Yearly Archives: 2014
Voting proceeds relatively smoothly, but no end in sight for political...
Thai soldiers stand guard to block anti-government protesters, left, during a rally outside the office of the permanent secretary for defense where Prime Minister...
Nernrodfai Community opens new office, police box
Residents of East Pattaya’s Nernrodfai neighborhood now have their own community office and police box. Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and city council members helped cut...
DSI meets with tour operators to discuss Russian guide complaints
The Department of Special Investigations brought together government officials and tour operators to address a December complaint that illegal Russian tour guides were stealing...
New York artist brings color to Pattaya garbage
DPAC Inter Corp. Co., through its “Hero Variety” team, visited Beach Road to pass out unique pink garbage bags to beach vendors to launch...
FWD Life donates wheelchairs to Father Ray Foundation
FWD Life Insurance Co. donated 10 wheelchairs to the Redemptorist Vocational School for Persons with Disabilities. CEO Mike Plaxton presented Father Ray Foundation President...
Indian hits Russian, on dry land, with jet ski
A Russian woman was injured after being hit on dry land by a jet ski driven by an Indian tourist. ...
German-Thai teen falls into police custody
A drug bust literally fell into the arms of Pattaya police when a German-Thai teenager tumbled onto a neighbor’s roof with marijuana in his...
Man arrested for firing modified BB gun into air
A man who turned a BB gun he bought on the Internet into a bullet-firing weapon was arrested after firing shots into the air...
8 students hurt in Nong Plalai school bus crash
Eight schoolchildren were injured when a container truck slammed into a school bus in Nong Plalai. Twenty-two kids were aboard Srisuvit School Pattaya’s Toyota...
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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...