Yearly Archives: 2022
Classic Movies Remembered: Will the real Cleopatra stand up please?
According to the internet, there are almost as many movies about the famous woman in ancient history as there are biographies. Even so, classicists...
Pattaya Walking Street draws biggest crowds since 2020
Bars legally still cannot reopen, but you wouldn’t have known that from the crowds on Walking Street over Labor Day weekend.
Using the required licenses,...
Thailand seeks 25 billion baht in Japanese EEC investments this year
The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) has set a target for enticing at least 25 billion baht worth of investments in the Eastern Economic...
Thailand issues warning over suicide rates among workers and unemployed
The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has issued a warning over the rising rate of suicides among people of working age and retirees.
According to...
Japanese eyes Thailand Eastern Economic Corridor as EV production hub
Prime Ministers of Thailand and Japan agree to further enhance cooperation in all dimensions.
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday welcomed...
Smoke-filled Pattaya hotel evacuated after fire alarm fails
A dirty kitchen vent and faulty fire-alarm system saw more than 100 tourists flee a Jomtien Beach hotel after smoke filled the rooms.
The Jomtien...
Bangkok shifting to endemic phase as new severe cases continues to...
Bangkok is working out plans for the transition to an endemic status as the Covid-19 situation has improved.
Permanent-secretary for public health Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit...
Pattaya Squid Festival’s long arms grab foreign and domestic tourists
The Pattaya Squid Festival had long arms, pulling in tourists from as far as Bangkok and other regions of Thailand to enjoy fresh seafood.
Tourists...
Pattaya Grapevine: Cash is king in Pattaya
Cash is king in Pattaya
Although electronic payments are becoming common, Pattayans are still putting up strong resistance. Poorer people in particular say that they don't...
Latest Stories
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...