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Yearly Archives: 2021

Bangkok enforces stringent COVID-19 control measures for inter-provincial travellers

Bangkok - Bangkok city hall is now screening people traveling into the capital as part of the attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. Road...

Thailand employers urged to register illegal migrant workers to avoid labor...

Bangkok (NNT) - Regarding a solution to the problem of illegal migrant workers which is seen as one of the causes of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Thai Prime Minister opens his heart and office on Children’s Day

Bangkok  - This year on New Normal Children’s Day, the Prime Minister opened his office at Government House, and greeted selected representatives of children from...

Thai health services start proactive COVID-19 testing among migrant workers

Bangkok - The current COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand started with the discovery of a large cluster linked to a migrant worker community. The Social Security...

Delights from a small country

Long ago, when I was a small boy and the world seemed a different place, I used to listen to a science-fiction programme on...

Life at 33 1/3: The avenger of the nerds

Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True (Stiff) A debut album that no one saw coming.  It burst through the heavy thunder clouds of punk rock...

Police blotter: Pattaya expats at increased risk of arrest during pandemic

Pattaya’s beleaguered expat population should take extra care not to break the national and provincial rules on alcohol, drugs, gambling and partying. Acting chief...

Pattaya tourism groups blame ‘corrupt’ government officials for causing Covid-19 second...

Pattaya-area tourism associations again asked Chonburi’s governor to order the closure of all hotels so employees can receive government unemployment benefits. As they did in...

Pattaya continues neighborhood Covid-19 educational visits

Pattaya officials continued to preach the gospel of social distancing in visits to East Pattaya neighborhoods. Deputy Mayors Banlue Kullavanijaya and Manote Nongyai led a...

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...