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Yearly Archives: 2016

Three tourists fall victim to pickpockets

Three tourists lost more than 35,000 baht to pickpockets in separate incidents in Pattaya. A Japanese restaurant owner lost 28,000 baht when he was pickpocketed...

Reward your ears: 5 gadgets to liven up your music

Atlanta (AP) - Open your ears. What do you hear? If you’re listening to music coming out of the tinny speaker on your phone, you’re...

Prolific pickpocketing perps pegged

A family-based gang of pickpockets arrested numerous times over the years has again been caught lifting the wallet of a foreign tourist in Pattaya. Suthep...

A treasure trove in your bathroom?

I will never forget the time that a patient brought me a 1.5 kg New Year present. It was a present that he had...

Pattaya officials check motorbike taxis, fail to act on overcharging

Pattaya city and military officials inspected motorbike taxi stands in South Pattaya to determine if a new registration system is working, but failed to...

Pattaya proposes downtown tram for inclusion in EEC plan

Pattaya has proposed an eight-kilometer-long downtown tram system be included in the 310-billion-baht Eastern Economic Corridor development plan under consideration by the government. The route...

Hilton Pattaya launches ‘F&B Masters 2016’

Rudolf Troestler (centre left), GM of the Hilton Pattaya, Hotel Executive Chef Matthew Allen Dowdell (centre right), together with their talented team get ready...

Deputy PM attends steel giant’s shindig at Dusit Thani

Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Minister General Thanasak Patimapragorn (right) was recently welcomed by General Manager Neoh Kean Boon (center) on his arrival...

Pattaya School No. 11 wins citywide student sports day

Pattaya School No. 11 triumphed when students from across the city hit the athletic field for the citywide sports day. Acting Mayor Chanapong Sriviset opened...

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HM the King grants royal patronage to victims injured in train crane accident

BANGKOK, Thailand – His Majesty the King has graciously granted royal patronage to all individuals injured in the accident in which a construction crane...

Traffic advised to avoid Rama II Road after crane collapse

BANGKOK, Thailand – Traffic police have advised motorists to avoid Rama II Road between the 28- and 30-kilometer marks following a construction crane collapse....

PM Anutin, Transport Minister inspect train crash site in Nakhon Ratchasima

BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn traveled to Nakhon Ratchasima province yesterday (Jan 14) for an on-site visit...

PRD and Blind Association expand inclusive media and job opportunities

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Public Relations Department (PRD) has held discussions with the Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) to enhance public communication in...

Transport Minister orders urgent probe into crane collapse striking express train

BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has ordered an urgent and comprehensive investigation into a construction crane collapse that...