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New Excise Tax Act takes effect, to generate 12 billion baht...
BANGKOK – The new excise tax law is expected to generate 12 billion baht in tax revenue according to the Excise Department.
Excise Department Director...
Dutchman dies after fall from eighth-floor hotel room
A Dutchman died after plunging from the eighth story of his central Pattaya hotel. The body of Johannes Adrianus Antonius Maria Poirters, 63,...
Thief uploads large haul from Internet shop
An Internet shop that also sells some alcohol and groceries in Baan Map Tato Nongprue was broken into in the early hours of August...
Alcohol ban over election weekends
The Election Commission has issued a letter warning the public that serving alcohol during the election weekend is punishable by law. ...
Civil volunteers take the law into their own hands
At 3am Pichat Pongjaroen was driving his pick up with his girlfriend, he had been drinking heavily and he nearly hit the group of...
Visakha Bucha Day, the beginning of the Buddhist Era 2,554 years...
Banks and government offices closed Tuesday, May 17, is one of the most venerated holidays on the Buddhist calendar: Visakha Bucha Day. This Buddhist...
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Unlock EEC Opportunities: BCCT Dinner with Dr. Chula Sukmanop
PATTAYA, Thailand - Join us for a BCCT Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Dinner featuring a keynote address by Dr. Chula Sukmanop, Secretary-General of the...
Indian man arrested for firing blank gun into the air in Pattaya; claims unaware...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya police apprehended a 36-year-old Indian man, Mr. Sunil Bhandari, after he was seen firing a blank gun into the air...
British man seriously injured after electric tricycle crashes into pallet on Pattaya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand - On November 21, 2024, Pattaya City Police responded to a report of an accident involving an electric tricycle, where a foreign...
Pattaya City Council pushes for stricter measures on public transportation stopping at wrong locations
PATTAYA, Thailand - During a regular session of the Pattaya City Council, held on November 21, issues surrounding public transportation were discussed. Banlue Kullawanich,...
Pattaya students forced to study outside classrooms due to power outage caused by theft
PATTAYA, Thailand - Students at Pattaya City School 7 (Ban Nong Phang Kae) are facing severe disruptions in their education after a thief cut...