Yearly Archives: 2018
Kanchanaburi court grants bail to construction tycoon Premchai and employees
Kanchanaburi - Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court of Kanchanaburi province has granted bail to Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and three company employees accused...
Farmers start cultivation as drought ends prematurely
Saraburi - Persistent rainfall in several provinces has caused farmers to begin planting rice ahead of schedule and prompted disaster management agencies to prepare...
Speedboats again banned from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA - Speedboat operators again were banned from loading and offloading customers on Pattaya Beach on May 1, nearly a year after they were told...
Rainy season is back, and so are Pattaya’s floods
Songkran is over and the rainy season has returned. And the usual flooding problems have come back with it.
Water ran a meter deep on...
Sonthaya and Itthipol Kunplome appointed to key government posts
The appointment of Pattaya’s former political machine to the national government sparked controversy, with both the appointers and appointees denying it has anything to...
Dolphins still search for lost form
Pattaya United’s worrying mid-season slump continued with a disappointing 3-1 away loss to Police Tero FC last Sunday night at the Boonyachinda Stadium in...
Two Centara hotels jointly celebrate 7th anniversary
Centara Pattaya Hotel and Centara Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya jointly marked their seventh anniversaries with the celebration of the Thai traditional “Songkran” New...
Fr. Legaspi brings healing touch to Pattaya
A man walked into Church of the Assumption on crutches. He left waving them over his head, convinced he could walk again because of...
Pattaya officials helpless as city’s garbage crisis worsens
Pattaya’s current garbage collector won’t invest in more trucks or staff, its dumps are at capacity and the budget already is busted. The city’s...
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Strong baht clouds Pattaya tourism outlook in 2026 as China market slumps 35%
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi’s tourism sector faces mounting challenges in 2026, with a strengthening baht weighing on long-haul markets and Asian arrivals remaining weak,...
Vehicle fire on Thepprasit Soi 8 in Pattaya leaves two cars damaged, no injuries...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle fire broke out on January 16 inside a staff residential compound on Thepprasit Soi 8, damaging two cars but...
Canadian man found dead at Jomtien beachfront condominium, health issues suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – An 86-year-old Canadian man was found dead early Wednesday morning after falling from a high-rise condominium near Dongtan Beach, with police...
Strong baht fuels shorter stays and farewells from long-time Pattaya visitors
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht’s continued strength is reigniting an old debate in Pattaya — not about tourist numbers, but about who stays,...
Police, health officials raid Pattaya beauty clinic, find unlicensed Botox injections
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2, in cooperation with the Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office, have raided a beauty clinic located on Pattaya...