Yearly Archives: 2018
BMA inspects flood-prone areas
Bangkok - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) paid an inspection visit to Suan Luang district on Saturday, one of 17 flood-prone areas in the...
Durian sales brisk despite high prices
PATTAYA - The fruit everyone loves to hate – durian - is hot at Pattaya-area markets despite less-than-appetizing prices.
With the hot season here, the...
Pilots warn of weak taxiways at Bangkok’s busy airport
Bangkok (AP) — A pilots' organization is warning that soft ground conditions at Bangkok's main international airport, a major regional hub, can cause its...
Samut Songkhram honors birthday of first Siamese twins
Samut Songkhram - Samut Songkhram province has organized an event to mark the birthday of the world's best known conjoined twins, brothers Eng and...
Police search dietary supplement factory in Pathum Thani
Pathum Thani - The police have searched a factory manufacturing medicine and dietary supplement products that may contain the same ingredient as the product...
PM invites Thais to take part in Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Bangkok - The Thai Premier has invited the public to take part in the annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony scheduled for Monday, May 14.
Prime Minister...
80% of speedboats move to Bali Hai after botched beach relocation
PATTAYA - About 80 percent of the speedboats using Pattaya Beach have moved to Bali Hai Pier following the city’s failed attempt to move...
Alleged wildlife smuggling kingpin jailed in Thailand
Bangkok (AP) — A court has sentenced a Thai man believed to be a kingpin in the illicit wildlife trade to 2½ years in...
Police report 30 percent drop in lane violations 2 days after...
Bangkok - Police report that after just two days of using lane-change cameras in 15 areas of Bangkok, they have seen a targeted 30...
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Trump’s tariffs are about power not trade
A legal and business perspective from Thailand
At first glance, Donald Trump’s fondness for tariffs appears familiar, even predictable. Higher import duties, trade disputes, and...
Pattaya führt großangelegte Brandschutzübung auf der Walking Street durch
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die Stadt Pattaya hat am 16. Januar eine umfangreiche Notfallübung durchgeführt, bei der ein Brand auf der Walking Street simuliert wurde....
Starker Baht trübt Tourismusausblick für Pattaya 2026 – China-Markt bricht um 35 Prozent ein
PATTAYA, Thailand – Der Tourismussektor in der Provinz Chonburi steht 2026 vor wachsenden Herausforderungen. Ein starker Baht belastet insbesondere die Fernmärkte, während die Ankünfte...
Touristen nutzen sonnige Phasen am Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya und die umliegenden Gebiete erleben derzeit leicht steigende Temperaturen von etwa 1 bis 2 Grad Celsius, während kühlere Morgenstunden und...
Pattayas wandelnde Barszene macht das Allein-Trinken für den Geldbeutel attraktiver
PATTAYA, Thailand – Während in Pattaya über steigende Preise und eine veränderte Barkultur diskutiert wird, sorgt kaum ein Thema für so viel Emotion wie...