are promising to prosecute truckers carting soil dug up from a Plutaluang village unless action is taken to cut down on...
June TISI slides to 107.4 points
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011 – The Thai Industrial Sentiment Index (TISI) dwindled to 107.4 points in June from 108.3 in May 2011, according to...
Nakhon, Morakot win vacated city councils seats
Nakhon Phonlookin won the right to take over his uncle’s recently vacated Pattaya City Council seat while party member Morakot Noohuang grabbed the...
Pork price to reduce by end of July
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011– Pork price in the country is expected to reduce by the end of this month while the Ministry of Commerce...
Children ages 7-14 now required to carry ID cards
A law that took effect July 10 now requires Thai children as young as 7 to carry government identification cards. ...
Duck vs. dog turns deadly for owners
A fight between a duck and a dog turned deadly when the owner of the frightened fowl shot dead the canine’s owner. ...
TAI keeps faith in auto biz in 2011
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s automotive industry is expected to revive strongly in the latter half of 2011 after receiving serious impacts...
Drunken Irishman wakes up in jail to traffic, gun charges
A drunken Irishman who passed out behind the wheel at a Jomtien Beach intersection was arrested for not only obstructing traffic, but allegedly...
Police kill suspects of Banglamung police shooting
Wanted duo gunned down in hail of gunfire Two men suspected in this month’s attack on a Banglamung Police officer were gunned...
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When Thailand expats stop watching Washington: Notes from Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai
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Young British man found dead in Bangkok hotel after nine days without contact with...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old British man who was found deceased in a hotel room in central...
Pattaya losing control after dark as Soi 6 incident fuels fresh debate
PATTAYA, Thailand – A recent incident on Soi 6, where an intoxicated foreign tourist allegedly attacked a municipal vehicle, has once again drawn attention...
Motorcycle and car collision leaves one woman injured on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in Central Pattaya on January 22, municipal officers confirmed.
The...
Massage shops caught operating without licenses in Pattaya-Naklua Soi 16
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night enforcement operation in Pattaya sent businesses scrambling to shut their doors after authorities uncovered illegal massage shops operating without...