Yearly Archives: 2021
Omicron control crucial before reopening entertainment venues in Thailand
Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said after the cabinet’s meeting on Tuesday that the cabinet turned down the resolution of the CCSA to...
Drinking in Bangkok restaurants until 11pm; Nightlife closed until Dec 31
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced on its Facebook page that drinking at restaurants will be allowed to continue till 23.00 hours from Dec...
Thailand clears substandard face masks off markets
The Thailand Consumers Council found 41 of 60 brands of disposable face masks made substandard products.
Dr. Paiboon Chuangthong, director of the council, said samples of...
Thailand railways and transportation get financial aid for massive losses
The Cabinet has approved a 5.56 billion baht aid for the State Railway of Thailand and Bangkok Mass Transit Authority to mitigate their operational...
Classical Connections: War Games
On Thursday, 11th September 1591 John Baldwin added the finishing touches to his elegantly hand-written collection of keyboard music, entitled My Ladye Nevells Booke.
Baldwin...
Photo story: Pattaya’s Walking Street now in ruins
The entrance and the reality
The local government overhead sign for Walking Street depicts a futuristic brightly-lit park and pool area. But the street has...
Dr. Santsak Ngampiches passes away at 80
Dr. Santsak ‘Jaroon’ Ngampiches former Deputy Minister of Health passed away peacefully on Nov 29 at the age of 80.
Royal sponsored bathing rites were...
Thailand Motor Expo at IMPACT Challenger Halls Dec 1-12
Motor Expo 2021 grandly started and was expected to generate a turnover of 35 billion baht.
Kwanchai Paphatphong, chairman of the organizing committee of Motor...
Thailand highlights wellness and medical tourism next year
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to push wellness tourism and medical tourism to support the travel industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, in...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...