Tag: Pattaya Beach
City settles on using Rayong soil to refill Pattaya Beach
Pattaya officials have settled on two possible plans to use sand from the Rayong Estuary as the foundation for the long-term restoration of...
Early morning checkpoint unearths drug users
At 4.30 am on August 23rd a police checkpoint in Soi Buakao netted 14 drug takers, 10 men, 2 women, and 2 lady boys....
3 months on, Pattaya officials still talking tough, doing nothing to...
Nearly three months after promising a strict crackdown on scamming jet ski vendors, Pattaya officials are no closer to actually ending near-daily incidents...
Head of Senate tourism panel slams poor city management of Pattaya...
The chairwoman of the Senate’s Tourism Committee slammed poor city management of Pattaya Beach and said worsening environmental and leisure conditions are impeding...
TAT: Foreign tourists love Thai sea
BANGKOK, 1 July 2011 – Foreign tourists are found to be most attracted to Thai sea, sand and beaches, according to a recent...
City opens public hearings into Pattaya Beach restoration proposals
Pattaya launched public hearings into proposals to rebuild Pattaya Beach and mitigate future erosion. Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome said the...
Beach stuck between Hard Rock and political inaction
There’s more evidence Pattaya Beach continues to wash away as the city drags its feet on erosion-mitigation plans. Seasonal rains and insufficient drainage...
Hard Rock Cafe celebrates 40th anniversary
Pattaya’s Hard Rock Hotel celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Hard Rock Cafe by inviting students from Ban Amphor School for lunch and...
City ignores Pattaya homeless problem
Homeless people on Pattaya Beach have become such a common sight, tourists don’t even appear surprised anymore. That doesn’t...
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Turning to our neighbour India as the rising third economic tiger
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Pattaya Mayor leads rail-side road upgrade to fix Khao Talo flood hotspot, vows lasting...
PATTAYA, Thailand — Mayor Poramet Ngampichet led a site inspection with city officials to monitor progress on a road-raising project along the western rail-side...
Pattaya Mayor presses contractors to finish Sukhumvit Soi 32 road upgrade on schedule
PATTAYA, Thailand — Mayor Poramet Ngampichet on Wednesday, Feb. 25, inspected progress on the road improvement project along Sukhumvit Soi 32, stressing the need...
Pattaya draws a hard line on beach disorder, targeting theft involving transgender gangs
PATTAYA, Thailand — Local authorities have made it clear that Pattaya is no longer content with temporary fixes, as a coordinated late-night operation along...
No more wrong-way driving in Sattahip as police enforce fines and residents demand real...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Sattahip have stepped up strict enforcement against wrong-way driving, warning motorists that there will be no turning back once...