Yearly Archives: 2015
ASEAN Day for Disaster Management and International Day on Disaster Reduction...
BANGKOK -The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), the Thai Red Cross Society, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISAD), the...
Amazing Surin Elephant shows coming up next month
SURIN – Amazing Surin Elephant shows will be held in the northeastern province next month. Surin provincial Governor Atthaporn Singhawichai announced today that the...
NBTC moves up date for 4G auction
BANGKOK - The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has moved up the schedule for an auction for the 900MHz spectrum fourth generation (4G)...
Miss Grand International 2015 Pageant contestants visit Trat province
TRAT – Contestants in the Miss Grand International 2015 Pageant have released sea turtles on a beautiful beach of an island off Trat province....
Reception to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the partnership between ASEAN...
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today held a reception to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between ASEAN and New Zealand....
Krabi coal power plant might not be set up within next...
BANGKOK-Energy Minister General Anantaporn Kanjanarat has commented on The Transport Co.,Ltd’s on-going negotiations with PTT Public Company Limited to purchase diesel fuel at a...
Health warnings in South due to Indonesian haze
BANGKOK - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has issued a warning over health concerns affected by haze in Indonesia, blanketing seven provinces of...
Thailand develops first-ever Global Health Strategies
BANGKOK, 11 October 2015 - The Ministry of Public Health has cooperated with relevant sectors in developing the 2016 – 2019 Global Health Strategies...
Meteorological Department preparing for heavy rain this October
BANGKOK, 11 October 2015 – Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra urges to the public to monitor the weather situation as heavy rains are expected, especially...
Latest Stories
Pattaya officials stop beach camping as public debate grows over overnight use
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers intervened after tourists were found setting up tents to stay overnight on Pattaya Beach, reminding visitors that camping...
Five-day holiday turns Pattaya beaches into money makers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s tourism sector enjoyed a strong boost during the extended New Year holiday, as large numbers of Thai and international visitors...
Do rich tourists in Pattaya really care about the baht as costs rise across...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every time the baht strengthens, the same warning resurfaces: Thailand is “pricing tourists out.” Comment sections fill with claims that visitors...
One more beer or 20,000 baht Pattaya makes it clear
PATTAYA, Thailand – The joke has worn thin. “Sorry officer, I’m too drunk to take the test” might get a laugh online, but on...
If prostitution is unwanted why does it remain so visible in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every few months, headlines return declaring that Pattaya has “cleaned up” Beach Road. And every few months, arrests quietly test that...