Yearly Archives: 2018
Shippers’ Council calls on govt to delay minimum wage hike
Bangkok - Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) has suggested that the new minimum wage hike be postponed by another year in a bid to...
Alleged illegal boat seized in Samut Sakhon
Samut Sakhon - Police are preparing to press charges against the owners of a fishing boat following a massive catch found at a pier...
Dongtan Beach smoking ban called success
Pattaya authorities called implementation of their campaign to promote the smoking ban on Dongtan Beach a success and will begin campaigning on other area...
Protesters urge military government to give up power
Bangkok (AP) — About 400 anti-government protesters rallied Saturday in the Bangkok, calling on the country's military rulers to give up power and hold...
Police inspect forest areas along Thailand / Myanmar border
Tak - The deputy police commissioner-general inspected areas of forest on the border between Thailand and Myanmar this week, leading a force to destroy...
Royal rainmaking operations prepared for North
Bangkok - The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (DRRAA) is preparing rainmaking operations in the northern provinces to relieve seasonal haze and...
EC discusses process of establishing a new political party
Bangkok - Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has held a meeting to discuss the process of establishing a new political party, following the promulgation of...
Bali Hai Sunset demolished after 15-month battle
PATTAYA - It took 15 months, but Pattaya finally had the illegally built Bali Hai Sunset restaurant demolished for encroaching on public land.
Region planning...
Police arrest alleged Russian cybercrime market operator
Bangkok (AP) — Police announced Friday they have arrested a Russian national accused by U.S. authorities of running an online cybercrime marketplace where everything...
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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...