Yearly Archives: 2016
Help comes too late for ailing Pattaya elephant
Help was offered too late to save a sick elephant photographed at Pattaya’s Sanctuary of Truth, as the pachyderm died before volunteers could transport...
50 Sattahip residents trained as police volunteers
About 50 Sattahip residents signed up to become local police volunteers to back up commissioned officers. Pol. Col. Metawit Pradithpol, superintendent at Sattahip Police...
Exim bank optimistic for Thai exports this year
The Export Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Bank) has affirmed it is enacting government policy and providing full support for traders and investors, setting...
Winter breathes its last gasp
Winter wasn’t ready to give up last week as cool air floated over Pattaya again for a weekend. Strong winds helped bring temperatures down...
Students given pre-Valentine’s STD talk
Nongprue students were given a lesson on sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, at a pre-Valentine’s Day presentation in East Pattaya. Sub-district Deputy Mayor Suwat...
Dead newborn found in trash bin
Pattaya police are looking for the mother of a newborn baby whose dead body was found in a trash bin outside a Sukhumvit Road...
Pattaya deputy mayor vows fare clampdown on motorbike taxis
After being overcharged by a motorbike taxi in a ride across town, Pattaya’s deputy mayor said he now wants to make a serious effort...
New government workers get civil-defense training in Sattahip
Military workers received civil-defense training from Royal Thai Navy instructors in Sattahip before being appointed to new civil servant jobs in Thailand. Capt. Wirat...
Pattaya School No. 11 showcases project-based learning successes
Pattaya School No. 11 showed off more than 200 inventions, experiments and surveys created by students as part of the institution’s “project-based learning” program....
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...