Yearly Archives: 2011
EC warns political poster vandalizing is a crime
BANGKOK, 13 June 2011 -Election Commission Secretary-General Sutthipol Thaweechaikarn has said it is against electoral law for anyone to try to intervene in any...
Special Report: Police protection for MP candidates prior to the election
Violence seems to increase during the election campaign period and this has prompted the police to step up their security and develop measures to...
Poll: People are put off by political blame game
BANGKOK, 12 June 2011 - Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit Rajabhat University revealed survey results the public shunned MP candidates who blamed one...
Samui Island revives its native coconut tree growing to draw tourists
SURAT THANI, 12 June 2011 -Thailand’s popular tourist destination island, Koh Samui, is promoting coconut trees growing on the island with an aim of...
Pattaya: The Venice of the East
There is no doubt that the local authorities are working hard on improving our city, however a recurring problem that still needs to be...
District Chief pushes anti-drug campaign
At Banglamung district hall on June the 8th District Chief Chawalit Saeng-uthai chaired an anti-drug campaign and urged better cooperation from all the departments...
Gambling Den Unearthed on Soi Khao Talo
Banglamung police checked out a house on Soi Khao Talo on June the 8th after reports that it was being used as a gambling...
No more Water shortages for Pattaya
On June the 8th the former vice governor of the Regional Irrigation Authority Preecha Ukkachok who is also an adviser to Pattaya city’s strategic...
Exhibition held to highlight World Conservation Day
The United Nations have designated June the 8th as World Conservation Day, it is done to urge people to recognize the importance of their...
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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...
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...
Pattaya warms up by 1–3°C, morning fog persists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Meteorological Department reports that temperatures in Pattaya and the eastern region are rising by around 1–3 degrees Celsius, while cool...