Yearly Archives: 2014
Numsung and Dongjin launch new service connecting Thailand and Korea
Unithai Container Terminal (UTCT) has recently welcomed the vessel MV Cape Flint from Numsung-Dongjin joint shipping service, on her maiden call at the terminal....
THAI welcomes new president
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) on Dec. 4, 2014, welcomed its new president, Charamporn Jotikasthira. At a ceremony at the Company’s head...
4th annual Tourism Forum (TTF) to be held at in Bangkok...
The 4th annual Tourism Forum (TTF) - Thailand’s biggest annual hospitality event - will be held in the Grand Ballroom on level 4 at...
Thai fishing operators ask US to review Thailand’s status
A group of Thai fishing operators on Dec. 11 asked the United States to remove Thailand from its worst human trafficking watch list. The...
AFG gets into the Xmas spirit
The Automotive Focus Group (AFG) had a very busy schedule in December as there was the annual kids’ Xmas party, as well as a...
All’s well that ends well?
In mid-November, UK Ambassador Mark Kent used his blog page on the FCO website1 to criticise proposed changes to Thailand’s Foreign Business Act (FBA)....
Pattaya countdown begins next Thursday
Pattaya City has scheduled the Pattaya Countdown celebration for 7 days and 7 nights from December 25-31 at Bali Hai Pier in South Pattaya....
NRC holds forum in Chonburi
National Council Reform hosted a public forum in Chonburi to take input on national reform measures. Pracha Taerat, chairman of the NRC’s committee on...
Pattaya looks to private sector to fund new water-treatment plant
Pattaya has begun looking for private investors to build a new wastewater-treatment plant after appeals to public agencies failed to generate funding for the...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...