Yearly Archives: 2016
Middle Eastern man wanted for currency swindles
Pattaya police are hunting for a Middle Eastern man wanted for a string of currency-exchange swindles. In the most recent case, Sompoch Amornsretsakul, an...
Crane accident causes brush fire in Nong Plalai
Fire broke out at a Nong Plalai building site after a crane boom fell into high-voltage lines. Firefighters were called to the Herb and...
Russian-Thai couple claims intimidation to close business
A Russian-Thai couple claims organized criminals are trying to intimidate them with bullets and rocks to close their South Pattaya bedding business. Pimpree Prokasef,...
Navy welcomes Japanese destroyer to Cobra Gold
The Royal Thai Navy welcomed a Japanese naval destroyer to Sattahip as it prepared to engage in the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise. ...
Chinese acrobats perform to forge closer ASEAN ties
Pattaya celebrated Thai-Chinese relations with an acrobat show as part of the Beijing Cultural Tour Exchange Conference. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome, President of...
Nongprue screens children for delayed development ailments
Nongprue’s Social Welfare Division and the Paidi Institution screened children with delayed development handicaps and donated equipment to aid their progress at the Baan...
Assaulted Uzbek gets some of his cash back
A baht bus driver found and returned a wallet to an Uzbekistan man assaulted by fellow drivers earlier in Pattaya, but allegedly without most...
Pattaya blind students turn back the calendar for future studies
Blind students in Pattaya literally will be using the past for future learning after Bangkok Bank donated a pile of old, prior-year calendars to...
PEA upgrades electrical system for Soi Kophai
The lights are shining a bit brighter on Soi Kophai after the Provincial Electricity Authority upgraded power lines and poles in the neighborhood. Electrician...
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Expat life, Visa choices and TDAC: Thailand’s shift toward legal clarity
TDAC, Elite Visas, and the New Reality of Living Long-Term in Thailand
Thailand has never been a country that shuts its doors on foreigners. If...
Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Christmas Party brings community together for charity and celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES) once again marked the festive season with its annual Christmas charity party on Saturday, December...
Pattaya municipal officers warn vendors against using sidewalks as selling areas
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have issued a clear warning to street vendors after conducting inspections along Pattaya South Road on December...
Pattaya municipal officers step up enforcement against motorcycles blocking sidewalks
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers on December 26 carried out an on-site operation to restore order on public sidewalks, focusing on motorcycles...
Sleep-deprived teen rider crashes motorcycle into parked pickup in Pattaya, two injured
PATTAYA, Thailand — Two teenagers were injured after a motorcycle crashed into the rear of a parked pickup truck in the early hours of...