Yearly Archives: 2022
Thailand focuses on beds, medicines and medical supplies to curb COVID
The Ministry of Public Health has assured that it remains confident in its ability to handle the current COVID-19 situation.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul...
Thailand’s NHSO approves 51 billion baht loan to cover COVID-19 costs
A 51-billion-baht loan proposal has been approved by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to help cover reimbursement claims for COVID-related services.
During an NHSO...
Pattaya Bunker Boys get round soggy golf courses this week
PSC Bunker Boys Golf
Monday, February 14th
Green Valley Golf Club
1st The Phantom (24) 40 points
2nd Michael Brett (16) 39 points
3rd Neil Jones (24) 37 points
4th...
Pattaya Boyztown shakes off its ghost town image
After two years or so of darkness and despair, Pattaya’s Boyztown alley is making a serious effort to get back on the gay tourist...
Thai and U.S. troops launch scaled down ’Cobra Gold’ exercises
An annual joint military exercise between the United States and Thailand will kick off on Sunday (20 Feb) on a reduced scale compared to...
Pattaya councilman suggests zoning illegal prostitutes
Prostitution long has been illegal in Thailand and, if you asked some senior government officials in recent years, it doesn’t exist at all in...
Pattaya tears down South Road advertising signs
Pattaya workers tore down advertising signs on South Road to allow overhead wires to be moved underground.
Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat observed Feb. 18 as...
Pattaya hires consultant to plan sewage-system upgrade
Pattaya hired Kasetsart University to study and design a new sewage-treatment system for the city, a project delayed for years even as the current...
Thai police search temple for abbot ‘Chao Khun Jack’ suspected 100-million-baht...
Police of the Counter Corruption Division searched WatThurian in NakhonNayok province as they suspected its abbot together with a former director of the National...
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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...