Tag: homeless
Bangkok Police tasked with expediting help for vagabonds
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has assigned police and Bangkok officials to continue screening homeless people and beggars in...
Pattaya completes beggar sweep
Pattaya-area officials carried out their part of a nationwide Jan. 26-30 crackdown on beggars to address problems with human trafficking and social inequality. After...
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Homeless sleep on beach
A homeless man sleeping off a bender in Pattaya drew almost no notice from passersby. The man, who appeared to be in his...
Pattaya to launch homeless sweeps twice monthly
City and police agencies plan to sweep Pattaya’s streets for homeless people twice a month, placing repeat offenders into shelters or deporting them....
27 homeless people rounded up, sent to shelters
Social welfare officials rounded up 27 homeless people on Pattaya’s streets, taking them to area shelters. Officials from the...
Homeless problem needs greater attention
Using a telephone booth foundation as a pillow, yet another homeless person is having to sleep on the streets of Pattaya, ignored by...
Sweet dreams aren’t made of this
Whether he was sleeping off a bender at one of the many nearby bars or homeless, the foreign man snoozing outside the former public...
Khlong Takrao Permanent Elephant Dwelling
Forest areas across the country have been deteriorating and have dwindled dramatically at the expense of Thailand's native elephant population. ...
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Barry Kenyon: A Voice, a Bridge, and a Quiet Mentor
A 60 days remembrance
Today marks sixty days since Barry Kenyon left us. On the evening of October 18, Barry was fatally injured in a...
Youth voices take the lead in national Safeguard Kids short film contest
PATTAYA, Thailand – A powerful stand against child sexual abuse took centre stage on Monday, December 15, 2025, as the Safeguard Kids Foundation, in...
Cars or motorbikes in Pattaya safety, speed, and the price of getting around
PATTAYA, Thailand – Among Pattaya’s long-term visitors and expat community, one statement is repeated with increasing certainty: a cheap car is safer than a...
Pattaya City warns against using suspended Waterfront Condominium as paid parking area
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has issued an urgent warning after a video circulating on social media showed individuals directing vehicles into the Waterfront...
Pattaya bustles as cruise ship ‘Westerdam’ brings over 2,500 visitors to the city
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya came alive in the early hours of Wednesday, December 17, as the Vista-class cruise ship Westerdam, operated by Holland America...