Tag: Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome
Nong Nooch hosts international palm conference
More than 1,100 species of palm trees were on display as Nong Nooch Tropical Garden hosted the International Palm Society show. Mayor Itthiphol...
Norway agency to investigate suspected abuse of Norwegian-Thai children
Norway’s Department of Children and Youth Policy plans to work with Pattaya social workers to investigate whether Norwegian-Thai children are being abused. ...
MPs, local officials hold open house for community leaders
Representatives from Pattaya’s 38 neighborhoods talked with area MPs and city leaders about local problems at an open house at Pattaya School No....
Pattaya marks Global Female Condom Day
Virtually unknown in Thailand, female condoms were handed out free as doctors discussed their use in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases when...
Drugs, crime top list of priorities for new mayor, residents say
Drugs, crime and infrastructure top the list of issues Pattaya residents want to see resolved by whoever is elected mayor in this month’s...
Pattaya business leaders shrug off threat from coming labor-law liberalization
A provincial labor official warned Pattaya tourism businesses to begin planning now for changes to come in 2015 with the launch of the...
AIS adds 8 Pattaya disabled students to call center workforce
Eight Pattaya disabled students landed jobs when the Father Ray Foundation joined Advanced Information Services’ call center employment program. Father Ray...
Public, private groups ally to combat ‘considerable’ increase in HIV/AIDS in...
Seven public and private-sector organizations have joined forces to help curtail what is being called a “considerable” increase in Pattaya’s HIV and AIDS infection...
Mayor downplays claim 30% of Pattaya land held by foreigners
Government stokes nationalist ire, but called inaccurate, xenophobic Large-scale foreign ownership of land in Pattaya is not affecting the city’s development plans, Mayor Itthiphol...
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Where have all the Chinese tourists in Pattaya gone?
It’s mostly bad news for the Thai tourist industry, especially in resort areas such as Pattaya. In 2019, eleven million Chinese tourists visited Thailand,...
Pattaya Mayor reviews progress of major stormwater drainage project to combat flooding
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet visited the ongoing stormwater drainage project along the eastern railway road. The project, which aims to resolve persistent...
Pattaya bystanders save young woman struggling with depression from edge of overpass on Sukhumvit...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rescue Center in Pattaya received a distress call from a concerned citizen reporting a young woman attempting to jump off...
Pattaya police raid illegal poker den, arrest 19 including foreign nationals
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Police, led by Superintendent Pol. Col. Anek Srathongyu, mobilized an investigative team to raid the Mind Sports Club located...
Monitor lizard startles tourists at Wong Amat Beach before being safely returned to nature
PATTAYA, Thailand – A peaceful afternoon at Wong Amat Beach turned into an unforgettable moment for tourists when a monitor lizard unexpectedly emerged among...