Yearly Archives: 2018
Police inspect industrial waste disposal pit in Rayong
Rayong - Police have inspected a waste disposal pit in Rayong province where they also discovered that the water in a nearby waterway had...
SkyTrain system to be fully functional by Friday
Bangkok – BTS Skytrains have been suffering delays of at least 10 minutes since the beginning of this month following multiple system failures. Upset...
World Cup gambling results in over 6,500 arrests so far
Bangkok - Police have reported making over 6,500 arrests in connection with betting on the World Cup since the start of the tournament on...
Pattaya installs pipe to relieve Floating Market-caused flooding
PATTAYA - City hall has come to the rescue of residents near the Pattaya Floating Market, which has been flooding their neighborhood by improperly managing...
Divers re-enter cave to search for 13 cut off by floods
Mae Sai (AP) — About a dozen navy SEAL divers and other rescuers re-entered a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand on Tuesday morning...
AoT approves Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion plan
Bangkok - Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved an investment budget of 4.2 billion baht for Suvarnabhumi's expansion designed to increase the airport’s capacity....
Thailand halts imports of electronic, plastic waste
Bangkok - The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has issued an order banning imports of electronic and plastic waste.
The DIW Director-General, Mongkol Pruekwatana, said...
NLA subcommittee discusses welfare for informal workers
Bangkok - Thailand's national Legislative Assembly (NLA) subcommittee on society, children, women, the elderly, people with disabilities and the underprivileged has organized a seminar...
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When Thailand expats stop watching Washington: Notes from Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai
PATTAYA, Thailand - I did not begin with a theory. I began with conversations. They happened naturally over morning coffee in Pattaya, sunset drinks...
Young British man found dead in Bangkok hotel after nine days without contact with...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old British man who was found deceased in a hotel room in central...
Pattaya losing control after dark as Soi 6 incident fuels fresh debate
PATTAYA, Thailand – A recent incident on Soi 6, where an intoxicated foreign tourist allegedly attacked a municipal vehicle, has once again drawn attention...
Motorcycle and car collision leaves one woman injured on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in Central Pattaya on January 22, municipal officers confirmed.
The...
Massage shops caught operating without licenses in Pattaya-Naklua Soi 16
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night enforcement operation in Pattaya sent businesses scrambling to shut their doors after authorities uncovered illegal massage shops operating without...