Tag: Sakchai Taengho
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. ...
Business owners meet on foreign-worker registration
Area business owners and public officials continued educational efforts aimed at solving the crisis over foreign laborers at a meeting in Pattaya. ...
Retailers warned against buying stolen public property
Area pawn shops and antique dealers were told how to avoid selling stolen government property during a seminar in Pattaya. ...
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Jomtien Soi 5, which houses immigration, has been a one way street for nearly two months now, but you would never know it. The...
Electric scooter rentals in Pattaya under legal scrutiny
PATTAYA, Thailand - Reports of electric scooters being rented out illegally at various tourist hotspots have prompted local authorities to launch an investigation to...
Late-night fire guts beauty salon in Royal Garden Plaza Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A fire broke out at the Royal Garden Plaza Pattaya, on Pattaya Beach Road, at 1 a.m. on May 17. Firefighters...
Residents outraged over unauthorized Jomtien beach infringement
PATTAYA, Thailand - Local residents have raised concerns about business operators occupying areas of Na Jomtien Beach with chairs and tables for rental purposes,...
9 Koreans arrested for illegal gambling in Pattaya café-casino
PATTAYA, Thailand - Banglamung district officials, supported by local police, conducted a raid on an illegal gambling operation inside a café located on Pattaya...