Tag: Kanchanaburi
HRH Princess Sirindhorn visits Death Railway Museum in Kanchanaburi
The streets of Kanchanaburi were lined with purple clothing and Thai flags to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on a three...
4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi
BANGKOK, 20 August 2015 - National Disaster Warning Center reports that a 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Sangkhla Buri District in Kanchanaburi at 7.10 p.m. local...
Fallen war heroes remembered on Remembrance Day at GIS
Students from Garden International School (GIS) visited a war cemetery, met the British Ambassador and raised funds for war veterans to mark Remembrance Day....
Regent’s School hosts moving remembrance service
This year’s Remembrance Day was honoured by The Regent’s School Pattaya with drama performances, readings, arts and crafts and a visit to Don Rak...
Royal British Legion Thailand observes ANZAC Day in Kanchanaburi
As a branch, the Royal British Legion Thailand often has members visiting the River Kwai. However, there is one weekend a year when...
Young Marines Pattaya attend ANZAC Day in Kanchanaburi
At dawn on 25 April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), along with forces from Britain, India, and France landed...
PM chairs nationwide flood meeting of governors
BANGKOK, Oct 11 - Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday chaired a meeting of governors nationwide to follow up and resolve the...
Flooding stabilises in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI, Oct 10 – Flooding in the western province of Kanchanaburi remains stable and many roads are still under water, impassable for small...
Runoff from border mountains floods Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI, Oct 9 – Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi was hit by flashflood due to forest runoff and water that flow from nearby...
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Slow down and follow the rules as road accidents remain a daily reality on...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A traffic crash on a provincial highway has laid bare a familiar and uncomfortable reality on Thailand’s roads, where traffic rules...
Packed piers and full boats as Pattaya New Year crowds flock to Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – The atmosphere at Laem Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya was lively from early morning as large numbers of Thai and international...
Refuse the breath test and you’re drunk Pattaya drivers lose all excuses
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Thailand enters the New Year “Seven Dangerous Days,” police warnings across the country carry a message that Pattaya residents and...
Pattaya’s ‘No Sex on the Beach’ claim tested as Immigration Police bust beachfront solicitation...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite repeated assurances from authorities that sex solicitation has been eliminated from Pattaya’s beachfront, immigration police once again moved to suppress...
Denial, prejudice and violence reveal what Pattaya’s street disputes say about the city
PATTAYA, Thailand – When Pattaya Blatt’s German-language readers reacted to news about an Indian tourist attacked by transgender street sex workers, the comments quickly...