Yearly Archives: 2021
Bangkok inspects piers along Chao Phraya River ahead of Loy Krathong...
Bangkok city hall has inspected hundreds of piers in the city for safety ahead of Loy Krathong festival Friday evening, implementing social distancing rules...
Chiang Mai opens field ICU for Covid patients with severe symptoms
Clusters of new COVID-19 infections in Chiang Mai have depleted the number of beds for Covid patients under the ‘orange’ and ‘red’ categories who...
Thailand and Bhutan expand bilateral cooperation
The Prime Minister of Thailand welcomed the incoming Ambassador of Bhutan upon his assumption of duty in Thailand. Both officials have expressed the willingness...
Scorned Pattaya wife slashes cheating hubby
An angry Pattaya wife was arrested for allegedly trying to fillet her philandering husband.
Sombat, 55, suffered a bloody knife wound to the face in...
Cambodian shellfish diver drowns in Pattaya
A Cambodian diver using surface-supplied air drowned in Pattaya Bay looking for shellfish.
Sureng Long, 41, was pulled from water about seven meters deep in...
Thailand not given license to make its own Paxlovid pills
After the announcement of 95 countries authorized by Pfizer to produce the company’s Paxlovid COVID-19 pills, the Ministry of Public Health has acknowledged Thailand...
Thailand International Lantern and Food Festival
The first ‘Thailand International Lantern and Food Festival’ is on from now until 6 December 2021 at Muang Boran The Ancient City in Samut...
Modern Medicine: Fuzzy heads and funny ears
A friend presented the other day complaining of a fuzzy head, intermittent balance problems, noises in the ear and a ‘sniffly’ nose. By the...
Heart to Heart: How much for a young wife?
How much for a young wife?
Dear Hillary,
I’m getting close to getting married to my little girl, but I’m just a wee bit confused about...
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Rotary clubs promote road safety for children in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – On 16 March 2026, Rosemarie Gamito, president of Rotary Club Global Pattaya, together with Charter President Dr. Rungpailin Rattanacheeworn and members...
Man fined 10,000 baht for jumping into Moo Deng hippo enclosure at Khao Kheow...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai court has fined a man 10,000 baht after he illegally entered the enclosure of “Moo Deng,” a pygmy hippopotamus,...
American rider killed in Pattaya in cement truck crash during turn onto Sukhumvit Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 69-year-old American motorcyclist has died following a collision with a cement mixer truck at a major intersection in Pattaya on...
Pattaya officials detain theft suspect targeting tourists on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers in Pattaya Beach have apprehended a Thai man accused of stealing from tourists in a beachside incident on April...
Jomtien noise complaints rise as loud car music fuels frustration ahead of Pattaya Songkran
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Jomtien Beach have stepped up enforcement after complaints over loud car audio disturbing nearby residents, highlighting growing tensions as...