Yearly Archives: 2022
Thailand extends excise diesel tax cut until November
The Cabinet has resolved to extend the excise diesel tax cut of 5 baht per liter for two more months, from September 21 to...
Commemoration Service in Pattaya marking the death of Her Late Majesty...
A special Commemoration Service marking the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday, 19 September 2022 from 14.00...
Pattaya businesses hit hard by construction delays on Thepprasit Road
Pattaya City councilors met on Sept. 11, to discuss the delayed construction of one of Pattaya’s most significant business thoroughfares. At the meeting, Banlue...
Thousands participate in inaugural Pattaya Beach Olympic Day
Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet’s plans to organize sports and tourism related activities throughout the year to attract more visitors to the city saw the...
East Pattaya mayor sets up task force to tackle floods
A Surveillance and Rapid Response Team has been set up in Nongplalai municipality in east Pattaya to tackle floods and natural disasters in and...
EFTA and Thailand accelerate free trade talks
Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are ramping up efforts to reach a free trade agreement (FTA).
After the first round of Thai-EFTA...
Thailand praised for effective measures in fighting illicit fishing
Thailand received praise on Monday (Sept 12) for sharing its implementation of effective measures in fighting illicit, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing during Global...
Chonburi, Rayong, Phuket to receive highest minimum wage from Oct 1
The cabinet approved an increase in minimum wages from Oct 1 onwards.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the approval was for nine rates of...
Thai regulators tighten crypto rules to uphold trading confidence
Authorities have moved to tighten rules in the wake of trading irregularities and the collapse of a major acquisition involving a crypto exchange.
Thailand was...
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When property agents in Thailand become targets too
Risks in Thailand’s unregulated real estate market
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand’s real estate market has been described often half-jokingly as the Wild West....
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...