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Yearly Archives: 2021

Kitchen musings

Now here’s an odd thing. This morning I was washing up a few cooking utensils in the kitchen - a dreary task if ever...

AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech seek COVID-19 vaccine registration in Thailand

Two companies have applied for COVID-19 vaccine registration with the Food and Drug Administration. FDA secretary-general Dr Paisarn Dunkum identified the applicants as AstraZeneca (Thailand)...

Thailand Green Economy to increase income in agricultural sector, reduce foreign...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government would include green economy in its national agenda to increase income in the agricultural sector and reduce...

Thailand cuts utility bills to ease hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic

The cabinet resolved to cut electricity and tap water fees and increase internet speeds among new measures to help people amid COVID-19 hardships. Prime Minister...

Pattaya-area hotel chief doubles down on pledge to stage public events...

The Thai Hotels Association Eastern Chapter doubled down on promises for members to begin organizing their own tourism-promotion events if the government does not...

Last power poles on North Pattaya Road removed

Ten months after overhead power and communications were buried, all of North Road’s empty utility poles are now gone. The Provincial Electricity Administration on Jan....

3 shuttlers test negative, cleared for Thailand’s Badminton Tournaments

The Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) have confirmed that three out of four shuttlers testing positive for COVID-19 on...

Pattaya mayor criticizes tourism groups for going over his head to...

Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome told local tourism groups they should have come to him before complaining publicly that “corrupt” government officials are not helping...

Thai police generals accused of embezzling subordinates’ COVID-19 allowance

Five police generals and 48 police colonels are among 189 policemen found embezzling the COVID-19 allowances of their subordinates. Police inspector-general Pol Gen Visanu Prasarttong-Osoth...

Latest Stories

Car crashes into 7-Eleven in Bangkok injuring 8 as driver claims sudden vehicle failure

PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night accident in Bangkok has left eight people injured after a sedan crashed into a 7-Eleven convenience store in the...

Songkran at risk in Thailand as fuel fears hit holiday makers and return home...

PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s tourism sector is facing mounting concern ahead of Songkran, as rising fuel prices and fears of shortages prompt many people...

Pattaya partially reopens road along railway near Khao Talo to ease traffic woes

PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected progress on the long-awaited road improvement project along the railway line near Khao Talo, as authorities...

Pattaya declares full marine rescue readiness as tourist numbers rise

PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat has led an on-site inspection of marine rescue boats and emergency equipment on April 1, reinforcing...

Fire erupts at two-storey home near Pattaya in Sattahip, electrical fault suspected

PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a two-storey residential house in Samaesarn, a coastal area south of Pattaya, on the afternoon of...