Tag: Itthiphol Kunplome
As rainy season kicks in, unfulfilled storm-drain repair means more flooding...
A day long series of rain showers left many parts of Pattaya under a sheet of standing water. A...
Business leaders tell mayor Pattaya lacks main selling point
Foreign tourists have lost confidence in Thailand and Pattaya isn’t doing enough to bring them back, a panel of academic and business leaders...
Wheelchair marathoners roll from Pattaya to Issan
A half dozen cross-country wheelchair racers are traveling 1,479 kilometers from Pattaya to Isaan to raise awareness and money for the disabled. ...
‘Pattaya Brand’ project gets underway at first planning meeting
Residents from 38 area neighborhoods were urged to develop two products and one service that could be marketed under a new “Pattaya Brand” to...
Private sector donates 9,500 beach umbrellas, benches to Pattaya
A group of tourism-related businesses have donated thousands of beach benches and umbrellas to Pattaya to help the city’s effort to beautify its...
Stung by international criticism, Thai officials turn to media to help...
Denounced internationally for the past two years for their inability to combat human trafficking, Thai officials are hoping the media can educate people...
City assists four families whose houses were destroyed by fire
Pattaya officials gave emergency supplies and 2,000 baht to four families whose homes were destroyed by fire in the Thamsamakkee Temple area. ...
Despite the heat, music fans pack the beach
Pee Sadued rocks the crowd during the annual Pattaya Music Festival. The searing heat did not deter the crowds, as hundreds of thousands of...
Mayor addresses foreign business community
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome addressed an interested group of ex-pats at a special dinner in the Amari Orchid Resort, organized by the Eastern Seaboard...
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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...