Tag: sailors
Close racing defines Royal Varuna Summer Regatta
The second edition of the Royal Varuna Summer Regatta attracted 38 boats from clubs along the Eastern Seaboard, allowing strong competitive action during a...
Cobra Gold Marines execute amphibious assault at Hat Yao
Royal Thai Marines move up Hat Yao beach during an amphibious assault rehearsal for exercise Cobra Gold 2013 Feb. 13. The amphibious assault combined...
Monkey business at Sattahip Naval Base
It took a monkey in the road to stop the goings-on at the Sattahip Naval Base. Sailors called the media after finding at...
Strong winds test sailors on Day 1 of the 2012 Top...
PATTAYA, (5 May 2012) Superb sailing conditions greeted the 200 plus boats on Day 1 of the 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta, with...
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand for Port Visit
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser Cape St. George (CG 71), arrived in Laem Chabang for...
U.S. Navy personnel clean, paint on behalf of Pattaya’s needy
This month’s shore leave in Pattaya for U.S. Navy sailors was not all rest and recreation, with personnel from the USS George Washington aircraft...
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Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
Road deaths still high as Thailand ends warnings and enforces traffic laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is set to shift to full enforcement of traffic laws nationwide on April 1, ending a warning period that...
Thai energy officials defend fuel hike as oil fund bleeds billions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Energy officials have clarified that the recent 6-baht-per-liter increase in fuel prices was necessary due to ongoing instability in the Middle...
Pattaya halts unauthorized road digging as safety hazards mount
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers moved in on March 26 to stop unauthorized digging along Sukhumvit 41/1, which threatened public property and created serious...