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Flood drags down October consumer confidence to 10-year low: UTCC
BANGKOK, Nov 10 – Thailand’s consumer confidence index regarding the overall economy in October slumped to 62.8 from 72.2 in September, hitting its lowest...
17% of Bang Chan Industrial Estate shuts down amid flood threat
BANGKOK, Nov 10 – One in six of the factories in Bang Chan Industrial Estate in eastern Bangkok has suspended operations after a first...
Loi Krathong: Festival of Lights
Thailand’s water culture inspires one of the country’s most popular and picturesque festivals, Loi Krathong. Upon the full moon of the twelfth lunar month...
Thai bourse postpones overseas roadshows awaiting clear flood rehab plan
BANGKOK, Nov 4 – Thailand’s flood crisis has prompted the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to postpone its overseas roadshows to the year-end, President...
Bangkok announces evacuation in four areas of Chatuchak district
BANGKOK, Nov 4 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the capital’s municipal government, has advised residents living in four sub-districts of Chatuchak to evacuate,...
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Pattaya idiot’s guide to Ready Steady Claw
Pattaya police are having a hard time cracking down on Claw machines. The Thai supreme court has confirmed they are a breach of the...
Jomtien Gets a Major Makeover – More parking, wider footpaths, and a massive drainage...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is pushing ahead with its bold “Neo Pattaya” vision, with Mayor Poramet Ngampichet or ‘Mayor Beer’ closely inspecting the...
Tropenparadies mit Regenschirm: Pattaya bleibt bezaubernd – trotz täglicher Regengüsse
PATTAYA, Thailand – Donnernde Gewitterwolken und anhaltender Regen halten Thailand derzeit fest im Griff. Doch die Küstenstadt Pattaya trotzt dem grauen Himmel mit farbenfroher...
Jomtien’s construction boom brings dust, mud and toothless fines
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Jomtien continues to experience a surge in housing and condominium developments, the growing number of construction trucks on local roads...
Pattaya parents frustrated as claw machines keep draining kids’ lunch money despite legal ban
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite nationwide crackdowns, the growing presence of claw machines – especially near schools and in tourist areas like Pattaya – continues...