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Yearly Archives: 2016

37 Cambodians arrested in market sweep

Thirty-seven illegal aliens were arrested as immigration police swept through Pattaya-area markets. Chonburi Immigration Office officers and volunteers hit the Rattanakorn Market on Thepprasit Road...

Aggressive Bali Hai vendors draw scrutiny

Local officials and soldiers inspected speedboat and other vendors at Bali Hai Pier after complaints about aggressive and possibly illegal sales tactics. Banglamung and Pattaya...

Irish eyes are smiling

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Thursday, Sept. 19, Pattavia – Stableford Two buses (and a few cars) of golfers left the Growling Swan a little...

Briton dies of heart attack in Soi Buakhao hotel

A heart attack was the suspected cause of death of a British man found dead in his Pattaya apartment. The body of Michael Sodent, 54,...

3 years after ’12 Years,’ Nyong’o’s face is back on screen

Toronto (AP) — The filmmaker Mira Nair was familiar with the regal grace of Lupita Nyong’o long before most. The Indian-born, New York-based Nair has...

ONYX Hospitality Group appoints vice president of sales

Thailand-based ONYX Hospitality Group has appointed Sophia Altamirano as its vice president of sales. She will be based at the Bangkok headquarters. Altamirano brings with...

Wegner shines at damp Burapha

PSC Golf from The Billabong Bar Monday, Sept. 19, Phoenix Gold - Stableford The previous week here it rained so hard that play had to be...

5 arrested for illegal tour guiding

Three foreigners were arrested for illegally working as tour guides, along with the two Thais who allegedly employed them. Acting on a tip from the...

Regents awarded Secondary Geography Quality Mark

Staff and students at Regents International School Pattaya had a lot to celebrate last week, after the school’s Geography Department was awarded the prestigious...

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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose

PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...

Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...

PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...

Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...

PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...

Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols

PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...

Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic

PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...