Tag: Deputy Mayor
Pattaya cuts spending on public-health programs by 33%
Pattaya will cut spending on specialized public-health programs by a third in 2012, putting only 16 million baht into projects for diabetes prevention, the...
Pattaya Vegetarian Festival sprouts Sept. 26
More than 5,000 people are expected to attend Pattaya’s annual Vegetarian Festival Sept. 26 - Oct. 6 at the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation in...
Medical-outreach project comes to aid of teen amputee
Pattaya officials came to the rescue of a teenager who has been hobbled by pain and infection since losing the lower part of...
Hilton wedding fair offers complete package for brides-to-be
From cards and cake to photos and skin care, prospective brides found just about everything they needed for a romantic wedding at Wedding...
Naklua ‘walking street’ ends 2nd controversial run
Naklua’s Old Town market closed Sunday, perhaps never to open again. Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon presided over closing ceremonies that featured youth musical shows...
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Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...