Tag: electricity
Energy peak could hike electricity bills
BANGKOK – Soaring temperatures have pushed energy usage to 30,303.4 Megawatts (MW) per day, the year’s highest figure so far and possibly a cause...
Interior Ministry issues measures to ease Thais’ utility expenses
BANGKOK, 21 May 2012 - The Ministry of Interior is collaborating with its arm of state enterprises to assist Thai people with their...
Disaster closely avoided with fire at gas station
A disaster was closely avoided in front of a gas station on Sukhumvit road near the entrance of north Pattaya road when a surge...
Shocking work at local restaurant
On June the 2nd police and paramedics were called to an Indian restaurant on Pattaya second road. A man who had...
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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
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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...