Yearly Archives: 2015
12 green mobile apps launched for users
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has launched 12 mobile applications to allow users access to current information...
BMA set to go ahead with BTS extension
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s plan to build a BTS Bang Wa-Taling Chan extension route has gained approval by representatives...
Playing road convention card
Editor; Re: Officials explain quirky driving requirements (PM Friday, 27 February 2015) - First I would like to respond to the following quote, “Miss...
Amazed but unamused in Amazing Thailand
Editor; I’m amazed I haven’t seen your camera crew and reporters on the beach road asking holiday makers and locals what they feel about...
Outrageous prices at Koh Samet Clinic
Dear Sir, I’m posting you this in the hope it will help any of your readers who have to have medical treatment whilst on...
Enough already
Editor; After reading many articles about feral animals, mistreated chickens, and now milk, I want to make a short comment. I will be 77...
Don’t twist the Tiger’s Tail
Editor; Re: Not a comfortable feeling (PM Mailbag Friday, 27 February 2015) - Don’t twist the Tiger’s Tail. Indonesia has the right to govern...
Crown of India & Balle Balle restaurants celebrate grand opening
Pattaya officials and top regional police officers were on hand as the Crown of India and Balle Balle restaurants celebrated their grand opening. ...
“Pad Khee Mao Kai” (Drunken Stir-fried Chicken)
This week’s recipe is for those who really enjoy the spicy side of Thai cooking. It calls for five hot chilies, but remember you...
Latest Stories
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...