Tag: Pattaya
Pattaya launches bid to be named U.N. ‘City of Film’
Looking for more ways to put Pattaya on the map with mainstream tourists, city officials have a launched an effort to win United...
Put your best face forward with creams, botox and ultherapy
There are many ways to look younger and brighter. Many try expensive creams and lotions to pump up the collagen, tighten facial muscles...
Police Presence in the city starts to payoff
In an effort to control gun crime across the city Pol. Col. Somnuk Suwanla-ong led over 100 police officers and volunteers to set up...
Bloodbath in Soi Wat Boonkanjanaram
Pattaya police and Sawang Boriboon volunteers tended a murder scene at a residence in Soi Wat Boonkanjanaram 5 in Jomtien. They...
Six-wheeler truck loses control in Central Pattaya
On the afternoon of June the 3rd, police attended an accident on central road opposite Carrefour shopping center. At the scene...
Democrat Party outlines making Pattaya vital shipping port in the East
CHON BURI, May 29 -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, also leader of Democrat Party, said today that if his party is elected to run...
Pattaya- Bangkok bus involved in fatal crash
At 9.30am on May 13, Bangpli police and a life saving unit rushed to assist passengers of a 50-seat bus that had smashed into...
A new champion crowned at Thailand Optimist National championship
13 year old Chaninat Poolsirikot schools 130-strong Optimist entries, winning by four points After nine races over three days, the 130 international junior sailors...
Pattaya celebrates Makha Bucha Day
Pattaya Buddhists turned out at temples throughout the area to celebrate Makha Bucha Day on Friday. Wat Chaimongkol temple...
500 scuba divers ready for weekend Pattaya Dive Festival
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome (center), TAT Pattaya office director Niti Kongkrut (2nd right) and friends announce the Pattaya Dive Festival will take...
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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
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...