Yearly Archives: 2016
Tourism campaign video must be amended
The Culture Ministry will not ban the controversial tourism promotion music video, Tiew Thai Me Hey, but will let the producer amend some wordings...
Drones to be used in restive south
The Defense Technology Institute has given the military drone prototypes to be used in the violence-torn southern region of the kingdom.
Deputy Prime Minister...
3 policemen killed and 2 injured in militant ambush
Three policemen were killed and two were injured in an ambush by southern militants on a local road in the middle of rubber plantations...
Frozen body parts found in raid of a fake passport gang
Police raiding a fake passport operation at a Sukhumvit shophouse on Friday found to their shock the dismembered body of a man stuffed in...
Man killed after his car fell 15 metres from expressway
A man was crushed to death behind the steering wheel of his car when it fell 15 metres from the expressway onto the ground...
Pattaya City to relaunch campaign to reclaim beach from vendors
With the cooperation of the police and the army, Pattaya City on Friday launched a campaign to set a new order on Pattaya beach...
Water drained out of Chao Phraya dam in anticipation of more...
The Royal Irrigation Department is draining water out of the Chao Phraya dam in anticipation of more rain in the lower northern region and...
Today in History – Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016
Today is Saturday, Sept. 24, the 268th day of 2016. There are 98 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 24, 1996,...
Bangkok named the world’s No 1 most visited city
Bangkok ranks the world’s Number One city that international tourists most visited for 2016 out of 132 countries, according to MasterCard’s latest Global Destination...
Latest Stories
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...
Belgian man seriously injured after fall from hotel in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — A foreign man was seriously injured after falling from a hotel in Pattaya early Tuesday morning (Jan 13), with police saying...