Tag: Khomsan Ekachai
Metal sheets removed, but Boutique Hotel still standing 5 years later
PATTAYA - Pattaya workers removed metal sheets covering the demolished upper floors of a condemned South Pattaya hotel after fears they could fly off and...
Encroaching restaurant’s extension set for demolition
Chonburi has ordered the demolition of a Sattahip restaurant’s waterfront extension encroaching on public property.
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai on Sept. 28 directed district officials, backed...
Chonburi orders Najomtien resort wall demolished
Parts of a Najomtien Sub-district resort has been ordered demolished for encroaching on a rai of public beachfront.
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai on Sept. 13 ordered...
Thai clothing exhibition opens in Pattaya
More than 1,000 pieces of uniquely Thai clothing and fabrics went on display as the Chonburi Culture Department and Pattaya Women’s Development Club opened...
Appointed Pattaya board members take office
The 12 appointed members of Pattaya’s new governing board (aka city council) were installed at a formal ceremony at city hall.
Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai...
Senior army, navy officers join newly appointed Pattaya council
Two senior military officers were among 12 bureaucrats, police and business officials appointed by the regime to replace the elected Pattaya City Council, whose...
Pattaya City Council replacements to be nominated June 30
A government panel will nominate a replacement for the Pattaya City Council June 30, completing the city’s transition to appointed leadership following the expiration...
Walking Street go-go bar raids find nothing amiss
Banglamung District officials and soldiers raided five Walking Street go-go bars but found nothing out of line.
District Chief Chakorn Kanjawattana, Pattaya police and soldiers...
Kingdom bathed in yellow for Royal Anniversary
The Eastern Seaboard was awash in a sea of yellow shirts and flags as Thais celebrated the 70th anniversary of HM the King Bhumibol...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...