Yearly Archives: 2016
Today in History – Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016
Today is Saturday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2016. There are 105 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 17, 1978,...
House owners face jail term for having mosquito breeding grounds
House owners who let mosquito breeding grounds exist in their premises or compounds will face a one month jail term and/or a fine ranging...
KMITL scraps design of Wiman Pra-in to end controversy
The controversial design of ‘Wiman Pra-in’ has been removed from the Chao Phraya River land mark project after netizens claimed it was a replica...
PM accuses “dogs” of inciting unrest in the country
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and his cabinet ministers delivered a status report to the nation on Thursday, outlining the government’s achievements and performances over...
20 new people in Thailand found infected with Zika virus weekly
The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that on average, 20 new Zika infections are reported in Thailand each week.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health...
Pattaya locals clean up beach on World Ocean Day
Pattaya students, business owners and residents joined together to clean up Pattaya Beach as the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources sponsored World Ocean...
Diamonds again
Dear Hillary,
Now now Hillary, further to the diamond topic, the question was not where is the safest place to store your diamonds but where...
Newspaper: Sorry for mixing up Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas
Philadelphia (AP) - The editor of the Philadelphia Daily News is apologizing for his newspaper running a photo of American gymnast Simone Biles with...
Round the hotels at night – Singapore GP this weekend
Eff Wun under lights. This Grand Prix is lauded as pure excitement under lights, but for me, and countless enthusiasts, the excitement is not...
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Wine World: Doing the Twist
If you recognise that expression, you must be getting on a bit. The lines were made famous by an American singer called Chubby Checker...
Citywide operation targets public-space living as Pattaya seeks balance between care and order
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued coordinated operations to manage and support homeless individuals in public spaces, while maintaining order in key...
Russian mother flies to Pattaya in desperate search for missing son, fears foul play
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian mother has flown to Pattaya in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son, who vanished more than a...
Pattaya moves forward with smart city development, reviews public space survey proposal
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Pattaya City is advancing its smart city development agenda by considering a proposed project to survey and analyse public spaces, aimed...
Pattaya to add 200 more cameras, expanding real-time coverage of beaches, Jomtien and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving ahead with an expanded smart-city surveillance initiative by adding 200 more CCTV cameras to the Pattaya Connect...