Yearly Archives: 2018
Transport links planned to boost tourism
Bangkok - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is joining forces with Bangkok Airways to offer public transportation linking airports and various tourist attractions...
Snow sculpture champions return to hero’s welcome
Bangkok – Technical college students who took top honors at the 10th International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest 2018 have returned to the Kingdom, to...
Sea-gypsies released on bail after being arrested in national park
Phuket - Sirinat National Park authorities have confirmed they were only enforcing regulations when they arrested a group of Chaolay Rawai sea-gypsies for fishing...
Colder weather forecast in North, strong winds in South
Bangkok - The Meteorological Department (TMD) has forecast colder weather in the northern regions and high tides in the sea in the southern part...
Foreign Office confirms ex-leader Yingluck is in Britain
Bangkok (AP) — Thailand's foreign minister said Tuesday that former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last year to evade a prison...
DLT continues to implement TAXI OK project
Bangkok - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) says that people can download its TAXI-OK mobile application to help raise the standard of taxi...
Local authorities in Phang Nga keeping beaches clear of vendors
Phang Nga – Officials in Phang Nga have inspected several beaches in Khuek Khak sub-district in an effort to keep them clear of street...
Royal Thai Police returns stolen cars to Malaysia
Bangkok - The Royal Thai Police has returned 20 stolen cars, which had been smuggled into Thailand from Malaysia, to the Royal Malaysia Police.
Adviser...
Jomtien yoga event raises awareness of beach smoking ban
PATTAYA - About 200 people did yoga on Jomtien Beach to raise awareness of the country’s new beachfront smoking ban.
Pattaya legal chief Sretapol Boonsawat...
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...
Indian tourist cuts across road, motorcyclist seriously injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old woman from Buriram province was seriously injured after her motorcycle lost control and crashed on Pattaya Beach Road early...
Kazakh tourist asked to remove tent from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers on morning patrol found a Kazakh tourist camping on Pattaya Beach near Soi 6/1 on Saturday, setting up...
Even–odd parking rules in Pattaya welcome, but residents say problems run deeper
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City’s renewed enforcement of even–odd day roadside parking along South Pattaya from Sukhumvit Highway entrance to Wat Chaimongkol intersection, has...