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7 days before fatal speedboat crash, boat operators urged to boost...
A week before two Chinese tourists would die in yet another speedboat accident, the head of the Pattaya Tour Boat Operators Club met with...
80 Koh Larn residents given physical, mental health checks
Koh Larn residents became the latest to receive advice on physical and mental health as Pattaya City Hall and the Health Lovers Club organized...
Pawn shop restores public sidewalk removed to build parking lot
The owner of a Pattaya pawn shop apologized to neighbors and rebuilt a public sidewalk he’d ripped out to install a parking lot. ...
Crowds throng to opening of Pattaya passport office
Judging by the crowd on its first day of business, the Thai Passport Office in Pattaya is going to be a hit. Deputy Mayor...
Choking on garbage, Koh Larn to get its own landfill
Pattaya officials are proposing building a landfill on Koh Larn, where broken sanitation trucks and suspended ferry service has left the island choking...
City officials step in to resolve complaints at 9 Karat Condominiums
An agreement has been reached between the management of the 9 Karat Condominiums and irate owners after they complained to Pattaya officials to help...
City, tourism officials blast Hua Hin ferry proposal
City officials and tourism-industry executives slammed a Marine Department proposal to launch a new public ferry service between Pattaya and Hua Hin, saying...
Pattaya councilmen offer rice bonuses to city cleaners
Pattaya City Council members rewarded the city’s sanitation workers, offering two bags of rice as bonuses to each of the garbage collectors, street...
City council committee bemoans inaction on Koh Larn, Bali Hai problems
A Pattaya City Council committee told Marine Department and Koh Larn administrative officials to better regulate their respective jurisdictions as both areas were...
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Pattaya’s Soi Pothole is still the favorite haunt of Brits looking for fun
PATTAYA, Thailand - Downtown Pattaya’s Soi Pothole has always been a bumpy ride popular with Brits. Thirty years ago it was known as Soi...
The claim that Thailand could become a failed state raises its head again
A recent article in the Bangkok Post has re-ignited the debate about Thailand’s future. Senior officials in the travel and real estate sectors have...
Pattaya City and Banglamung District address public land recovery and flooding issues
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet and Banglamung District Chief Patcharaphat Sritanyanon chaired an urgent meeting to discuss solutions for several critical issues, including...
Pattaya’s Walking Street becomes scene of brutal confrontation as tourist beaten by nightclub bouncer
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign tourist was severely beaten by a bouncer at a nightclub on Pattaya's Walking Street, leaving him unconscious in the...
Gold stolen from Pattaya apartment after woman forgets to lock door
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 23-year-old woman, Ms. Kevalin, reported to the press on March 3 after her apartment was broken into, and nearly 30,000...