Yearly Archives: 2022
Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok rolls out enhanced services to cater to rising...
Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok is rolling out enhanced services to cater to rising passenger inflows. Finding hotel rep counters at the airport has now been...
Covid-19 cases in Thailand will likely triple after long Songkran holidays,...
A medical expert has warned that the number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand will likely double or triple after the long Songkran holidays due...
Thailand expects half a million visitors to ‘Amazing Songkran’ events in...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) anticipates that the "Amazing Songkran 2022 Celebrations" event will bring in nearly 459,000 Thai and foreign tourists and...
Foreign tourists asked to comply with Songkran limits in Bangkok, Chiang...
People are being asked to fully comply with Covid-19 control measures outlined by the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), including a ban on...
Future of compulsory medical insurance for visitors to Thailand still cloudy
The Ministry of Tourism is already suggesting that, come next month, the whole of the prior online registration process for international visitors could become...
Knife-wielding woman threatens Pattaya somtam seller near Walking Street
A Pattaya somtam seller escaped injury when he was attacked by a knife-wielding woman in his shop.
Kowit, the vendor, said the woman in a...
Pattaya hums to Songkran beat
About 20,000 tourists visited Koh Larn at the start of Songkran week, with all the island’s hotels reporting being fully booked.
All of Pattaya, not...
Pattaya breakwater project abandoned with no explanation from city hall
Construction of a new breakwater off Pattaya Beach was supposed to have been completed in January, but the work isn’t done and heavy equipment...
Car hits motorcycle killing driver in North Pattaya
A Roi Et man died when his motorbike was struck by a car in Pattaya.
Narongrit Prachachid, 31, was thrown from his Honda 500X, landed...
Latest Stories
Pattaya officials stop beach camping as public debate grows over overnight use
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers intervened after tourists were found setting up tents to stay overnight on Pattaya Beach, reminding visitors that camping...
Five-day holiday turns Pattaya beaches into money makers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s tourism sector enjoyed a strong boost during the extended New Year holiday, as large numbers of Thai and international visitors...
Do rich tourists in Pattaya really care about the baht as costs rise across...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every time the baht strengthens, the same warning resurfaces: Thailand is “pricing tourists out.” Comment sections fill with claims that visitors...
One more beer or 20,000 baht Pattaya makes it clear
PATTAYA, Thailand – The joke has worn thin. “Sorry officer, I’m too drunk to take the test” might get a laugh online, but on...
If prostitution is unwanted why does it remain so visible in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every few months, headlines return declaring that Pattaya has “cleaned up” Beach Road. And every few months, arrests quietly test that...