Yearly Archives: 2018
Roaches join rats, sewage on list of Pattaya Beach blemishes
PATTAYA - The rats endemic on Pattaya Beach have new neighbors: cockroaches.
Kanrapa Mukdasanit of the Disease Control Department on June 13 blamed tourists and...
Thailand preparing total ban on import of electronic waste
Bangkok (AP) — Authorities, who began a series of raids last month on factories accused of illegally importing and processing electronic waste, say they...
Thaksin faces arrest over TPI Polene rehabilitation
Bangkok - The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has approved a third arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
Elephant ‘electrocuted’ in Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao - A wild elephant was found dead beside a road in Chachoengsao's Sanam Chaikhet district. Electrocution was suspected to be the cause of...
PM discusses EEC investment potentials with UK companies
London - The Prime Minister held talks with executives from leading companies in the United Kingdom this week, presenting investment potentials in Thailand, especially...
PM receives strong support during UK visit
London - During his first trip to the United Kingdom in four years, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha met British Prime Minister Theresa May,...
10-year irrigation plan set in support of EEC
Rayong – The Rayong Irrigation Project has come up with a 10-year plan to ensure water availability for the Eastern Economic Corridor project.
Project Director...
Online football gambling ring busted by police
Bangkok - Police have raided two apartments in Pathum Thani and Bangkok and apprehended seven people who were members of an online football gambling...
AOT approves 42 billion baht Suvarnabhumi expansion
Bangkok - The board of Airports of Thailand (AOT) has approved an investment budget of 42.1 billion baht for the redevelopment of Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The...
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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...