Tag: Maptaput Industrial Estate
SRT briefs Pattaya leaders on rail development
The State Railway of Thailand briefed Pattaya-area government and business leaders on ongoing plans to develop new rail lines connecting Bangkok and the Maptaput...
Maptaput factory under fire for covering up fatal explosion
Executives at a Maptaput tin factory are under fire for allegedly covering up a fatal explosion for more than a week. Maptaput Industrial Estate...
Rayong skin diving trip takes color from fisherman’s life
With his pale skin and white hair, Karan Charoenwongtakul easily could be thought to have albinism. But it was a skin diving expedition...
Myanmar ministers visit Thailand’s Maptaput as example for industrial development
Myanmar ministers visited the Maptaput industrial estate in Rayong to gain insights for industrial development in their own country. Deputy Transport Minister Prasert...
PM inspects Maptaput industrial estate ahead of cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last Sunday visited the Maptaput industrial estate in Rayong ahead of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. The...
Death toll in Maptaput factory fire rises to 12
The death toll from a fire at a factory in the Maptaput industrial estate has risen to 12, while 24 out of 142...
Sak Ngaew residents opposed Highway 7 extension
Residents of Banglamung’s Sak Ngaew neighborhood are opposing a planned extension of Highway 7 that cuts their village in half, placing most of its...
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Brave teenager rescues brother, 96-year-old grandma and six cats from Pattaya inferno
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 14-year-old girl helped save her five-year-old brother and 96-year-old grandmother after hearing what sounded like an explosion and discovering a...
Hand to Hand founder marks farewell as Pattaya charity enters new chapter
PATTAYA, Thailand - After nearly three decades of work among some of Pattaya’s most vulnerable children and families, Margaret “Margie” Grainger at the Pattaya...
2 Chinese nationals arrested for illegal work at Pattaya language school
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two Chinese nationals face legal action after officials found alleged labor violations during an inspection of a Chinese language school in...
Pattaya sees a new generation of US sailors with changing lifestyles
PATTAYA, Thailand – The five-day visit of thousands of US sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln has put Pattaya under the international...
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