Tag: PBTA
PBTA honors honest baht bus driver
Pattaya’s business leaders commended a local baht bus driver who returned a wallet containing 60,000 baht to a Chinese tourist.
Anan Angkanawisai, chairman of Pattaya...
PBTA opposes Jomtien bar zone
The Pattaya Business & Tourism Association has objected to a proposal to create a new entertainment zone in Jomtien Beach, insisting instead that bars...
PBTA to be represented at tourism events
The Pattaya Business & Tourism Association will participate in scheduled events the city plans to boost tourism, its director-general says. ...
Debate over minimum wage increase continues
This month’s nearly 40 percent increase in Chonburi’s minimum wage will hit hotels hard, with some larger resorts expected to raise rates or...
Pattaya business leaders shrug off threat from coming labor-law liberalization
A provincial labor official warned Pattaya tourism businesses to begin planning now for changes to come in 2015 with the launch of the...
Pattaya packed with flood evacuees
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 - Pattaya beach resort is crowded with flood-affected citizens fleeing to the East. Floods in several areas...
New PBTA board takes up tourist promotion, zoning
The new president and board of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association took up where the old executives left off, planning tourist promotions...
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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...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...