Yearly Archives: 2021
Banglamung District passes 10-million-baht budget
The Banglamung District Council approved the spending of more than 10 million baht on 11 department budgets and projects.
Council Chairman Pongsak Rukkwamsuk called the...
Pattaya reopens spas, cinemas, allows live music, shortens curfew hours
Today (Monday), Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved a proposal to shorten the nighttime curfew to 10pm-4am, instead of the current 9pm-4am,...
Thailand floods force closure of emergency room at Sukhothai Hospital
Severe flooding continued in Sukhothai province as floodwater was flowing from outer districts to the western part of its center and Sukhothai Hospital had...
Japan donates another 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Thailand
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that the country has received another 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, donated by Japan, which arrived in Bangkok...
Rotary gives poor families in Pattaya chance to earn a living
The Take Care Kids Foundation, a local charity backed by Rotary International District 2060 in Italy, gave South Pattaya families a chance to earn...
Now legal, kratom sales in Pattaya growing like weeds
Thailand’s legalization of kratom has opened up new economic opportunities for Pattaya vendors.
The use and sale of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) leaves were legalized Aug....
Thailand plans nationwide COVID-19 vaccine units for students aged 12-18
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has undertaken a pilot project, vaccinating 2,295 students in the risk group of those with any of seven diseases,...
Pattaya rescue volunteers open coffee shop
Pattaya marine-rescue volunteers have opened a coffee shop that is both the team’s Jomtien Beach base and helps fund their mission.
Called “Rescue Coffee,” the...
Pattaya Legal Corner: Why do some tourist visa applications by Thais...
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Q: Why do some tourist visa applications by Thais fail?
The number of applications for holiday visas by Thai citizens to vacation in Europe, or...













