Tag: Walking Street
Michael Jackson spotted on Pattaya’s Walking Street
Like Elvis, Michael Jackson may be gone, but he lives on in Pattaya. Chanapol Khongsri, 22, is one of the city’s best-known Michael...
Naklua ‘walking street’ ends 2nd controversial run
Naklua’s Old Town market closed Sunday, perhaps never to open again. Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon presided over closing ceremonies that featured youth musical shows...
Chonburi marks AIDS Day amid increase in infection rate
Public officials, educators and health professionals throughout Chonburi marked World AIDS Day with parades, free condoms and information to curtail the spread of...
Zombies invade Pattaya
The night of the living dead? Oooo, scary, scary. Ghosts, zombies, goblins and the walking dead took over Walking Street on Saturday, Oct. 30...
Pattaya digs up busy tourist street as high season starts
With thousands of U.S. Navy personnel still in town and high season about to start, city road contractors decided it was a good...
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Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...