Tag: Praiwan Arromchuen
Pattaya begins planning 2016 sporting events
Pattaya officials and community groups have begun drafting a list of sporting events that will receive city funding next year. Praiwan Arromchuen, chairman of...
Flood hits Soi Khao Noi
Ankle-deep water and spewing sewer grates greeted residents of Soi Khao Noi after a May 26 thunderstorm. The flood, which was measured as deep...
Pattaya neighborhoods want less talk, more action in solving local problems
Neighborhood presidents called for more action, and less talk, from Pattaya officials interested in solving community issues at a Center for Resolution of Complaints...
Administration students study Pattaya to improve management skills
Three city council members helped budding administrators understand the challenges of managing a major city when the Local Personnel Development Institution brought its 50th...
Pattaya preps 9 health-promotion projects for youths, seniors
The Pattaya City Council’s Health Insurance Fund Committee is planning nine projects aimed at improving the health and fitness of city youths and senior...
A tale of two pitches
Youth football complex kicks off new phase, pro stadium stalled Even as Pattaya youths prepare to take the field at a revitalized sports stadium, the...
City still wrangling over upgrade to dilapidated youth sports center
Nearly three years after calling the Pattaya Youth Sports Center a “dilapidated embarrassment,” city officials are again promising to upgrade facilities by building a...
Pattaya mayoral, city council elections this weekend
(Clockwise from top left) Itthiphol Kunplome from the Rao Rak Pattaya party, along with independent candidates Udomsak Chuenkhrut, Su-ainee Piendee, and Suphakit Suneerattanakul will...
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30 days visa-free: How many entries allowed? How to stay longer?
PATTAYA, Thailand - Although no official start date has yet been announced, government authorities have confirmed that the permitted stay under Thailand’s visa-exemption scheme...
No arrests and no injuries as Jomtien authorities end tourist disturbance peacefully
PATTAYA, Thailand — A potentially tense situation in Jomtien ended on a positive note after municipal officers and lifeguards worked together to peacefully calm...
Pattaya boat captain hailed as hero after rescuing giant python stranded at sea
PATTAYA, Thailand — A Pattaya boat captain has been praised after rescuing a large python that became stranded on a navigation buoy in the...
Three rescued after 20-ton squid fishing boat sinks off Sattahip shore near Koh Rang...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three crew members were rescued in dramatic conditions late Sunday night, February 15, after a squid fishing boat sank near Koh...
Pattaya Police arrest suspect in drug use case following viral beachside clip
PATTAYA, Thailand — Officers from Pattaya City Police Station have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with illegal drug use after a video circulated...