Yearly Archives: 2013
Worries after disused wastewater pond breaches in Rayong
Rayong officials have determined that no environmental damage resulted from the breach of a disused wastewater-treatment reservoir at a Ban Khai paper mill. ...
Tractors smooth over typhoon damage on Pattaya Beach
City workers on tractors rolled across a storm-gouged Pattaya Beach to try and repair the damage done by Typhoon Wuthip. Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome ordered...
3 years after promised changes, blocking parking spaces still common
In September 2010, the Pattaya Mail reported that “the days of blocking off the curb in front of your home or business may be...
Robotic parking garage set to open in Pattaya next month
Thailand’s first automated parking garage is expected to open in November at Bali Hai Pier, offering storage of cars and, eventually, boats. Using a...
Sick of waiting for city action, Pattaya Beach vendors take own...
Pattaya beach chair vendors are sick of waiting for city officials to solve Pattaya’s flooding problem and have begun blocking off the beach themselves...
Marine Department proposes separate operating zones for swimming, jet skis, speedboats
The Pattaya Marine Department is considering new regulations to take effect next month that would carve up the area’s shoreline into separate operating zones...
2 Indian tourists abducted, robbed by Thai motorist
Police are searching for three Thais who kidnapped a pair of Indian men under the premise of selling them sexual services. The unidentified woman...
Drunk civil-defense volunteer, 3 others arrested in Naklua
A drunk Pattaya Civil Defense Volunteer and three other men were arrested on weapons, drugs and other offenses after causing a late-night ruckus outside...
4 women arrested for drug possession in South Pattaya
Four women were arrested for possession of crystal methamphetamines and marijuana by patrol officers in South Pattaya. Yaowares Sukasem, 26,...













