Yearly Archives: 2011
Etihad launches ‘Essential Abu Dhabi’ campaign
Etihad Airways has designated 2011 ‘the year of Abu Dhabi’ with the launch of its ‘Essential Abu Dhabi’ destination marketing campaign. Designed to...
Cambodia introduces
Cambodia’s passenger service charge (PSC) on international departures will be included in airfares from April 1, according to Société Concessionnaire des Aéroports (SCA).SCA operates...
Bangchak assures no oil price hike this week
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – Bangchak Petroleum Plc has issued confirmation that there will not be any oil price increase this week,...
Suthep dismisses another coup rumor
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister overseeing Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has dismissed a rumoured coup d’état before the upcoming...
Short holidays offered upon concerns over disasters
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – Domestic travel agencies have started to adjust their business operation by focusing on selling short tour packages...
32nd Bangkok Motor Show lively
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – The 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show is reportedly lively with over 300,000 visitors flocking to see displays...
Thailand, cited as the top country of cam-cording in cinema
BANGKOK, 27 March 2011 (NNT)- Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property, Patchima Tanasanti disclosed the result of a survey made by...
FDA: Sweet potatoes from Japan found tainted with radiation
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive contamination in sweet potatoes from Japan while the...
Special report: Thai public opinion on nuclear power plant
In the latest wake of nuclear radioactivity in Japan, many Thais have protested against the government’s plan to build a nuclear power plant...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...