Tag: Athapol Vannakit
Government auditors accuse Pattaya hotels of dodging taxes, order crackdown
Thailand’s Office of the Auditor General has told Chonburi authorities to crack down on Pattaya hotels, citing a substantial shortfall in expected tax revenue....
All set for 7th edition of Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo’13
Pattaya City, in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and tourism related organizations, is organizing the 7th annual Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo,...
PBTA urges members to harness online marketing for low season
The Pattaya Business & Tourism Association is urging members to become more aggressive with Internet marketing to spur low-season tourism. At a June 12...
Officials prep for AEC with lecture, junket
The Pattaya Tourism Promotion worked to prepare city officials for the coming ASEAN Economic Community with a lecture and visit to Koh Chang....
Disabled, sports enthusiasts loom as next frontiers for Pattaya tourism market
Having already made strong inroads into the Russian and Chinese markets, regional tourism associations are turning their gaze to the sports and disabled tourism...
Local officials open Naklua night market
Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome launched eight weekends of music, food and shopping during Naklua’s “Walk & Eat” night market running through Jan. 20....
Naklua night market offers food, music weekends starting Dec. 2
Naklua’s Old Market neighborhood will host eight weekends of music, food and shopping during a “Walk & Eat” night market Dec. 2 to...
TAT plans themed Chonburi tourist ‘routes’ for 2013
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is creating tourist “routes” to show off fun and natural attractions in Chonburi. TAT Pattaya office Director Athapol Vannakit,...
Peaceful politics generate record tourist arrivals for Pattaya
More than a year of peaceful politics in Thailand is translating to a big resurgence in tourism to Pattaya, with arrivals during the low...
Pattaya, Qingdao ink tourism-cooperation agreement
Pattaya officials signed a tourism-cooperation agreement with Qingdao, China to facilitate exchange of knowledge and technology, as well as see Pattaya exhibit at a...
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197 cats rescued from Vietnamese slaughterhouse, gruesome facility shutdown
An industrial-scale cat slaughterhouse in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Thap, capable of slaughtering up to 500 innocent cats a day, has ceased...
Police unimpressed with Pattaya woman’s BOGO drug deal
Pattaya police were unimpressed with a woman caught with drugs she said she got on a “buy-one, get-one-free deal”.
Identified only as Panatda, 38, the...
Distraught man saved from jumping off Pattaya overpass to his death
A distraught man was rescued before jumping to his death from a Pattaya overpass.
Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation workers spent more than an...
More Pattaya bars inspected for licenses and illegal activities
Immigration, tourist and Pattaya police fanned out across the city checking more bars for underage customers, drugs and weapons.
Chonburi Immigration chief Pol. Col. Prinya...
Subaru Russ Swift Stunt Show at Ninja Market Amata Chonburi this weekend (Mar 25-26)
Don’t miss the thrill of Subaru stunt driving show by Russ Swift the holder of 3 categories of Guinness World Records and his team...