Yearly Archives: 2011
Thai export growth in October hits two-year record low
BANGKOK, Nov 22 –Thai exports in October were valued at US$17.19 billion, only 0.3 per cent growth, the lowest reported in two years, said...
Don Mueang Airport to reclaim eastern runway
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – A plan to restore Don Mueang Airport, mainly used for domestic flights, will start at the eastern runway where floodwaters...
50 endangered pangolins seized in southern Thailand
NARATHIWAT, Nov 22 - Fifty pangolins, also called ‘scaly anteaters’ and a protected wildlife species, bound for China were intercepted by the Thai authorities...
‘11th Long Boat Tournament’ at Mabprachan reservoir
Last weekend saw thousands of onlookers converging on lake Mabprachan for the 11th long boat tournament. The teams were competing for...
Toyota partly resumes production in Thailand
BANGKOK, Nov 21 – Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. on Monday partly resumed production of sedans and pickups at three plants after the worst...
Flood crisis likely to slash 2011 GDP to 1.5%: NESDB
BANGKOK, Nov 21 - Thailand's flood crisis is likely to slash 2011 gross domestic product (GDP) to only 1.5 per cent, even further from...
Lions Club organizes Muay Thai competition in honor of His Majesty...
A meeting was held at city hall on the 16th of November regarding a Muay Thai competition that will be held at Larn Po...
Elderly Man drowns whilst swimming
At 2 pm on 17th November the emergency services were called to Chokchai Garden Home 4 Village on Soi Khao Noi as a finish...
More violence from ‘losing face’
In the early hours of November the 17th police were called to a pool hall not far from the Hollywood Pub where a group...
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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...