Tag: Chawalit Saenguthai
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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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...