Tag: Rayong
Industrial Works Dept rushes to eliminate industrial waste at abandoned factory...
BANGKOK – The Department of Industrial Works is scrambling to safely relocate up to 40,000 tons of industrial waste at an abandoned factory in...
Plane crash in Rayong leaves 2 injured
RAYONG - A small plane crashed during a test flight in Rayong, leaving two people injured.
The two-seater aircraft, which had recently undergone maintenance, collided...
Thailand to promote Eastern Economic Corridor as a premier tourist destination
Bangkok,– The Royal Thai Government has identified tourism as one of the four core areas that will help transform the kingdom’s Eastern Economic Corridor...
TAT, Rayong office, and Chanthaburi to launch fruit festival for tourism
CHANTHABURI, 9 May 2017 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Rayong office and officials from Chanthaburi province attended the press conference of the...
One killed, five injured in van accident in Rayong
A tour guide was killed and five other people, including the driver, were injured on Wednesday when a chartered passenger van accidentally skidded out...
Bus crash on Highway 304 injuring over 20
An interprovincial bus from Rayong to Surin skidded and flipped onto its side in Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima early Friday, injuring...
Missing Air Force’s helicopter found, with all three crew members dead
Search and rescue teams found the missing helicopter at a deep valley adjoining Chanthaburi and Rayong provinces with all three crew members killed at...
A female rubber tapper killed by a rogue elephant
A woman was killed by a rogue elephant as she was working with several other rubber tappers in a rubber plantation in Khao Chamao...
Rayong shows off local fruit through June 29
The seven districts of Rayong Province will show off locally grown durian, rambutan, mangosteen and other tasty produce at the annual Fruit Festival running...
Rayong tops provinces with highest income per capita
RAYONG – Rayong remains the province with the highest income per capita, with income at almost one million baht per person, despite signs of...
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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
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No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
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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...