Yearly Archives: 2014
Banks roll out 0% loans at Money Expo
No-interest loans, high-interest savings accounts, tourist credit cards and stock tips were all on offer as 32 public and private financial-services companies set up...
Eating into the Chinese New Year at Royal Garden
Chinese New Year started with a quick meal at Royal Garden Plaza, where ten contestants raced to see who could eat 10 Chinese steamed...
Wat Chaimongkol Community receives larger office
The Wat Chaimongkol Community became the latest Pattaya neighborhood to receive a new community office, this one complete with massage services. Nine monks from...
Pattaya Press Association plans March bike race for charity
The Pattaya Press Association hopes to promote the city as an eco-tourism destination while raising money for charity by staging a bicycle race for...
Institute of Physical Education marks 9th anniversary
Chonburi’s Institute of Physical Education celebrated its ninth anniversary with religious rites and award presentations. Seksan Nakwong, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of...
Ban Jing Jai celebrates start of new building Feb. 23
Children, friends and supporters of the Ban Jing Jai orphanage will celebrate breaking ground on its new Nong Plalai facility Feb. 23. The 3-6...
Centara Grand appoints executive assistant manager
Dominique Ronge, general manager of Centara Grand Phratamnak Pattaya, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Duggan as executive assistant manager - Food...
Etihad Airways announces golf star Martin Kaymer as latest brand ambassador
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its Guest Ambassador program with the addition of international PGA golfer Martin...
THAI sponsors Prince Mahidol Award ceremony
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as the Representative of His Majesty the King, presided over the Presentation Ceremony of the Prince Mahidol...
Latest Stories
Jomtien municipal officers remove unclaimed tent found on sidewalk
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers in Jomtien removed an unclaimed tent found set up on a public sidewalk near the beach access point at...
Busy beaches but empty registers for Pattaya’s small businesses
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Pattaya enters the traditional high season, the mood among small business owners is far from festive. While beaches are busy...
Man found dead in Pattaya sea after disappearing while swimming for five hours
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 57-year-old man was found dead in the sea off Pattaya Beach on Saturday morning after disappearing while swimming during the...
German engineer reports alleged hair-growth herbal scam to Pattaya Police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A German engineer has filed a police complaint after allegedly being deceived into purchasing expensive herbal products falsely claimed to restore...
Indian tourist injured in assault near Pattaya Walking Street after payment dispute
PATTAYA, Thailand – An Indian tourist was injured after being assaulted by a group of transgender individuals following a dispute over payment near Walking...