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Thousands make merit, hoping for a better year
A Buddhist monk receives alms from citizens along Jomtien Beach Road in the early morning hours of Jan 1, 2012. Some roads were temporarily...
Local pols hope 3rd time proves charm for Naklua ‘Walking Street’
Culture Minister Sukamol Kunplome and other top local government officials kicked off the third attempt at turning the Old Naklua Market into a...
Eastern Seaboard celebrates HM the King’s birthday with parades, rifle salutes...
Pink shirts, candles and song were the order of the day as thousands of Eastern Seaboard residents turned out to celebrate the 84th birthday...
Pattaya, tourism officials scramble to save high season in face of...
Area political and tourism industry officials are scrambling to save the region’s high season by reassuring travel companies and foreign embassies that Pattaya...
District chief issues warning: dismantle canal obstructions in 15 days
Banglamung’s district chief gave owners of structures blocking South Pattaya’s main storm-drainage canal 15 days to remove those obstructions or face having the...
870 Pattaya flood victims get 5,000 baht each
Up to 870 families affected by the series of floods that hit Pattaya this rainy season received 5,000 baht each, along with more...
Pattaya drowns … again
In a city where even an hour of heavy rain floods main arteries, last weekend’s 12-plus hour downpour brought Pattaya to its knees as...
Pattaya officials finally move against jet ski vendors
Pattaya officials have finally moved against the city’s many jet ski scam artists, ordering every vendor working the area’s beaches to register at...
Thai women with foreign husbands learn legal rights
More than 150 Thai women with foreign spouses learned about legal rights available to them and their children during a seminar sponsored by...
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Legal analysis: The synergy between nominee suppression and property tax enforcement
PATTAYA, Thailand - Following the 23-agency integration to combat Nominee structures, another crucial mechanism employed by the Thai government to ensure transparency and regulatory...
South Pattaya residents voice frustrations as city officials promise urgent improvements
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Damrongkiat Pinijkarn joined city council members and local officials on a community visit to South Pattaya Development Community...
Chinese driver crashes Mercedes into road barrier in Pattaya leaving three seriously injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three people were seriously injured after a luxury Mercedes-Benz driven by a Chinese national slammed into roadwork barriers and overturned on...
Ex-hotel worker nabbed after CCTV exposes Pattaya resort theft
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Najomtien have arrested a former hotel employee accused of stealing air-conditioning equipment from a well-known beach resort after investigators...
Mystery deepens after unknown man found dead in remote Pattaya water pit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya are investigating the discovery of an unidentified man found dead floating face down in a large excavation pond...