Tag: Surat Mekavarakul
Mike Shopping Mall welcomes in Chinese New Year
Nine dragons and the Beijing Lion Show were featured at the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Mike Shopping Mall. The celebrations were...
Wat Chaimongkol Community receives larger office
The Wat Chaimongkol Community became the latest Pattaya neighborhood to receive a new community office, this one complete with massage services. Nine monks from...
Imaginations run wild as Eastern Seaboard celebrates Children’s Day
Imagination became reality for Eastern Seaboard kids as the area’s annual Children’s Day celebrations offered opportunities to play fireman, soldier and superhero. Pattaya Mayor...
Monks parade to mark promotion of Chaimongkol Temple abbot
Hundreds of area residents lined the street as a procession of monks paraded through Pattaya to herald the promotion of Chaimongkol Temple’s abbot. ...
59 hotels certified to offer clean, safe food in new Pattaya...
Fifty-nine Pattaya hotels have been certified as offering safe and clean food in the city’s new “Clean Food, Great Taste” campaign. The Amari Orchid...
ADB supports Joint Chamber meeting
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was one of the two sponsors of the latest joint chamber meeting, led by the Australian Chamber (AustCham), with...
GM Gang dine under the stars at Cape Dara
Cape Dara, the newest star on the hotel scene, played host to the GM Gang late last month when general managers and executives...
YWCA celebrates New Year … twice
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center celebrated the new year twice, both western and Chinese style. The YWCA invited members to the Cape Dara restaurant...
Chinese flavors at Cape Dara
Santana Mekavarakul (2nd right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Ming Xing Chinese Restaurant at the newly opened Cape Dara Resort Pattaya....
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Pattaya’s ‘Smart’ pedestrian crossing fails its own test as mayor attempts to use it
PATTAYA, Thailand – A high-profile safety demonstration turned into an awkward reality check this week when Mayor Poramet Ngampichet personally attempted to cross the...
Trat tourism unshaken as operators and TAT say border tensions haven’t affected visitor confidence
PATTAYA, Thailand – The president of the Trat Hotels and Resorts Association, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Trat Office, has confirmed...
Single travelers don’t care much whether the baht is expensive but Thailand’s economy should
PATTAYA, Thailand –Thailand’s currency continues to defy economic gravity, strengthening even as exports cool, household debt climbs, and purchasing power among ordinary Thais weakens....
Foreigners say Pattaya’s traffic laws feel ignored while police focus mainly on tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – For many long-term foreign visitors, Pattaya’s roads have become a symbol of everything that feels chaotic, inconsistent, and selectively enforced about...
Pan Pan Italian Food at 2 locations in Pattaya
The name Pan Pan and Italian food has been well known in Pattaya since 1976. Classic Italian kitchen specialising in pasta, meats and pizzas...