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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Pattaya’s Big Buddha Hill road faces urgent repairs after landslide damage
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet inspected damaged roads on Big Buddha Hill in Pratumnak area on September 10 after a recent soil...
Overnight rain floods roads, homes across Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Heavy overnight rain flooded roads and homes across parts of Pattaya late on September 10, leaving motorists struggling through water, with...
Eight foreigners caught in Bangkok market over work and immigration offences
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai labour and immigration authorities arrested eight foreigners during an inspection at Rong Kip Moo Market in Min Buri on September...
Pattaya officers steady tourists stepping off rocking Koh Larn boats
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police deployed a team to Bali Hai Pier on the evening of September 11 to help tourists safely disembark...
Pattaya prepares tourists for rough seas on trips to Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police took a hands-on role in keeping tourists safe at sea on September 11, helping passengers put on life...