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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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Finnish pedestrian killed after big bike collision on Jomtien Second Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign pedestrian was killed after being struck by a high-powered motorcycle on Jomtien Second Road late Saturday night (March 21),...
Heat and isolated thunderstorms expected in Pattaya this week
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents and visitors in Pattaya can expect hot daytime temperatures with the possibility of scattered thunderstorms and gusty winds, according to...
Oil panic could ruin Songkran as survey shows public anxiety and weak confidence in...
PATTAYA, Thailand – With the Songkran holiday approaching, a new nationwide survey suggests that concerns over a possible oil shortage and declining confidence in...
Pattaya tourists hit by steep airfares and ATM fees regulars advise bring cash and...
PATTAYA, Thailand – For many foreigners heading to Thailand, the vacation or expat life is starting before they even step off the plane –...
PM Anutin praises Civil Defense Volunteers as frontline force in disaster preparedness
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Prime Minister has commended Civil Defense Volunteers (CDV) as a vital force in disaster prevention and mitigation, and called for...