Yearly Archives: 2018
Thailand rated ‘least miserable’ country for fourth consecutive year
Bangkok - The Prime Minister says he is satisfied with the latest Bloomberg published Misery Index where Thailand was listed as ''the least miserable''...
Public Health Ministry on alert against possible spread of bird flu
Bangkok - The Ministry of Public Health is on alert to prevent any spread of bird flu following reports of the finding of the...
Police to collect public feedback on involuntary DNA tests
Bangkok – The Justice System Reform Commission (Police Reform) will hold a public forum on the proposed authorization of the police to order DNA...
Bangkok dust levels close to normal
Bangkok - The Pollution Control Department reports dust levels in Bangkok are falling back to normal.
Air quality monitoring stations have indicated a gradual decline...
South Korea joins Thailand, US in military landing drill
Sattahip, Thailand (AP) — Troops from South Korea joined their Thai and U.S counterparts on Saturday in an amphibious vehicle landing drill as part...
Customs services go fully electronic at Laem Chabang port
Chonburi - The Customs office at Laem Chabang port is applying an electronic system to better facilitate importers and exporters.
Laem Chabang Port Customs office...
Resort construction encroaching on Khao Kho forestland stopped
Phetchabun - Military and forest officers and the administration have undertaken an investigation into the building of a luxurious resort on Khao Kho and...
Premchai summoned to acknowledge additional charge
Kanchanaburi - Police in Thong Pha Phum are ready to summon Premchai Karnasuta and his collaborators, who are charged with poaching animals in the...
Sattahip fishing boats checked for IUU compliance
PATTAYA - Laks Wojananwach from the Agriculture Ministry and top Fisheries Department officials inspected two Sattahip ports to ensure boats are complying with the...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...