Tag: Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome
City rewards sanitation workers with rice, salary increases
Pattaya MP Poramet Ngampichet and Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome rewarded the city’s sanitation staff with two bags of rice as bonuses to each of...
TAT plans themed Chonburi tourist ‘routes’ for 2013
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is creating tourist “routes” to show off fun and natural attractions in Chonburi. TAT Pattaya office Director Athapol Vannakit,...
Cabinet cuts 38.5% from 15 billion baht Pattaya ‘greenovative tourism’ plan
National budget appropriators chopped nearly 40 percent off Pattaya’s anticipated 10-year, 15 billion baht budget to transform the area into a special “greenovative...
Pattaya officials scramble for new water source after 2 reservoir expansions...
Pattaya officials are looking for new sources of water after the Royal Irrigation Department canceled two area reservoir-expansion projects. ...
Rayong tosses Pattaya beach-refill plan on rocks
Plans to shore up Pattaya Beach with sand from a Rayong tributary hit the rocks when Rayong officials stopped selling the sand to...
Bicycles rule rainy Pattaya Car Free Day
Bicycles ruled the day as city officials and cyclists marked Pattaya Car Free Day with a rainy trek through the city. Mayor Itthiphol...
Mayor seeks 3 billion baht for disabled sports facility
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome wants to spend 3 billion baht to renovate the Pattaya Indoor Sports Arena to make it the nation’s main venue...
True to begin free WiFi network in Pattaya
True Corp. will soon begin offering free wireless Internet access in Pattaya that will cover 80 percent of the city by 2015. Mayor...
Officials look to Phuket insurance program as model to resolve Pattaya...
Pattaya officials plan to require jet ski operators to carry insurance that, they hope, will end the extortion scams that have ravaged the...
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Surge in Indian tourists to Pattaya raises concerns over safety and social issues
PATTAYA, Thailand – In recent months, Pattaya has experienced an unexpected surge of Indian tourists, a direct result of Thailand’s new free visa policy...
Pattaya authorities raid abandoned beer bar after public complaints over homeless group taking shelter
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police officials conducted a raid on an abandoned beer bar along Pattaya Second Road, near the Pattaya Klang intersection on...
Police raid illegal karaoke bar in Na Jomtien, arresting Lao national for operating without...
PATTAYA, Thailand – During a raid on a karaoke bar located along Sukhumvit Road in the Na Jomtien area, Sattahip, on March 22, officers...
Transgender woman assaults tourist near Pattaya Walking Street, shocking onlookers
PATTAYA, Thailand – A shocking incident occurred on Pattaya Beach near the entrance to Walking Street, where a transgender woman physically assaulted a foreign...
Karma Strikes – Thief crashes stolen motorcycle, arrested after high-speed accident in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a dramatic turn of events, a motorcycle thief was caught after crashing the stolen vehicle, which had been taken earlier...