Yearly Archives: 2013
GM Gang meets at TSix5 Hotel
General managers of Pattaya-area hotels gathered again for their “GM Gang” dinner, this time interacting and exchanging business ideas at the TSix5 Hotel. Chatchawal...
Kate’s project needs help
Editor; My husband Andrew and I decided 6 years ago to volunteer for a year in the Redemptorist Orphanage in Pattaya Thailand. We felt...
Cordon off the area
Editor; Once again, another death resulted from careless boat activity on our popular beaches when a boat captain towing a banana boat ran over...
Back to the drawing board
Editor; Re: replies to 2nd Road turning into garbage dump (PM Mailbag Friday, 31 May 2013) - Great idea Matt! Let’s put boom gates...
Endorses Ban Jing Jai
Editor; Re: Willing to help the children (PM Mailbag Friday, 31 May 2013) - I would heartily endorse the Baan Jing Jai Foundation as...
Thailand set to register monkeys nationwide
CHIANG MAI, 5 June 2013 The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is planning to register monkeys nationwide in a bid...
Traffic is a big problem here
Editor; Re: 2nd Road turning into garbage dump (PM Mailbag Friday, 31 May 2013) - The traffic is becoming a huge problem, especially on...
Back to school woes
Editor; Re: An improvement, but not enough (PM Mailbag Friday, 24 May 2013) - Last week my son went back to school. As he...
PM meets with Telenor president to discuss collaborative projects
BANGKOK, 5 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with President and CEO of Norway’s Telenor Group Jon Fredrik Baksaas at Government House on...
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Digital nomads in Pattaya, the fine line between freedom and legality
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya has evolved. No longer just a coastal retreat, it has transformed into a vibrant global headquarters for the "borderless" workforce....
AI system helps Pattaya tourist police arrest wanted woman at Bali Hai Pier
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist police in Pattaya continue to expand the use of artificial intelligence technology to track wanted suspects in key tourist areas,...
Shirtless driver climbs median in Pattaya, admits drug use after late-night crash
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be intoxicated crashed his car onto a road median in Pattaya late on April 22 before being...
Pattaya pushes ‘Old Town Naklua’ vision to revive fishing heritage and create new EEC...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is moving forward with its “Old Town Naklua” vision, aiming to transform the historic fishing community into a new tourism...
Drunk Chinese tourist accused of groping women, bloodied in clash with Pattaya club guards
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Chinese tourist was taken into custody after allegedly groping two young women and clashing with security guards at a nightclub...