Pattaya Mail
City pays contractors for continuing water system work
Pattaya’s permanent secretary handed over more of the city’s 159.4 million baht budget to upgrade underground pipelines in hopes of resolving long-running water-distribution...
Shot fired in air comes down to hit sleeping 14-year-old
A 14-year-old girl was injured when a bullet fired into the sky fell through her roof and hit her as she slept. ...
Boisterous Belgian bounced into drunk tank
A drunk Belgian who refused to pay his tab and kicked a motorcycle taxi driver slept off his uncivil behavior behind bars. Kevin...
Police drug sting turns into hostage standoff
A police sting operation turned into a hostage drama after a suspected drug dealer realized his customer was an undercover informant. Jatuporn Srisuwan,...
Dead infant found in Nong Plalai jungle
The body of a newborn child was found dead in a wooded area near the Million Years Stone Park and Crocodile Farm. The...
Buffalos to race through Chonburi Oct. 26-Nov. 1
It’s buffalo racing time again in Chonburi as the 141st edition of the crowd-pleasing contest stampedes into town, with festivities running from Oct....
Southern Thais host 10th Lunar Month Festival in Pattaya
Southern Thais celebrated a local version of their biggest event of the year, as they gathered in Pattaya for the Tenth Lunar Month...
Pattaya villages eligible for self-management funds
Pattaya-area villages may get up to 500,000 baht to become semi-independent under a National Village and Urban Community Fund program. Fund Director Thonnachai...
Non-formal schools gain national association
Schools teaching music, massage, language, computers and other specialty trades now have a national association to help build their businesses. ...
Pattaya represented at Moscow Travel Industry Fair
The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s pavilion was a standout at the Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week, or MATIW-Leisure 2012, one of the world’s...
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