Yearly Archives: 2013
Thailand All Smiles with 30% Off Stays at Holiday Inn Pattaya
Holiday Inn Pattaya today kicked off its Thailand getaway offer ‘Thailand All Smiles’ with 30% off stay. Available for booking until 31 August 2013,...
20 injured in speedboat collision
The vessel the Kor Nongmai 7 (left) suffered a gaping hole in its side during a crash with the Khemthong (right), which sustained only...
Public-health volunteers trained in food safety
Area officials organized a food-safety seminar to help train public-health volunteers in food-preparation sanitation. Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn presided over the April 9...
‘Doctors at Home’ program expanded
Pattaya is expanding its “Doctors at Home” project, adding up to five more teams of physicals and nurses to make house calls on...
Wednesday is Labor Day
Wednesday, May 1 is Labor Day in Thailand, which is a public holiday, and as such government businesses and banks will be closed....
Tropical storm wreaks havoc in Sattahip
An overnight tropical storm felled trees and destroyed roofs in Sattahip. A large mango tree toppled onto a Thongthip Market-area home April 16....
Volunteers remove mountain of garbage after Pattaya Songkran
Once the water was dry, all that remained of Songkran in Pattaya was a mountain of garbage. From main thoroughfares to tiny sois,...
Traffic police plentiful during Songkran
Pattaya police deployed 150 officers to try and keep Songkran traffic moving. While highway police set up checkpoints to inspect drivers for alcohol...
Thais rush to buy gold after price plunge, despite threat of...
Pattaya residents rushed to buy gold after the world prices plunged 30 percent in a week. The Gold Traders Association cut the buying price...












