Yearly Archives: 2018
Three arrested over illegal South Korean employment service
Bangkok - Police have apprehended Thai and South Korean individuals illegally arranging employment in South Korea for Thai citizens via social media, charging each...
DIT clarifies measures to help low-income earners, elderly persons
Bangkok - Internal Trade Department Director General Wichai Photchanakit dismissed criticisms that the government's measures to help low-income earners and elderly persons through 14.5...
Deputy Bangkok governor inspects flood barrier construction
Bangkok - Deputy Governor of Bangkok Chakkaphan Phiew-ngam has confirmed the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will continue with the construction of flood barriers along...
Municipal police stress tourist safety during high season
City hall’s top cop reassured Pattaya business leaders that tourist safety is his top priority during high season.
Pol. Maj. Jirawat Sukontasap laid out the...
Thai diplomats in South Korea to seek trade cooperation
Bangkok - Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong has led a Thai delegation to South Korea to promote trade and boost the export of Thai food...
Winter Festival to begin on Dec 9
Bangkok - The Bureau of the Royal Household says the upcoming Love and Warmth by Winter's End festival will open to the public on...
Construction of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail slated to begin next year
Bangkok - The government has assured the public that construction of the first phase of the remaining three sections of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail...
NLA accepts Narcotics Act in first reading
Bangkok - The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has accepted in principle the amendment of the Narcotics Act, B.E. 2522, which would allow cannabis to...
Skilled foreign workers needed in Thailand
Bangkok - A Thai academic says the nation needs to attract skilled foreign workers, especially in the industrial technology sector, to overcome an employee...
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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...