Tag: Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan
Pattaya-area neighborhoods take beating from Typhoon Nari
Fueled by two typhoons, 2013’s rainy season is proving especially damaging to the Pattaya area, where residents are again looking for dry ground. Most...
Sawang Boriboon shakes up menu for Oct. 4-14 Vegetarian Festival
The Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation is spicing up its annual Vegetarian Festival, adding international dishes to complement traditional pan-friend noodles and moving a related...
2 Sattahip trash men injured in fight over karaoke girl
Two garbage men were injured after a brawl over a karaoke girl in Sattahip. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan medics found Prawit Chinwiwattnapol, 26, and Chatree...
The tide is high, but they’re holding on
Three Thai tourists who wandered too far off shore during low tide had to be rescued after the tide came back in, leaving them...
Kitten rescued from sewage pipe
A Pattaya municipal officer and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan rescuers saved a kitten that got stuck in a sewage pipe on Soi Paniedchang 6. ...
Cow rescued from mud hole
Getting into a muddy trench was easier than getting out for a pregnant cow rescued by animal-control officers in Pattaya. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan...
Area rescue workers upgrade skills to become EMTs
The Eastern Seaboard’s emergency-rescue system is getting a significant upgrade as more than 30 first responders and hospital workers train to become fully...
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April closures at Jomtien immigration bureau
PATTAYA, Thailand - Chonburi Immigration reminds customers of upcoming national holidays governing all immigration offices: Monday April 7 (Chakri Memorial Day) and Monday, Tuesday...
Pattaya continues efforts to assist homeless living in public spaces
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officials from the Pattaya Social Welfare Office and Pattaya City Security Division collaborate with the Chonburi Provincial Homeless Protection Center in...
American man in mental breakdown stabs himself while reading book on Pattaya highway
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Rescue Center was alerted to a distressing situation involving a foreign man in a mental breakdown. The incident occurred...
Songkran Holiday Dangers – Rising death toll and the importance of preparedness
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the Songkran festival approaches (April 13-19), Thailand braces for an increase in road accidents, with the long holiday often marked...
Sriracha hospital conducts mass casualty drill ahead of Songkran holidays
PATTAYA, Thailand – Samitivej Sriracha Hospital conducted a mass casualty drill in preparation for the upcoming long Songkran holiday. The exercise aimed to enhance...