Yearly Archives: 2015
AFG Final Networking for 2015
The final networking evening for the dynamic Automotive Focus Group (AFG) was held at the Nova Platinum in South Pattaya. With sponsorship from Siemens,...
International Fireworks Festival lights up Pattaya
Royal yellows and blossoming flowers filled the skies over Pattaya as the International Fireworks Festival delighted residents and tourists. The Nov. 27-28 event met...
Central Festival sets up East’s largest holiday tree in Disney display
Central Festival Pattaya Beach lit the tallest Christmas tree in the region to welcome the holiday and bid farewell to 2015. Pattaya City Councilman...
Sattahip lines up to salute HM the King
A naval regiment got an early jump on Father’s Day, enlisting 1,300 sailors and Sattahip residents to stand in a formation spelling out a...
Sattahip official returns 240,000 baht left at pool to Canadian
The village chief of Wang Thong in Sattahip District returned the equivalent of about 240,000 baht he found near a Pattaya hotel pool to...
Naklua Canal pumps to be overhauled
Pattaya’s city council members inspected two water pumps at the Plub Canal in Naklua, determining if the out-of-order equipment can be repaired or needs...
Potholes no bargain near Sophon Market
People shopping at the Sophon Market are getting more than they pay for, in the form of road hazards posed by huge potholes. ...
Week-long Pattaya Father’s Day celebration hits high point Saturday
A week-long celebration of HM the King’s 88th birthday will climax Saturday with a parade, religious ceremony and fireworks in Pattaya. The annual Father’s...
Name-changing Dane captured on return to Pattaya
A former Pattaya police volunteer wanted for extortion and bribery charges was arrested by Chonburi immigration police after returning to the city under a...
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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...