Yearly Archives: 2016
Jesters’ Fair is only 10 days away!
Our Jesters’ Fair is rapidly coming up on Sunday, September 4th, where there will be fun for people of all ages! Prior to that...
Pattaya tourism unaffected by South bombings – PBTA
Pattaya tourism has not been impacted by the Mother’s Day bombings in the south, city business leaders said.
Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn, president of the Pattaya Business...
The best laid plans …
Put a celebrated auto engineer and the might of a world manufacturer together and you must get a winning car. The Ford GT40 was...
Police blanket Pattaya with checkpoints following bombings
Highway and tourist police fanned out across Pattaya following a string of bombings in the South, setting up checkpoints to search for weapons and...
Oregon man finds portable toilet filled with pot
Rogue River, Ore. (AP) - Police in the southern Oregon community of Rogue River say a man walking through a park discovered a portable...
Monitor lizard creates chaos in Sattahip restaurant
A giant monitor lizard created chaos in Sattahip after it wandered into a seafood restaurant and refused to leave.
A dozen animal-control officers were called...
Pattaya hosts ISOC crime-prevention training
Pattaya is hosting training exercises organized by the Internal Security Operations Command for police and tourism operators aimed at preventing crime and terrorism.
Lt. Gen....
Would you buy this pick-up?
General Motors in Australia are producing this pick-up, called a ‘Black series Maloo’. A V8 with all the bells and whistles.
6.2 Liter V8 petrol,...
Pattaya street vendors dwindle after crackdown
The number of street vendors on Pattaya Beach has dropped noticeably since the city began fining hawkers for flogging their food and goods on...
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Trump’s tariffs are about power not trade
A legal and business perspective from Thailand
At first glance, Donald Trump’s fondness for tariffs appears familiar, even predictable. Higher import duties, trade disputes, and...
Beach isn’t a campsite as Pattaya moves to curb overnight tents on the sand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers have reminded visitors that camping is not permitted on public beaches after discovering tourists setting up tents and...
Man injured by venomous fish spine on Jomtien Beach, rushed to hospital
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man was injured after being pierced by a venomous fish spine on Jomtien Beach, prompting an emergency response late Saturday...
Rare green seaweed phenomenon draws crowds to Bali Hai Cape in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A rare natural phenomenon has captivated tourists and locals at Bali Hai Cape, where bright green seaweed has covered seaside rocks...
Pattaya isn’t empty, it’s different and the strong baht didn’t kill it
PATTAYA, Thailand – “It’s not the women or their smiles anymore — it’s the exchange rate that decides whether I stay or go.”
That line...