Yearly Archives: 2022
East Pattaya residents demand railway road fix
East Pattaya residents are demanding that city hall either restore a torn-up railway-parallel road or get the absent contractor to finish the work.
The lead...
Thailand sets up committee to monitor proper public use of cannabis...
A committee responsible for issuing policies on the use of cannabis and hemp will be established amid plans to officially legalize the herbs on...
Disgraced police officers get life sentence for torture, murder of drug...
The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Wednesday sentenced “Joe Ferrari”, a former Nakhon Sawan police chief, and five other officers to...
Fugitive British pedophile captured in Pattaya
Immigration police captured a British fugitive wanted on child-pornography charges back home. William Dempster, 45, was arrested by Chonburi Immigration Police on visa-overstay charges...
Rotary Peace Fellow fascinated by Pattaya CPDC sufficiency-economy farming project
Rotarians from Pattaya and an Australian Peace Fellow representative visited the Child Protection and Development Center to learn about its sufficiency-economy farming project.
Chanunda Kongphol,...
Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) 2022 highlights ‘Amazing New Chapters’ in...
Thailand’s leading B2B travel industry show, the Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) 2022, opens today on the beautiful island of Phuket until Friday, 10...
Bank of Thailand maintains policy interest rate at 0.50%
The Bank of Thailand’s the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday voted 4 to 3 to maintain the policy rate at 0.50 percent at...
Well-known Pattaya immigration officer dies
Police Captain Veerawong Paiboon, better known as Mr Tum, has died after a short illness aged 65. He was in charge of the reception...
Pattaya lottery sellers claim online sales not hurting business
Even though a half-million government lottery tickets were sold online when sales began June 2, Pattaya lotto hawkers claimed it hasn’t hurt their business.
Sellers...
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Thailand reviewing U.S. invitation to join proposed Board of Peace on Gaza
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement regarding the invitation from the President of the United States to establish...
Thai Ombudsman calls for systemic action as cybercrime losses top 71 billion baht
BANGKOK, Thailand – Ombudsman Chair Songsak Saicheua has proposed systemic policy recommendations and reaffirmed the Office of the Ombudsman’s role as a central coordinator...
Thailand to test nationwide Cell Broadcast emergency alert system on January 20
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) will conduct a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast emergency alert system on...
SRT pledges full support after crane collapse on passenger train leaves 30 dead
BANGKOK, Thailand – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) extends its deepest condolences after a construction crane from the high-speed rail project collapsed onto...
Thailand steps up monitoring after rare bowmouth guitarfish sighting in Trang
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin has instructed the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources...