Tag: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Miss Universe 2005 brings new perfume to Pattaya
Natalie Glebova, who won the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Bangkok in 2005, made Pattaya the latest stop on the launch tour for...
One big smile from Bangkok
The 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, has drawn to a close. But the event is still leaving a big smile on many people’s...
Private sector donates 9,500 beach umbrellas, benches to Pattaya
A group of tourism-related businesses have donated thousands of beach benches and umbrellas to Pattaya to help the city’s effort to beautify its...
Gay couple breaks kissing world record
A gay couple earned a large amount of cash and prizes, and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, by staying...
Royal Garden spruces up for Chinese New Year
Royal Garden Plaza spruced up for Chinese New Year, with mall management and shopkeepers alike cleaning inside and outside the mall. ...
Meat eaters out number vegetarians
Editors: Although I’ve read my share of wacko letters to the editor, Bill Hunter’s (“In Response to Eric Bahrt”, June l0) should be...
World’s smallest man lends helping hand to Thailand’s tallest girl
The world’s shortest man came to Pattaya during Songkran to help out the world’s tallest teen, a Thai girl whose great height was caused...
Giant step-up for tallest girl from world’s shortest man
Meet the world record holders, Mr. Khagendra Thapa Magar and Ms. Malee Duangdee between 13th and 16th April at Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Pattaya....
Kissing world record
A Thai couple smooched their way to the world’s record for the longest recorded kiss as Louis Tussaud’s Wax Museum on Valentine’s Day. ...
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Thailand’s high season brings higher expectations for service, spending and lasting tourism growth
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand’s high season brings renewed opportunities for tourism businesses, but rising visitor numbers are only part of the picture. The challenge...
Wine World: Exceptional Wine from South Tyrol
The Tyrol has always sounded a magical, evocative name to me. In case you’ve forgotten, it’s a historic region spanning northern Italy and western...
Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...