Yearly Archives: 2019
Celebrating the good deeds of the late Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda
Bangkok,13 August 2019 (NNT) - The Governor of Songhkla and members of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, are engaged in a...
Novel re-imagines US-Soviet space race
“First Cosmic Velocity” is a cleverly conceived and beautifully delivered novel that looks at the struggle for space supremacy from the Soviet side of...
‘No parking’ zones painted at Central, North Pattaya & Sukhumvit junction
following complaints about large buses blocking drivers’ vision and causing traffic jams, Pattaya city workers painted traffic lines across the Central-Sukhumvit and North-Sukhumvit roads...
Vocational, basic education bodies to link curriculums
Thailand’s commissions overseeing basic and vocational education agreed to link their curriculum more closely to create workers for tomorrow’s industries.
The Office of the Vocational...
Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ to premiere at New York Film Fest
New York (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s big-budget mafia epic “The Irishman” will premiere as the opening night film at the 57th New York Film...
Chicken vendor cuts prices to bone to help society
A Pattaya chicken vendor is forsaking profits to help society by selling chicken skewers for as little as 5 baht.
Every morning a long line...
Sriracha kids get lesson in charity work
Students from Sriracha’s Darasamuth School got a lesson in charity work at the Human Help Network Thailand’s Drop-In and ASEAN Learning centers.
HHN Assistant Director...
Still blocked from Hawaii peak, telescope seeks Spain permit
Barcelona, Spain (AP) — The group behind a $1.4 billion telescope planned for Hawaii is applying for a permit to build in Spain as...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...