Yearly Archives: 2018
DLT steps up measures against taxi drivers with out-dated vehicles
Bangkok - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has stepped up measures against taxi drivers using vehicles more than nine years old, after it...
Bangkok – Mae Hong Son inaugural flight takes off
Mae Hong Son –Minister of Transport Arkhom Termpittayapaisith presided over the opening ceremony of the inaugural flight between Bangkok and Mae Hong Son of...
Chiang Rai closes off forests as burning continues
Chiang Rai - Officials in Chiang Rai have ordered that forests be conditionally closed off for seven days and placed authorities on 24 hour...
Navy & Pattaya rescue units join in Hua Hin ferry emergency...
PATTAYA - The Royal Thai Navy, Marine Department, and Pattaya medical and rescue services joined forces to practice their response to a potential fire...
Police push for driving license points system
Bangkok - Police are pushing for a driving license points system in effort to improve the standards of driving and promote road safety measures...
Thailand to produce its own HPV vaccines
Bangkok - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to transfer the technology required to create human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to Thai producers.
The...
Ayutthaya sees increasing number of tourists
Ayutthaya - The ancient province of Ayutthaya, is enjoying an increase in the number of visitors, boosting the local economy and people’s incomes.
Ayutthaya Governor...
Thailand enjoys 10.3% export growth in Feb
Bangkok - The Ministry of Commerce says the global economic recovery contributed to February’s export growth of 10.3% while maintaining this year’s export growth...
Signs to be erected at ignored Pattaya bus stops
Pattaya will add more signage to bus stops on Second and Beach roads following complaints they weren’t being used.
Anuwat Thongkham, director of the Traffic...
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Fabulous Pattaya 103 signs off FM and embraces the digital future
PATTAYA, Thailand - At the close of the year, a familiar sound on Thailand’s FM dial is fading into history. Fabulous Pattaya 103, widely...
When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...