Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand develops special technique to detect Omicron variant
The Department of Medical Sciences will develop special solution to detect the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the department, said that...
Thailand continues to test international arrivals for COVID-19 with RT-PCR on...
Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said the Public Health Ministry seriously prepared itself to cope with the newly found Omicron variant of COVID-19...
Thai Finance Ministry expects 4.5% economic growth next year
The Ministry of Finance is now projecting an economic rebound to 4.5% growth next year, with government investments serving as key drivers. The Minister...
Pattaya fresh market booms during fireworks festival
The influx of Thai tourists for the Pattaya Fireworks Festival was good for Naklua’s Lan Po Market, too.
Vendors lamented that the popular seafood market...
Thai Health Ministry confirms RT-PCR test can detect Omicron variant
People have expressed concerns about whether the RT-PCR test method for the virus that causes COVID-19 is able to detect the recently-surfaced Omicron variant...
Jilted Pattaya boyfriend arrested for stabbing ex
Pattaya police arrested a jilted boyfriend who allegedly stabbed his former lover after she spurned his birthday wish.
Watcharin U-Sabai, 25, suffered two stab wounds...
French Ambassador meets compatriots on Pattaya visit
H.E. Thierry Mathou Ambassador of France to Thailand paid a courtesy call on Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome during his visit to Pattaya last week. He...
Thailand likely to overturn plan to simplify entry procedures
The sudden appearance of the Omicron virus variant has dashed expectations that Thailand would ease the health tests conducted on arriving passengers from Test...
Historical Bangkok Hua Lamphong railway terminus will not be demolished
The State Railway of Thailand has confirmed that the old Hua Lamphong railway terminus will not be demolished or closed.
SRT’s PR director Ekarat Sri-arayanpong...
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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...