Tag: Bangkokians
Multiple urban, life challenges distress Bangkokians
BANGKOK, Oct 9 – Immediate problems including exorbitant commodity prices, higher cost of living, floods and traffic congestion have put Bangkokians under severe strain,...
Special Report: Bangkok receives World’s Best City Award 2012
Bangkok has for the third time in as many years been named the World’s Best City 2012 by the globally renowned travel magazine...
Bangkokians feel at highest risk due to cost-of-living, debt: Survey
BANGKOK, Feb 7 - An opinion poll released on Tuesday indicated Bangkok residents feel the highest risk of their lives regarding cost-of-living expenses and...
PM: No cabinet reshuffle now
BANGKOK, Nov 6 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday ruled out a cabinet reshuffle during this period following criticism of mishandling the...
Six Bangkok districts at risk of flooding: Governor Sukhumbhand
The governor made an urgent announcement just before midnight Sunday, advising residents of Don Mueang, Laksi, Bang Khen, Chatujak, Bang Sue and Sai Mai...
PM asks Bangkokians to brace for flood
BANGKOK, Oct 21 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday urged city dwellers to move their belongings to safe locations in preparation for imminent...
Bangkok Governor warns 7 districts of approaching northern run-off
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Wednesday declared seven districts of the Thai capital to be on alert for approaching northern...
Floods nationwide claim 212 lives
BANGKOK, Oct 3 - Thailand's flood-related death toll rose to 212 on Monday, with two persons still missing as flooding from continued heavy rain...
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Officials intervene after disturbance by homeless woman near Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police were called in on January 22 to intervene after a homeless woman caused a public disturbance near...
Pattaya City assists fire victim in Thepprasit Soi 13, helps 77-year-old woman after house...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and municipal staff have stepped in to assist a 77-year-old woman whose home was damaged by a fire...
Norwegian man warned after walking naked on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya were called to the beachfront in the early hours of January 22 after receiving reports of a foreign...
Pattaya explains ‘Pave First, Cut Later’ roadworks as South Pattaya resurfacing continues
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has issued an update on its ongoing second-layer asphalt resurfacing works, with construction now progressing along Batman Alley in...
Authorities raid illegal hi-lo gambling den in Pattaya, 31 arrested
PATTAYA, Thailand – District officials and police have shut down an illegal hi-lo gambling operation in Nongprue, East Pattaya, arresting 31 people and seizing...