Tag: Asia
House and Senate Speakers meet Chinese top advisor
BANGKOK, 24 April 2012 – Thailand’s House and Senate Speakers have met with China's top political advisor to exchange knowledge on the administration...
Special Report: Hong Kong Film Festival 2012
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, in collaboration with the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and SF World Cinema, is organizing...
Commerce Ministry confirms no price rise on the horizon
BANGKOK, 8 April 2012 - The Commerce Ministry has assured consumers that there will not be any upward price adjustment anytime soon, while...
Asia’s best head to 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta
The fleet line-up for the 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta, held 4-8 May off Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Jomtien, Pattaya, is...
Thai women are among powerful businesswomen in Asia
BANGKOK, 4 February 2012 – Three Thai businesswomen have been named in Forbe’s inaugural lists of Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen and 15 Women...
Batsmen power Pattaya Cricket Club to T20 league victory
Pattaya Cricket Club hosted Asia United at Horseshoe Point in their latest T20 league fixture last Sunday. A sizeable crowd had arrived for the...
NESDB: Facebook partly cause of teen pregnancies
BANGKOK, 28 February 2012 - According to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the famous social networking site, facebook, has partly...
Thailand voted best country for leisure holidays by Indians
BANGKOK, 27 February 2012 - Thailand has been voted by readers of Travel + Leisure India and South Asia magazine as the World’s Best...
TAT ORGANISES FAM TRIP TO BOOST HEALTH AND WELLNESS VISITORS FROM...
Bangkok, February 20, 2012 — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined forces with the Royal Thai Embassy in Qatar to invite a...
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Motorway panic near Pattaya as disoriented man is struck while running through traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be suffering from a mental health episode was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck...
Pattaya officers detain naked man in public area, refer him for medical evaluation
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal officers detained a man found walking naked in a public area on February 24, causing alarm among residents and...
CIB busts Russian scam network operating across Pattaya, millions in cash circulated
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested a Russian national and a Thai accomplice in connection with an online scam operation...
German tourist beaten on Pattaya Beach as familiar street violence returns
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya are urgently tracking down a group of suspects following the assault of a German tourist on Pattaya Beach,...
Pattaya confronts a persistent flashpoint as gender identity, sex work, and tourist safety collide
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, nightlife remains one of the city’s strongest draws — and one of its most complicated challenges. Among long-running issues...