Yearly Archives: 2012
Pattaya orphans touch hearts with Christmas carol service
Santa and Santarinas of the Holiday Inn Pattaya were on hand to welcome the children’s choir from the Pattaya Orphanage who entertained the...
Austrian Ambassador calls in at Sheraton Resort Pattaya
Michael Delargy (left), general manager of the Sheraton Pattaya Resort, welcomed H.E Dr. Johanas Peterlik, Ambassador of Austria to Thailand together with his...
Thai inflation rises 3.53% in December, lowest in 8 months: Commerce...
BANGKOK, Jan 4 - Thailand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December edged up to 112.77, an increase of 3.53 per cent year-on-year, or the...
Two teenagers drown in flood-hit Nakhon Si Thammarat
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 4 – Police believe that the bodies of two teenagers found in a canal in this provincial seat were swept...
Cabinet approves Bt11 billion flood-rehabilitation budget
BANGKOK, Jan 4 - The cabinet on Wednesday approved a budget of Bt11 billion for the rehabilitation of flood-ravaged basic infrastructure, according to government...
Road accidents kill 314 persons in first six days of ‘Seven...
BANGKOK, Jan 4 – Thailand’s death toll from road accidents nationwide during the New Year's celebration period has risen to 314, with 3,116 injured...
BOI Fair showcases Thailand’s high technology, innovations
BANGKOK, Jan 5 – Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) today officially opened the BOI Fair 2011, scheduled through Jan 20 at the Impact Muang...
Fr Ray Foundation flashes back to 1970s
Christmas in Thailand seems to be getting more popular each year. In many shops, bars and restaurants there are more lights, bigger trees and...
Arabian Nights makes for a magical evening
The Regent’s School’s Senior School Production team featured Arabian Nights in the Globe Theatre December 7 & 8. The...
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...
Indian tourist cuts across road, motorcyclist seriously injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old woman from Buriram province was seriously injured after her motorcycle lost control and crashed on Pattaya Beach Road early...
Kazakh tourist asked to remove tent from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers on morning patrol found a Kazakh tourist camping on Pattaya Beach near Soi 6/1 on Saturday, setting up...
Even–odd parking rules in Pattaya welcome, but residents say problems run deeper
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City’s renewed enforcement of even–odd day roadside parking along South Pattaya from Sukhumvit Highway entrance to Wat Chaimongkol intersection, has...