Tag: Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome
Government pushes Russian tour operators to standardize prices
Government tourism regulators called on Russian tour operators to standardize prices and agree on a set of industry standards in order to reverse...
Business leaders look to foreign investors, utilities improvements to boost tourism
Pattaya business leaders say encouraging foreign investors and improving the city’s public utilities are key to increasing tourism over the next decade. ...
More activities planned for HM the King’s birthday
Pattaya officials continue to add events to their proposed 10-day celebration of HM the King’s 84th birthday. Deputy Mayor...
Worsening flooding crisis leaving Pattaya paralyzed by even small storms
Another storm, another flood. This time, however, it took only an hour before Pattaya’s inadequate infrastructure collapsed, leaving parts of Naklua underwater for...
Vegetarian Festival gets under way with dragons, dumplings
Dragons danced through the streets as thousands of people dined on “dumplings with heavenly ingredients” as the annual Pattaya Vegetarian Festival stirred up Thai-Chinese...
Pattaya, Banglamung officials promise flood relief to Thamsamakkee Temple neighborhood
Top Pattaya and Banglamung District officials inspected damage and handed out relief packages to 150 Thamsamakkee Temple-area families affected by last month’s record...
City eyes reservoir, pumps to improve flood-control infrastructure
Pattaya hopes to dig a new reservoir in Huay Yai and install two large pumps on Sukhumvit Road to prevent a repeat of...
City, ministry ink low-interest home loan agreement
Low-income Pattaya residents will be able to apply for low-interest home loans from a 100 million baht partnership between the city and national governments....
Tourist Police chief warns Pattaya tourist businesses against scamming tourists
The head of Thailand’s national Tourist Police warned Pattaya business owners that law enforcement will be keeping them under closer watch amid increasing reports...
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British woman reunited with son after Pattaya Tourist Police help
PATTAYA, Thailand – A British woman who was too intoxicated to return to her accommodation on her own was safely escorted back by Pattaya...
Police check on Russian tourist sleeping drunk in Pattaya hotel for safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police were called to a hotel on August 13 after staff found a heavily intoxicated foreign tourist sleeping on...
Rescue volunteers suspended after taxi driver assaulted near Bangkok MRT Station
BANGKOK, Thailand – A group of rescue volunteers has been suspended from duty after a video showing several volunteers allegedly assaulting a taxi driver...
Kating Lai Park off North Pattaya faces erosion threat, safety barriers installed
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have inspected damage at Kating Lai Beach Park after waves eroded more than 20 metres of the shoreline,...
Pattaya motorcycle taxi driver arrives at police station with bat seeking help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officers and members of the public at Pattaya City Police Station were left puzzled when a motorcycle taxi driver arrived...