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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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Midnight fire tears through 9 homes in Udon Thani village, 7 escape
UDON THANI, Thailand – A midnight fire tore through nine homes in a village in Kumphawapi district, Udon Thani, forcing seven residents to flee...
Car crashes into canal outside Lom Sak resort in Phetchabun, one dead
PHETCHABUN, Thailand – One person was killed after a car crashed into an irrigation canal in Lom Sak district, Phetchabun province. The accident occurred...
Pattaya man with depression found dead after mother refused weed money
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 23-year-old man was found dead inside his bedroom at a home in east Pattaya early on September 21 after his...
Pattaya wakes to a fresh rain alert with more storms coming
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya residents were keeping an eye on the skies overnight after rain and thunderstorms moved across parts of the city and...
How much does the cheapest gold necklace cost in Thailand?
BANGKOK, Thailand – For shoppers wondering how little they need to spend to buy a real gold necklace in Thailand, a half-salueng gold necklace...