Yearly Archives: 2022
ASEAN Education Center Pattaya shows off fruits of project-based learning
Children of migrant workers showed up projects they spent four months making at Pattaya’s ASEAN Education Center.
Radchada Chomjinda, director of center operator Human Help...
Sisters Pattaya organizes nail-art vocational training for transgender members
The Sisters transgender-rights foundation organized a nail-painting workshop to help unemployed members earn extra income and further their careers.
Foundation General Manager Bhonpat Photasintu said...
Deteriorating walkway at historic King Rama IX sailing monument needs urgent...
Wooden planks that serve as a walkway around the historic King Rama IX sailing monument on Beach Road are in a state of disrepair...
Review on cannabis regulation unnecessary says Thai deputy premier
As Thailand awaits a master law regulating cannabis-related activities, the Opposition is pushing for the plant to be reinstated as a narcotic to prevent...
Prince Mahidol Award 2022 announced
The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation on Wednesday announced four recipients of the Prince Mahidol Award in medical and public health fields.
Prof Dr Vicharn Panich,...
Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model gets six-month extension
A six-month extension of the government's post-pandemic recovery campaign under the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model has been approved by Cabinet members in their weekly...
Pattaya waits to see if cannabis smoking will risk arrests again
Historians will one day marvel that a right-wing, military-backed government in Thailand has been so progressive on several social issues. Capital punishment for murder...
PM pleased with NESDC’s economic growth projection of 3.2%
Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha was pleased with Thailand’s economic performance for the 3rd quarter of 2022, which expanded by 4.5%, a continuous growth...
Pattaya Fireworks Festival 2022 tonight & tomorrow night
Finally, the much-anticipated two-day event is back to Pattaya beach again this year on 25-26 November, and it will feature exhilarating fireworks displays, live...
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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...