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Pattaya honors 4,000 ‘second parents’ on Teacher’s Day
Calling teachers “a second parent to children,” former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome honored and encouraged more 4,000 Pattaya teachers and educational administrators at a...
Foreign doctors hand out 6,500 pairs of free glasses
More than 50 foreign ophthalmologists began handing out more than 6,500 pairs of glasses to Chonburi residents at a Gift of Sight Foundation event...
Foreign eye doctors to donate 6,500 pairs of glasses
More than 50 foreign ophthalmologists will donate 6,500 pairs of glasses to Chonburi residents at a Gift of Sight Foundation event Nov. 11-20 at...
50 foreign eye doctors donate 4,000 glasses in Chonburi
More than 50 foreign ophthalmologists began handing out more than 4,000 pairs of glasses to Chonburi residents at a Gift of Sight Foundation event...
150 from Sattahip lose out on free eyeglasses at Nov. 10-18...
About 150 people in Sattahip won’t be getting the free eyeglasses they’d expected to receive at next week’s One Sight Foundation huge glasses donation...
Construction of Pattaya’s World Plant Expo exhibit 50% complete
With six months to go until Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Tropical Garden represents Thailand at the World Plant Expo in China, about half the construction...
50 foreign eye doctors to donate 4,000 glasses in Pattaya Nov....
More than 50 foreign ophthalmologists will donate 4,000 pairs of glasses to Chonburi residents at a Gift of Sight Foundation event Nov. 10-18 at...
Pattaya starts laying roots for 2014 World Plant Expo
Pattaya this month will start laying roots on an acre of Chinese hillside to prepare for next year’s World Plant Expo. Bandit Siritanyong,...
Pattaya, police officials donate 50 boats, supplies to Pathum Thani flood...
Pattaya city and police officials donated 50 boats filled with disaster-relief supplies to flood victims in Pathum Thani. Pattaya City Councilmen...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
It’s not only Thailand. Visa agents have held a prominent place throughout south east Asia for at least 30 years. Even today it is...
No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
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Thailand has long been the key promoter of the “six countries one destination plan” which would allow international tourists entry to all after...
Two Thai women harassed by Indian men, fistfight breaks out on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic scene unfolded on Pattaya Beach when two Thai women were harassed by two Indian men, leading to a physical...
Free visa policy boosts Pattaya tourism, but experts warn of potential risks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The free visa policy for tourists visiting Pattaya and other parts of Thailand has been a topic of considerable discussion. According...