Yearly Archives: 2013
Kingdom mourns death of Supreme Patriarch
Phra Thep Suttajan, head of the province’s monk committee and abbot of Khao Bangsrai Temple, begins the water-ablution ceremony for Supreme Patriarch Somdej Phra...
Welding sparks likely set off South Pattaya fire that destroyed 8...
Welding sparks blown from the roof of a Persian restaurant to a storeroom filled with flammable liquids are believed responsible for setting off a...
TAT sees no shift in marketing for 2014
With Pattaya continuing to increase its tourist numbers, the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya office sees no reason to change his...
Pattaya prepares for mass ordination
Officials have begun planning for the ordination of 86 monks to mark the start of HM the King’s 86th year Dec. 5. Deputy Mayor...
Upstart party unseats Mayor Atithep, city council in Ban Chang election
Ban Chang’s established politicians were swept from office as the city’s voters chose an entirely new slate of candidates. Newcomer...
Blocked sidewalk prompts complaints at Lan Po Market
Parking already was bad in the Lan Po Market area, but now at least one nearby resident is complaining that sellers have taken over...
2 years late, Pattaya Hospital to open fully in January, mayor...
Long-delayed, Pattaya Hospital will open fully in January, more than two years late. The 177 million government hospital has been open for outpatient service...
90-day traffic crackdown begins Nov. 1
Pattaya police are promising again to crack down on traffic-law violators - at least for a few months - and are getting new equipment...
Officials claim forgotten ‘Pattaya Team’ project has been a success
Well into the 2nd year of the “Pattaya Team” initiative to improve the security, living conditions and service to area residents, officials say the...
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Tschernobyl: 40 Jahre danach – Kinder spielten im Gift, und niemand warnte sie
Die Nacht, die nie endete
Vierzig Jahre sind vergangen – doch für viele hat die Nacht des 26. April 1986 nie wirklich aufgehört. Es begann...
Chernobyl: 40 years after – children played in poison and no one warned them
The Night That Never Ended
Forty years have passed - but for many, the night of April 26, 1986, never truly ended. It began quietly....
Чорнобиль: 40 років потому — діти гралися в отруті, і ніхто їх не попередив
Ніч, яка не закінчилася
Минуло сорок років, але для багатьох ніч 26 квітня 1986 року так і не завершилася. Усе почалося тихо. Випробування. Рутинна процедура...
The Shadow “Chinatowns” and the fall of Zero-Dollar Industrial Zones in the EEC
PATTAYA, Thailand - Amidst the quiet cassava plantations and the sprawling landscapes connecting Chachoengsao, Chonburi, and Rayong, a radical transformation has taken place over...
Pattaya promotes creative economy through ‘Economics Board Game’ event for youth
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet presided over the opening of the “Economics Board Game Tours SS2” event on April 25, highlighting the city’s...