Yearly Archives: 2022
Thailand raises COVID alert to Level 4 as new cases soar
The Public Health Ministry announced its COVID-19 alert at Level 4 as new COVID-19 cases were soaring among people of all age ranges in...
COVID infections increase among children in Thailand
Hospital beds for children infected with COVID-19 were densely occupied because they had not been vaccinated and contracted the disease from parents, according to...
Life at 33⅓: Electric guitars galore
Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East (Capricorn)
Recently a Norwegian newspaper listed the best live-albums ever made. They could not decide on the winner and...
M.J.B. battles pandemic boredom with canvas & easel
Did you ever wonder what happened to Britain's saucy seaside postcards? They are alive and well and living in Pattaya, Thailand. Far naughtier than...
MCOT wins 6 FM radio frequencies in Bangkok
MCOT happily won six FM radio frequencies in Bangkok within the budget that its board approved.
MCOT vied for 55 frequencies comprising six in Bangkok...
Thai economy in fourth quarter of 2021 expands 1.9%
The Thai Economy in the fourth quarter of 2021 expanded by 1.9 percent year-on-year, recovering from a contraction of 0.2 percent in the previous...
Trucker drowns after driving big-rig off Laem Chabang pier
A truck driver drowned when he drove his 18-wheeler off the end of a pier at Laem Chabang Port.
Anucha Wantikul, 32, was found in...
Pattaya ‘skywalk’ park study ready in April
The feasibility study for a skywalk park on Pratamnak Hill below the Pattaya City sign will be complete in April and passed on to...
Thailand still offers free COVID treatment via health welfare programs
Free treatment remains for COVID-19 patients via their normal health welfare programs as well as those with emergency illnesses, according to Deputy Prime Minister...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...