Yearly Archives: 2015
Sattahip Naval Base officers visit day-care centers for Children’s Day
Top Sattahip Naval Base officers visited two Sattahip day-care centers to help children and parents celebrate Children’s Day. Royal Thai Fleet Deputy Chief of...
Regents’ Year 8 students embrace challenge based learning
Ashwin, an incredibly motivated and inquisitive Year 8 student from Regents International School Pattaya used his Christmas break to research and construct an operational...
King Taksin-era temple eyed for restoration
The Ayutthaya-regional Fine Arts Department has agreed to restore an 18th century temple in Banglamung District, provided it can acquire funding. Methadol Wiehakana, director...
Public officials lead vendors in big Pattaya beaches cleanup
Military, provincial and local officials led newly reorganized beach vendors in a cleanup of Pattaya-area beaches. Maj. Gen. Nirandorn Samutsakorn, commander of 14th Military...
PCEC member Pat Koester shares her 1970s USO experiences at U-Tapao
Most of you know that Pattaya was a sleepy fishing village until the 1960s when, during the Vietnam War, American servicemen began arriving for...
57 restock Red Cross at Pattaya blood drive
Nearly 60 people helped restock Thai Red Cross blood banks with a post-New Year’s blood drive in North Pattaya. The Jan. 5 event at...
175 Years of Photography
Very soon we will be coming up to 200 years of photography. Everything about photography has changed remarkably in the past 175 years since...
Kamoyed at 77
Dear Hillary, I enjoyed the festival New Year’s Eve. I went to Pattaya beach 6.30 pm walked among the sellers and bought some food,...
When in Rome
Dear Hillary, I have just said farewell to the last of the in-laws and their cousins’ cousins who came to see in the New...
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The ad that knows you live in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - It usually appears in the evening. Not when you are at work, but when you are sitting down perhaps in a...
Jomtien Beach Road returns to two-way traffic, first day sees smooth flow
PATTAYA, Thailand — Jomtien Beach Road in Pattaya officially reopened to two-way traffic on Monday (Dec 22), marking the end of a temporary one-way...
CCTV captures suspect stealing underwear from rental rooms in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — Police in Pattaya are seeking a suspect after CCTV footage captured a man stealing underwear from a rental property in the...
Why Pattaya’s roads are pushing expats out of the saddle and into cars
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, the debate over cars versus motorbikes isn’t about comfort or status anymore — it’s about survival. Ask long-term visitors...
Pattaya Deputy Mayor supports national disability assembly, promoting practical action at local level
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Deputy Mayor of Pattaya Damrongkiat Pinijkarn took part in the National Disability Assembly and Annual General Meeting, highlighting the role...