Yearly Archives: 2022
Thailand with your kids in 12 months
Kids are a big factor in a family trip. In fact, they often shape the whole itinerary. So here are some pointers, in 12...
Sex-trafficked Kyrgyzstani woman leaps to death in Pattaya
A Kyrgyzstan woman forced into prostitution by a Chinese sex-trafficking ring jumped to her death from a condominium in Pattaya.
Anara Seitaleva, 30, died at...
East Pattaya’s Soi Nernplubwan to close Sept. 20 to install utility...
All but one lane of Soi Nernplubwan will close Sept. 20 as the Provincial Electricity Authority changes equipment and utility poles.
Nongprue Mayor Winai Inpitak...
Plummeting baht gives Americans more buying power in Pattaya
The Bank of Thailand on Friday said it was ready to intervene to counteract sudden, further depreciation of the baht against the U.S. dollar,...
Pattaya Survivor and Veteran Hotelier Ranjith Chandrasiri
They don’t come any rarer than Ranjith. Not only a luxury hotel management consultant with oceans of experience in several continents, but able to...
A very artistic morning at the Pattaya City Expats Club
Four (international) immensely talented artists living in Thailand shared their art at the Wednesday, September 14, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC)....
Thai taxi drivers demand starting price of fares at 45-50 baht
Taxi driver associations have expressed determination to press on with their campaign for a taxi fare hike despite the standstill in its recent negotiations...
Bangkok needs new flood drainage system, says Governor
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is proposing the construction of a flood drainage system that could offer a solid solution to the water drainage...
American and Thai woman arrested in connection with smuggling of fentanyl...
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has announced that an American and a Thai woman have been arrested in connection with the...
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Defense Minister visits RTAF Wing 1 to review eastern border security operations
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Defense General Nattaphon Narkphanit has visited Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima province to provide encouragement to pilots and personnel...
Suchart orders tighter forest-fire and haze prevention as dry season raises PM2.5 risk
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin has ordered tougher forest-fire and haze-prevention measures as cold,...
Graffiti found on ancient Royal Palace walls at Ayutthaya Historical Park
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Authorities at the Ayutthaya Historical Park are moving to clean spray-painted graffiti from the walls of the city’s ancient Royal Palace,...
Four Israeli nationals arrested in Koh Phangan villa drug raid
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Thai tourist police arrested four Israeli nationals and seized a variety of narcotics during a raid on a luxury villa...
PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe levels in 34 provinces, Bangkok urges work from home
BANGKOK, Thailand – Air pollution surged across Thailand on Tuesday, with toxic smog exceeding safe limits in 34 provinces and prompting Bangkok authorities to...