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Hotel execs updated on minimum wage increase
Executives from more than 60 Pattaya-area hotels were brought up to speed on the Thai minimum wage increase set to take effect April 1....
Public, private groups ally to combat ‘considerable’ increase in HIV/AIDS in...
Seven public and private-sector organizations have joined forces to help curtail what is being called a “considerable” increase in Pattaya’s HIV and AIDS infection...
Bikers Without Borders pulls into Pattaya
About 50 motorcycle enthusiasts pulled into Pattaya on the latest stop in their “Bikers Without Borders” friendship tour of Thailand. The...
Pattaya cuts spending on public-health programs by 33%
Pattaya will cut spending on specialized public-health programs by a third in 2012, putting only 16 million baht into projects for diabetes prevention, the...
Mayor downplays claim 30% of Pattaya land held by foreigners
Government stokes nationalist ire, but called inaccurate, xenophobic Large-scale foreign ownership of land in Pattaya is not affecting the city’s development plans, Mayor Itthiphol...
Wife arrested for killing husband who planned to leave her
A woman who tried to stop her husband from leaving her by threatening him with a gun was arrested for murder after, she claimed,...
Police arrest 3 in methamphetamine crackdown
Police seized about 5 grams of crystal methamphetamines and 74 ya ba tablets in the arrests of three alleged members of a local drug-dealing...
2 arrested for using fake passports to open bank accounts
Two foreigners were arrested after a French embassy official determined that the passports they used to open a Pattaya bank account were fake. ...
Police arrest South African with huge cache of meth, heroin, other...
A South African man traveling under two names and two passports has been arrested with a large cache of heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamines and other...
Police round up 60 Beach Road loiterers
About 60 Beach Road loiterers were rounded up, fined and released in the Pattaya police’s latest sweep of Pattaya Beach. A...
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Pattaya Mayor drives efforts to revitalize Naklua’s historic area
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngamphichet conducted a field survey of the Naklua area to explore plans for revitalizing the community’s landscape on January...
Pattaya to host 28th annual ‘BURAPA PATTAYA BIKE WEEK 2025’ Feb 13-15
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Secretary Kiattisak Sriwongchai presided over the press conference for the 28th edition of the "BURAPA PATTAYA BIKE WEEK &...
Naval Commander ensures public safety as fire in Sattahip’s Khao Kathing area is brought...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Admiral Chirapol Wongwit, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, provided updates on the ongoing efforts to manage the wildfire in...
Pattaya Never Sleeps – January brings crowds to Walking Street with vibrant energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, the city that never sleeps, January is a month that sees the streets and beaches alive with energy and...
Pattaya hot and breezy, cool mornings in Bangkok; high waves in the Gulf of...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Meteorological Department reported cool to cold weather in the northern, northeastern, and central regions of Thailand. Meanwhile, the eastern and...