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Rayong brainstorms better ways to inform public during emergencies
Hoping to avoid panic during industrial accidents and other disasters, Rayong officials polled media, public relations and business leaders on the best way...
Hazmat scare in Sattahip proves unfounded
Tons of suspected toxic waste reported dumped behind Sattahip’s 700 Rai Market turned out to be nothing more than a metallic compound used...
Football frenzy suspected in sailor’s post-Euro 2012 demise
A Royal Thai Navy sailor agitated by Italy’s loss in the Euro 2012 died minutes after the football tournament’s finale of an apparent...
8-year-old sends Sattahip rescuers on wild goose chase
A boy crying wolf led a water-rescue team to a Sattahip pond to search for a youngster that had supposedly drowned, but was,...
Rayong celebrates Sunthorn Phu Day
Rayong officials commemorated the birth and life of the 18th century commoner who became Thailand’s most-heralded poet as the area celebrated Sunthorn Phu...
Navy Ordinance Dept. awards 764,000 baht in scholarships
The Royal Thai Navy’s Ordinance Department celebrated its 104th anniversary by handing out more than 700,000 baht in scholarships for children of enlisted...
Navy intercepts 2 Vietnamese fishing boats
The Royal Thai Navy captured two Vietnamese fishing boats trawling Thai waters near Sattahip, but as many as five more are suspected to...
35 southern youths learn navy history
Nearly three dozens children from Thailand’s strife-torn southern provinces learned the history of the Royal Thai Navy during a field trip to Sattahip....
Interior minister calls for crackdown on jet skis, late-night bars
Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung demanded Chonburi provincial police crack down on Pattaya jet ski operators and enforce legal bar-closing times to help clean...
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Thailand gets a 90 days’ reprieve from punitive tariffs
Thailand and most of the world today are handed a three months' pause, until July, from the punitive tariffs on imports to the US...
Expect frequent police checks on pubs and bars during Songkran holidays in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the Songkran holiday approaches, Pattaya authorities are ramping up efforts to ensure public safety and maintain order in the city....
Chinese couple arrested for filming inappropriate content on Pattaya sidewalk in violation of Thai...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya's tourist police, in line with the directive from Commissioner, Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Phuek-Um, carried out a crackdown on criminal...
Pattaya prepares for a splashing Songkran festival with expanded water resources
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Songkran approaches, Pattaya is working to ensure the city has enough water resources for the much-anticipated water throwing festival, which...
Pattaya welcomes private sector innovation with online citizen complaint system and real-time alert feature
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wutthisak Rermkijakarn welcomed representatives from CTC Managed Services Co., Ltd. to present an innovative online citizen complaint management system...