Yearly Archives: 2016
GSB to launch low interest loans for home buyers
Bangkok – The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has prepared to offer low interest loans through its “Civil State Homes for Low Income Earners Project”,...
Today in History – Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016
Today is Saturday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2016. There are 329 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date:...
Bangkok unveils QR code system of tracking the supply chain of...
BANGKOK– Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra visited Bangkok’s Sam Yan Market to test a new smartphone scanning system to track the whereabouts of meat products....
Sri Lanka’s primary industry minister visits Thai commerce minister
Bangkok – Sri Lanka's Primary Industry Minister Daya D.K. Gamage visited Thailand and was received by Thai Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn today. ...
Thailand and India sign coastal logistics cooperation
BANGKOK - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and Vice President of India Hamid Ansari have presided over an agreement-signing ceremony for coastal logistics cooperation....
Chinatown vendors urged not to raise prices of religious goods
BANGKOK, 5 February 2016 - The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has urged Chinatown vendors to maintain reasonable prices for religious and...
Foreign bridge players busted in South Pattaya
Local residents on Thappraya Road in South Pattaya thought they were watching a scene from a crime movie on Wednesday afternoon when over 50...
Health Ministry holds teen health & beauty activity
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has organized an activity to raise awareness of the dangers of unsafe diet and beauty regimens....
Prime Minister says 2017 expenditure budget to be drafted with stringency
Bangkok – The Prime Minister has called for greater care to be taken in drafting the 2017 government spending budget with an emphasis on...
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Merry Christmas 2025 Message from the Mayor of Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – On the joyful occasion of Christmas, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to the people of Pattaya, as well...
American tourist hurt in Pattaya sidewalk fall, left without help as medical bills soar
PATTAYA, Thailand — A 77-year-old American aircraft engineer has been left seriously injured and bedridden after tripping on an unstable sidewalk under construction in...
Pattaya officials seize unlicensed beach chair rentals to protect public space
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya City officials have stepped up enforcement along Pattaya Beach, seizing mats and chairs rented to tourists without permission as part...
Pattaya steps in as residents protest noisy lion and dragon dance soliciting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have taken action against a group performing lion and dragon dances to solicit money without permission in...
Serious morning crash forces closure of North Pattaya intersection, multiple injuries reported
PATTAYA, Thailand — Traffic was brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning, December 24, after a serious accident at the Prinya Intersection on North...