Tag: homeless
Bangkok Police tasked with expediting help for vagabonds
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has assigned police and Bangkok officials to continue screening homeless people and beggars in...
Pattaya completes beggar sweep
Pattaya-area officials carried out their part of a nationwide Jan. 26-30 crackdown on beggars to address problems with human trafficking and social inequality. After...
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Homeless sleep on beach
A homeless man sleeping off a bender in Pattaya drew almost no notice from passersby. The man, who appeared to be in his...
Pattaya to launch homeless sweeps twice monthly
City and police agencies plan to sweep Pattaya’s streets for homeless people twice a month, placing repeat offenders into shelters or deporting them....
27 homeless people rounded up, sent to shelters
Social welfare officials rounded up 27 homeless people on Pattaya’s streets, taking them to area shelters. Officials from the...
Homeless problem needs greater attention
Using a telephone booth foundation as a pillow, yet another homeless person is having to sleep on the streets of Pattaya, ignored by...
Sweet dreams aren’t made of this
Whether he was sleeping off a bender at one of the many nearby bars or homeless, the foreign man snoozing outside the former public...
Khlong Takrao Permanent Elephant Dwelling
Forest areas across the country have been deteriorating and have dwindled dramatically at the expense of Thailand's native elephant population. ...
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Luxury living, empty shophouses, and the expat reality check
PATTAYA, Thailand - At first glance, Thailand’s property and lifestyle market seems to be sending mixed signals and nowhere is this contradiction more visible...
Pattaya launches Thailand’s first Sea Walker licensing pilot on Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has launched Thailand’s first pilot program to formally regulate and license Sea Walker tourism activities on Koh Larn, marking...
Overseas voter turnout rises sharply in Thailand’s 2026 general election
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s overseas voting figures for the 2026 general election show a strong rise in participation, with turnout surpassing levels seen in...
EC removes three party-list candidates following Supreme Court order
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Election Commission of Thailand has announced the removal of three party-list candidates from the official list of applicants for the...
Deputy PM orders review of wild elephant management after relocation death
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin has ordered a thorough review of wild elephant management...