Yearly Archives: 2013
Bangkok Airways unveils new aircraft livery
Bangkok Airways recently revealed their new Airbus A320 livery featuring the airline’s mascot characters. This aircraft will be serving both domestic and international routes...
Transport Ministry declares Chonburi coast “safety zone”
Deputy Transport Minister tells local officials to increase safety in the area The Transport Ministry has declared the entire Chonburi coastline a “safety zone”...
Chonburi marks 100th birthday of Thailand’s Supreme Patriarch
Chonburi is celebrating the 100th birthday of Thailand’s Supreme Patriarch by organizing three days of events at all provincial temples to promote the Buddhist...
Who needs garbage bins when you have the ground?
Not only was someone on Soi Kophai too lazy to put garbage in the provided bins, Pattaya trash collectors didn’t bother to pick it...
Eastern government workers join Bangkok protest over wage bonuses
Local-government workers from across the Eastern Seaboard joined a protest by more than 300 bureaucrats in Bangkok to protest an Office of the Auditor...
French ambassador opens sports venue in official Pattaya visit
Hot on the heels of an official visit by South Korea’s ambassador to Thailand, France’s top delegate paid his third call on Pattaya officials,...
Legal authorities meet to increase cooperation in tourist-related cases
The head of the Pattaya Provincial Court brought together legal, law enforcement and immigration officials in an effort to increase cooperation in cases involving...
Swedish son of Rayong hotel owner killed in motorcycle crash
The son of a Swedish-owned hotel in Rayong was decapitated when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into oncoming traffic. ...
Suspected Eastern European mobster, 3 Thais arrested for kidnapping Ukrainian
A suspected Ukrainian mobster has been charged with orchestrating the kidnapping of a fellow countryman who supposedly owed him money. Illia Maisnikov, 48, was...
Latest Stories
Dead battery drama at Jomtien as Pattaya 1337 hotline brings rapid roadside rescue
PATTAYA, Thailand – A driver stranded near Jomtien Beach received swift assistance after municipal officers stepped in to help restart a stalled vehicle due...
Pattaya overwhelmed by Labor Day wave as roads choke and beaches overflow
PATTAYA, Thailand – Beaches in Pattaya were packed with holidaymakers on May 1 as workers and families poured into the city to celebrate Labor...
Storm clouds over tourism as Pattaya leaders call for decisive government action
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya city officials and tourism industry leaders have met with Thailand’s newly appointed tourism minister to discuss urgent measures aimed at...
4 meter python fights back in wild Pattaya apartment capture drama
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dramatic scenes unfolded in Pattaya on the morning of May 1 after a massive python triggered a tense and chaotic capture...
Secret beach breaks silence as Pattaya hotspot explodes online
PATTAYA, Thailand – A so-called “hidden beach” in North Pattaya has gone viral on social media after images of its calm and scenic atmosphere...