Yearly Archives: 2015
Consumer rights group calls for abolition of all “unjustifiable” funds related...
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - The Thai Consumers Development Association has urged the National Reform Council to put to an end all energy-related funds...
Trang has enough water for consumption despite drought
TRANG, 4 Mar 2015, Trang has enough water for consumption despite several natural water sources beginning to dry up since the end of January,...
MOPH making sure alcohol sale ban is observed on Makha Bucha
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - Relevant agencies have been asked to stringently enforce the ban on liquor sale on Makha Bucha Day, said Minister...
Japan responds positively to new BoI policies
Hirunya Suchinai, acting secretary-general of the Board of Investment (BoI), said a positive Japanese response to the new BoI policies was aired during the...
Pattaya official refutes police claim 99% of CCTVs broken
Pattaya officials denied allegations by the head of the Chonburi Provincial Police that criminals are getting free reign because only 1 percent of the...
Resident protests, threats bring quick end to East Pattaya one-way traffic
Three days after it began, it was over. One-way traffic will not, at least for now, be coming to East Pattaya after city officials...
Chonburi governor presses for transparency in district spending
Local Chonburi administrators were told to ensure their budgets are spent fairly and disbursed openly and transparently as the province works to rid government...
TAT offers big tourist discounts for Thais
Hoping to offset the steep decline in foreign tourists, the Tourism Authority of Thailand rolled out a new promotion to award discounts on hotels,...
Governor tells Pattaya to hire more beach cleaners
Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai ordered Pattaya officials to employ more people to keep city beaches clean and closely monitor prices as the province continues...
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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...