Yearly Archives: 2019
Sugar tax increase to take effect October 1
Bangkok - A sugar tax increase is going to take effect from October 1, this the second round of taxes that the Thai government...
PM orders compensation for Pattani attack victims
Bangkok - The Prime Minister has ordered security agencies to enhance protection levels and provide compensation to victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Pattani.
Gen...
Rainmaking operations underway at key dams
Bangkok - The government is promoting drought mitigating measures in many areas, including royal rainmaking operations to supply water to key reservoirs.
Measures currently being...
Clapped Out
I’m sure you’ve been to one of those concerts where someone starts clapping at an inappropriate moment, causing acute embarrassment to themselves and a...
Parked minivans banned from Bali Hai as traffic crackdown begins
Pattaya - Pattaya has banned public-transport vans from parking at Bali Hai Pier and is talking to baht bus operators about changes affecting them.
Deputy...
Watts tames Treasure Hill
PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys
Monday, July 15, Greenwood C & B – Stableford
1st Jimmy Carr (15) 33pts
2nd Tony Robbins (23) 30pts
3rd Chris Delamare (1) 29pts
A bright...
Lovesick bull gets stuck in wall chasing cow
Pattaya - A bull chasing a cow got stuck in a wall in Nongprue.
Animal-control officers were called to the farm on Soi Pobsuk July...
Pratt again in the forties
PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya
Thursday, July 18, Crystal Bay - Stableford
On Monday six of us participated in the PSC tournament at Laem...
First-time contestant wins Miss Tiffany Universe
Pattaya - A liberal arts student grabbed the crown in Pattaya’s Miss Tiffany Universe transgender pageant.
Ruethaipreeya “Dear” Nuanglee, 27, triumphed over 27 other contestants,...
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Wine World: Doing the Twist
If you recognise that expression, you must be getting on a bit. The lines were made famous by an American singer called Chubby Checker...
Citywide operation targets public-space living as Pattaya seeks balance between care and order
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued coordinated operations to manage and support homeless individuals in public spaces, while maintaining order in key...
Russian mother flies to Pattaya in desperate search for missing son, fears foul play
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian mother has flown to Pattaya in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son, who vanished more than a...
Pattaya moves forward with smart city development, reviews public space survey proposal
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Pattaya City is advancing its smart city development agenda by considering a proposed project to survey and analyse public spaces, aimed...
Pattaya to add 200 more cameras, expanding real-time coverage of beaches, Jomtien and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving ahead with an expanded smart-city surveillance initiative by adding 200 more CCTV cameras to the Pattaya Connect...