Yearly Archives: 2011
Councilman resumes war on ugly Pattaya telephone lines
Pattaya City Council member Banlue Kullavanijaya has resumed his war with the area’s utility companies, drafting city workers to pull down kilometers of...
Just 23 days to go
Pattaya has officially begun counting down the days until Thailand’s general election, keeping the important polls squarely on people’s minds with 90 signboards....
PAD skips elections, likens all candidates to animals
While most see Thailand’s July 3 election as a choice between the ruling Democratic Party and the Puea Thai opposition, the People’s Alliance...
MP candidate brothers stump in Naklua
Two brothers hoping to win seats in parliament in July’s election campaigned in Naklua late last month. Panawatchanan and...
Slighted free bus service, Koh Larn school may settle for...
Left out of a new city program that provides free school bus service to other Pattaya public schools, Koh Larn’s Pattaya School No....
City marks World No Tobacco Day
More than 1,000 Pattaya students heard about the dangers of tobacco as the city hosted its annual World No Tobacco Day commemoration. ...
Farooq selected to fill Adisorn’s vacant vice chairman seat
Leadership of the Pattaya City Council underwent a shakeup this month after the resignation of Adisorn Pollukin, Pattaya City Council’s second vice chairman...
Australian arrested on burglary charges
A former Australian security guard has been arrested for allegedly burglarizing hotels and homes around Pattaya. Peter Junas, 42,...
German ‘returning’ drugs arrested on possession charges
A German man allegedly returning methamphetamines to a woman he partied with the night before was arrested for allegedly walking past the Tourist...
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When property agents in Thailand become targets too
Risks in Thailand’s unregulated real estate market
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand’s real estate market has been described often half-jokingly as the Wild West....
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...