Yearly Archives: 2011
Let the clean-up begin
Volunteers carry a bucket full of mud during a clean-up drive after floodwaters receded from Bangkok, Saturday, Nov. 19. Hundreds of city workers, police,...
Monk’s portrait survives destructive fire at South Pattaya apartment
Unattended burning incense is being blamed for a fire at a South Pattaya apartment that destroyed most of the room’s contents, except a...
40 Chonburi agencies to offer free social services Dec. 16
More than 40 Chonburi government agencies will offer free social services ranging from health checks to pet sterilization at the “Social Care for...
Girly Berry’s Nannie loses iPhone in loo
Even superstars, it seems, lose telephones. Pattaranan Deeratsamee, member of Thai pop quartet Girly Berry, went to police after leaving her 25,000 baht...
Bangkok floods, traffic make train faster than cars
While highways linking Bangkok and Pattaya may be clear of flood water, the steady flow of people fleeing the capital has made traffic...
Japanese man hangs himself near Pattaya City sign
The body of a Japanese man was found hanging from a tree near the Pattaya City sign, a victim of an apparent suicide. ...
Illegal garbage dump stinks up Jomtien
Jomtien Beach residents are pleading with Pattaya City Hall to clean up an illegal garbage dump and crack down on construction companies contributing to...
Pattaya eyes joint police task force to bolster security
Police stations in Pattaya, Jomtien Beach, Banglamung and Huay Yai would join together in a new task force to increase security citywide under...
City hall mulls ways to boost New Year’s road safety
Pattaya officials are already looking toward the New Year’s Day holiday with an eye toward improving the area’s road safety record. ...
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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...