Yearly Archives: 2015
TIFF expected to boost export of Thai furniture this year
BANGKOK, 11 March 2015 - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) expects the furniture fair or ‘the 19th Thailand International Furniture Fair (TIFF)’...
CPB proposes to set minimum age for motorcyclists & pillion riders
BANGKOK, 11 March 2015 - In its latest bid to reduce the number of road casualties, the Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is preparing to...
Chainat warns of water shortage
CHAINAT, 11 March 2015 -The central province of Chainat has issued a warning to local residents on the effects of the receding water level...
Chumphon organizes training to prepare local business sector for AEC
CHUMPHON, 11 Mar 2015 - The southern province of Chumphon yesterday held a training course aimed at preparing the business sector for the arrival...
Nongprue makes recycling pitch
Nongprue Sub-district is making a push for recycling to reduce the Pattaya area’s garbage-disposal problems and beautify the community. Deputy clerk Pramote Tabtim led...
Chonburi giving away 1,700 eyeglasses
Chonburi officials began checking the vision of Banglamung District residents as it prepared to give away 1,700 pairs of eyeglasses today. People will pick...
Drunk Aussies attacked by Soi LK Metro bar bouncers
Bouncers at a Soi LK Metro go-go bar attacked three Australian tourists after they incited an alcohol-fueled argument. The men in the mid-20s sustained...
Pattaya police promises checkpoint changes after traffic cops caught ‘framing’ reporter
Pattaya Police officials are promising changes to traffic checkpoints after a police driver impersonating a law-enforcement volunteer allegedly tried to plant drugs on a...
400 Sattahip students tested for drugs
Four hundred Sattahip students were tested for drugs as part of the district’s campaign against illegal narcotics. Registrar Tanawut Sritalkaew oversaw the March 2...
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Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Christmas Party brings community together for charity and celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES) once again marked the festive season with its annual Christmas charity party on Saturday, December...
Pattaya municipal officers warn vendors against using sidewalks as selling areas
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have issued a clear warning to street vendors after conducting inspections along Pattaya South Road on December...
Pattaya municipal officers step up enforcement against motorcycles blocking sidewalks
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers on December 26 carried out an on-site operation to restore order on public sidewalks, focusing on motorcycles...
Sleep-deprived teen rider crashes motorcycle into parked pickup in Pattaya, two injured
PATTAYA, Thailand — Two teenagers were injured after a motorcycle crashed into the rear of a parked pickup truck in the early hours of...