Tag: Sakchai Taengho
Nongprue community board members given job training
Nongprue’s new community board were given instructions on rules and responsibilities in order to take better care of locals in the sub-district’s 44 communities....
Viral video lights fire under Koh Larn beach-cleanup efforts
The furor over an Internet video showing a Cambodian beach vendor kicking sand on a tourist who refused to rent a beach chair has...
Public, private sectors donate medicine, scholarships to 2 Pattaya children’s centers
Public officials and business leaders donated medicine and cash to two needy Pattaya organizations. Banglamung District Chief Sakchai Taengho led the delegation of former...
Million Years Stone Park donates 22 buffaloes
The Million Years Stone Park donated Chonburi-bred buffalos to farming families in 11 districts in a belated celebration of HM the Queen’s Aug. 12...
Jomtien Beach Road could go one-way
Local officials are considering making Jomtien Beach Road a one-way street to improve the area’s traffic flow. At an Aug. 26 meeting on local...
Even as military clears Phuket, Hua Hin, beach vendors tighten hold...
Even as Thailand’s military regime clears Phuket and Hua Him beaches of chairs, umbrellas and food vendors, local officials are cementing the hold of...
Official ceremonies to mark Mother’s Day with alms offering to 83...
Banglamung will offer alms to 83 monks as the district celebrates HM the Queen’s 82nd birthday Aug. 12. District Chief Sakchai Taengho presided over...
Crackdown looms as military takes oversight of Pattaya entertainment zones
Pattaya’s police force must now answer to military authorities regarding crimes against tourists and patrols of the city’s entertainment areas, bar owners and venue...
Pattaya suspends contract of ill-fated Koh Larn ferry operator
Area officials have suspended operations of Koh Larn Travel Co., the operator of a ferry that sank last year, killing seven tourists. ...
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Rayong Police hunt down motorcycle theft gang after proactive investigation
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