Yearly Archives: 2019
TAT welcomes new MRT stations in Bangkok’s old town
Bangkok - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has welcomed the opening of four new MRT subway stations in Bangkok’s Old City and Chinatown...
EU representative meets with Thai premier
Bangkok - Thailand and the European Union are ready to sign a draft Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to promote bilateral trade and investment...
Drought damage disaster initially estimated at 10 billion baht
Bangkok - The latest estimate from the University of Thai Chambers of Commerce (UTCC) shows the drought disaster this year has affected some 1,330...
Beach thieves take Iranian swimmer’s clothes
An Iranian tourist who left his belongings on the beach for an after-dark swim returned to find them gone.
Sajjad Falahatpishen, 36, and his Russian...
Asia-Pacific ministers push dialogue to end region’s spats
Bangkok (AP) — Asia-Pacific foreign ministers called for the peaceful resolution to regional disputes at Friday's close of an annual security meeting, which was...
Naklua plants trees for King’s birthday
Pattaya-area residents collected garbage and planted trees to honor HM the King on his 67th birthday.
Banglamung District Chief kicked off the July 28 event...
Pattaya trashmen get new uniforms
Pattaya’s trash collectors have new uniforms. Mayoral advisor Nikom Sangkaew said July 31 that employees of Eastern Green World Part Ltd. will now wear...
Prime Minister orders hunt for bomb scare perpetrators
Bangkok, 2nd August 2019 - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a hunt for the individual who placed a suspicious-looking object in front...
Nong Plalai kids learn about dengue fever
Nong Plalai kids learned about dengue fever and how to prevent catching the potentially deadly virus.
The Public Health and Environment organized the July 25...
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When property agents in Thailand become targets too
Risks in Thailand’s unregulated real estate market
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand’s real estate market has been described often half-jokingly as the Wild West....
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...