Yearly Archives: 2022
Mall sidewalks decorated with fossils in Bangkok
The Department of Mineral Resources has confirmed that ammonite fossils were used to decorate sidewalks at a famous shopping arcade, Siam Square.
Pongboon Pongtong, director-general...
End of diesel price cap means higher transport charges: Thai truck...
The Land Transport Federation of Thailand demanded the government extend its policy to cap the local diesel price at 30 baht per liter for...
Thailand’s GDP growth rate revised downwards to 3.5%
The Ministry of Finance revises its forecast of the economic growth rate this year to 3.5% as it expects the Russia-Ukraine conflict will fuel...
Thailand toys with trouble-free entry by July 2022
The Thai Cabinet is expected to collapse all pre-entry registration in time for the hoped-for surge in high-summer international visitors. Tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn...
Chris Kays Memorial Rugby Tournament returns to Pattaya this weekend
After the mango rains and a very dry Songkran Festival the “HOT SEASON” has well and truly arrived and this can mean only one...
Pattaya mayoral candidates stump at Tree Town Market
Soi Buakhao’s Tree Town Market has become a prime battleground for Pattaya mayoral candidates vying for votes from Pattaya’s party people.
Pattaya Ruam Jai candidate...
Disabled Pattaya lottery vendor brutally attacked and robbed
A disabled lottery vendor assaulted and robbed outside Pattaya received financial aid from Nongprue Subdistrict.
Surachet Srithong, 39, was attacked as he rolled his wheelchair...
Poramet stumps for votes in Pattaya Walking Street, 3rd Road
Pattaya mayoral candidate Poramet Ngampichet and Rao Rak Pattaya council hopefuls visited Third Road and Pattaya Walking Street bars, stumping for votes in next...
USAF team to visit Thailand to assess F-35 procurement potential
A U.S. Air Force inspection team will reportedly be sent to Thailand to assess the readiness of the Royal Thai Air Force to operate...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...