Yearly Archives: 2016
Suspected foot-and-mouth infection among cattle in Buri Ram
Cattle raisers in Buri Ram province have been told by the provincial livestock officials not to move the beasts of burden out of their...
Department of Fine Arts prepares for royal cremation
BANGKOK - The Department of Fine Arts is gearing up for a mass religious ceremony in preparation for the Great Funeral Chariot and a...
Thai army continues to help rice farmers
CHIANG RAI - Army units in various provinces continued to lend support to cash-strapped farmers in an effort to help them cope with price...
Ordination ceremonies held nationwide to commemorate the King
NONG KHAI-Temples in many provinces are hosting group ordination ceremonies to mark the 50th day since King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away.
In Nong Khai province,...
Fine Arts Department unveils design of Royal funeral pyre
The blueprint of the Royal funeral pyre for the King Bhumibol Adulyadej was unveiled on Monday by the Fine Arts Department.
Fine Arts director-general Ananda...
Today in History – Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2016. There are 32 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 29, 2001,...
16 Chinese tourists injured in Samui bus crash
A bus carrying about 30 Chinese tourists skidded and flipped on its side in Koh Samui last night, injuring 16 of them.
The bus was...
November 26 sets the record of the highest number of people...
A total of 45,259 people paid tribute to the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Dusit Maha Prasart throne hall in the Grand Palace...
Four suspects nabbed and 4.9 million baht recovered from ATM robbery...
Police have arrested four suspects in the robbery of a money bag meant for an ATM in Suphan Buri and have recovered almost all...
Latest Stories
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...