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EVs in the news again
Bangkok is going to have some electric vehicle (EV) recharging stations. As reported in the Pattaya Mail, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) unveiled Thailand’s...
Special Report: Bangkok receives World’s Best City Award 2012
Bangkok has for the third time in as many years been named the World’s Best City 2012 by the globally renowned travel magazine...
World’s longest running motoring event
Information is just through from the British Royal Automobile Club which is hosting the 2012 annual Celebration of Motoring with the London to Brighton...
Dragonair launches inaugural flight from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, 2 July 2012 – The Chiang Mai governor and Dragonair executives yesterday welcomed passengers from Dragonair’s inaugural flight from Hong Kong to...
Chonburi police arrest foreigners on prostitution, immigration charges
Chonburi police arrested 27 foreign women accused of either soliciting prostitution on Walking Street, for overstay, or for illegal entry, as well as...
TAT’s “Creative Tourism” Campaign Generates 24 Million Online Visitors
Bangkok, June 26, 2012 – Contestants from Croatia, Taiwan and Australia each have won free week-long holidays in Thailand after participating in an...
European GP this weekend
It is back to Valencia in Spain for the European Grand Prix and the eighth round of the F1 championship. The previous round in...
Growling Swan Golf kicks off in style
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Tuesday, June 5, Eastern Star – Stableford This was a historic occasion for the twenty golfers who signed...
Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Asian Masters Final attracts record entries
Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Limited will be organizing the 10th Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Asian Masters Final at the Burapaha Golf & Resort in Chonburi province from...
Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League – Friday March 23 – March...
Duanjai Wuthrich bowled a 211 game, 511 series to lead first place Indiana to a three point win over Café Kronborg. Lots of...
Latest Stories
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
WEEKEND EDITORIAL
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...