Tag: British Ambassador
Thai-British cooperation under Newton Fund is successful in its first year
BANGKOK, 10 September 2015 - British Ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent and Minister of Science and Technology Pichet Durongkaveroj jointly announced the success of...
Students’ excellence recognised by Cambridge
Two students from Garden International School (GIS) have been to a special ceremony after achieving world-class exam results. Hyo Kyung (Sarah) Chi was named...
Fallen war heroes remembered on Remembrance Day at GIS
Students from Garden International School (GIS) visited a war cemetery, met the British Ambassador and raised funds for war veterans to mark Remembrance Day....
Pattaya Farewells the British Ambassador
HE Asif Ahmad had initially appeared an unlikely choice for the British Ambassador to Thailand, and had been drafted in at short notice, but...
Royal British Legion members take annual pilgrimage to Kanchanaburi for ANZAC...
As always in April members of the Royal British Legion headed for Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai for the ANZAC Day Memorial Service....
Travel to UK by Thai nationals grows strongly
The UK is welcoming unprecedented numbers of Thai visitors to its shores. Over 50,000 visitor visas were issued to tourists, family visitors and...
British Consulate Reopens in Pattaya
It was great news for the British citizens living in Pattaya when H.E. Asif Ahmad, the British ambassador to Thailand visited our town on...
Poppies bloom on Remembrance Day
Some of the bloodiest fighting of World War One took place in the Flanders and Picardy regions of Belgium and Northern France, and...
British child-protection agency offers Pattaya officials online training
A British organization that works worldwide to prevent children from being exploited on the Internet trained Pattaya social-welfare officials Pattaya officials in its...
British Ambassador delights the BCCT
The British Ambassador HE Asif Ahmed addressed 50 British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) members and guests last weekend at the Amari Orchid. Far...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...