Yearly Archives: 2018
Multimillion-baht facelift washes away at neglected Yim Yom Beach
PATTAYA - Four years after Pattaya poured tens of millions of baht into renovating Yim Yom Beach, the Pratamnak Hill shoreline is a mess again,...
12 missing youth soccer players feared trapped in Thai cave
Bangkok (AP) — Search and rescue teams were looking Sunday for a dozen members of a youth soccer team who were missing and believed...
Thailand produces more than 190,000 vehicles in May
Bangkok - Thailand last month produced more than 193,000 vehicles, an increase of 13.94% compared to the same month of 2017, according to the...
Huge crowds line up for spider cards
Bangkok - Crowds of people continue to flock to MRT Purple Line stations in the capital to line up for Mamgmoom or spider transport...
Researchers test trolley buses on Pattaya routes
PATTAYA - Thammasat University researchers tested electric trolley buses in Pattaya as part of the city’s flirtation with a new mass-transit system.
Faculty of Architecture...
Thai Airways, Airbus sign joint venture U-Tapao agreement
Bangkok - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Cha-o-cha on Friday witnessed the signing of an agreement between Thai Airways International (THAI) and Airbus during his...
Thailand welcomes 16.4 million foreigners so far this year
Bangkok - During the first five months of 2018, Thailand received a total of 16.4 million visitors from overseas.
Pongpanu Svetarundra, Permanent Secretary of the...
Agriculture Min reaching out to drought-stricken zones
Bangkok - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to launch cloud-seeding operations in agricultural zones due to this year’s low precipitation in...
Excise Dept to take tax measures to encourage use of B20...
Bangkok - The Excise Department is taking a tax measure to encourage the use of B20 biodiesel.
The Oil Fund, which will subsidize 2.18 baht...
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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...