Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand endorses decree to regulate digital platforms
The cabinet approved a draft of a royal decree to require the operators of digital platforms to elaborate on their business, verify users’ identities...
Thai PM calls on ASEAN to solve COVID-19, stimulate regional economy
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended the 38th ASEAN Summit and urged member states to seriously cooperate on COVID-19 solutions, stimulate regional economy and promote balanced...
Pattaya officials attend Wat Nongyai Temple Kathin Festival
Pattaya-area officials kicked off the annual Kathin Festival at Wat Nongyai Buddhist Temple.
Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome, his deputies and members of Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization...
400 illegal Myanmar migrants intercepted at Thailand’s western border
About 400 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested for illegal entry at the border in Kanchanaburi province over the past two days.
At 5.30pm on Oct...
Tropical storm Malou spares Thailand, northern regions cooler this week
The Meteorological Department has clarified that tropical storm Malou will not be approaching Thailand at the end of this month as widely reported in...
Chee Chan Golf Resort Pattaya offers discounted green fees in Nov-Dec
Pattaya, 26 October 2021 – Chee Chan Golf Resort will offer season’s greeting celebration promotions from 1 November to 31 December 2021 with precautionary...
Thailand investigates illegal export of used medical gloves to the US
The Ministry of Commerce is investigating the illegal export of used medical gloves to the United States, as reported by a foreign media outlet....
Thailand’s first case of ’Delta Plus’ COVID-19 strain closely monitored
The Public Health Ministry disclosed yesterday that Thailand had recorded its first case of the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19.
According to Chawetsan Namwat, Director...
Thais welcome Nov 1 reopening to foreigners, concerned about disease control
A survey by the Department of Health has found that Thais are worried about the November 1 reopening to international travelers, and wanted to...
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Slow down and follow the rules as road accidents remain a daily reality on...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A traffic crash on a provincial highway has laid bare a familiar and uncomfortable reality on Thailand’s roads, where traffic rules...
Packed piers and full boats as Pattaya New Year crowds flock to Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – The atmosphere at Laem Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya was lively from early morning as large numbers of Thai and international...
Refuse the breath test and you’re drunk Pattaya drivers lose all excuses
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Thailand enters the New Year “Seven Dangerous Days,” police warnings across the country carry a message that Pattaya residents and...
Pattaya’s ‘No Sex on the Beach’ claim tested as Immigration Police bust beachfront solicitation...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite repeated assurances from authorities that sex solicitation has been eliminated from Pattaya’s beachfront, immigration police once again moved to suppress...
Denial, prejudice and violence reveal what Pattaya’s street disputes say about the city
PATTAYA, Thailand – When Pattaya Blatt’s German-language readers reacted to news about an Indian tourist attacked by transgender street sex workers, the comments quickly...