Yearly Archives: 2018
Bangkok air quality ailing while Chiang Mai improves
Bangkok - Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) has reported particulate matter readings at five of its Bangkok stations have show levels exceeding limits, with...
Panic on Pattaya Walking Street as exploding transformer causes inferno
Emergency response crews were dispatched rapidly after several explosions were heard near the Marine Plaza in south Pattaya on Saturday evening, March 10.
Pol. Cap....
Falling Chinese space station unlikely to impact on Thailand
Bangkok - The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has set up a team to monitor China's Tiangong-1 space station falling into the...
Deputy Premier Wissanu admits Thai laws obsolete
Bangkok - Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Wissanu Krea-Ngam has conceded that many laws in force in Thailand are outmoded.
Calling for an urgent...
Govt keeping watch on rabies outbreak in northeast
Bangkok - The government is taking control of the ongoing rabies outbreak in the northeastern region.
In response to the outbreak in northeastern provinces, Prime...
BMA dredging canals in preparation for future flooding
Bangkok – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unclogged canals and cleaned sewer drains in a move to prevent future flooding in the capital...
Pattaya motorcycle taxi drivers get driving lessons
More than 1,000 Pattaya motorcycle taxi drivers were given driving lessons and tested for drugs as city hall tries to clean up the streets.
Pattaya...
Dollar to devalue against Baht amid US heavy tariffs on steel,...
Bangkok - The Thai currency will continue to appreciate against the US dollar following the Trump administration’s move to impose stiff tariffs on steel...
Face masks to be distributed to cities affected by air pollution
Bangkok - Thailand's Ministry of Public Health convened a meeting Saturday to discuss the ongoing air pollution problem in nine provinces and is making...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...