Tag: Sonthaya Kunplome
Wat Bang Saray remembers famed abbot
Bang Saray Temple marked 44 years since the passing of revered monk Luang Poh Thongyu with a week-long commemoration. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome...
Suttawas Temple abbot dies at 79
Phra Kru Wijitthammasarn, abbot of Suttawas Temple in Nongprue, has died. He was 79. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome was the guest of honor...
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Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome (back row, center) leads a delegation of officials in announcing the final schedule for this year’s Pattaya Chinese New...
Vegetarian festivals sizzle in Eastern Seaboard
The dragons danced and the rice sizzled when the Pattaya Vegetarian Festival served up food enough for a village to go along with spiritual...
Pattaya councilor celebrates 60th birthday
At a party held at the Hollywood Pub Pattaya, Sukumol Kunplome and Sonthaya Kunplome, both former Ministers of culture, present flowers to Wichai...
Huay Yai opens Chinese ‘Walking Street’
Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome opened an “ancient Chinese walking street” showcasing the Chinese-Thai roots of the community at Huay Yai’s Ban Chak Ngaew...
600 seniors given food, health and Line tips
About 600 Pattaya-area senior citizens were given health checks, lessons in social media, nutrition tips and more at a Nongprue Sub-district sponsored fair. Former...
Chonburi students win cash prizes at Lions’ traditional pageant
Young Chonburi students competed for up to 5,000 in cash prizes at the Lions Club of Taksin Pattaya’s annual traditional children’s pageant. Eighteen boys...
Phothisamphan Phitthayakhan School marks 54 years
Phothisamphan Phitthayakhan School earlier this month celebrated its 54th anniversary in Naklua. The ceremony was also held to pay homage to the late founder...
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar, tremors felt in northern Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – On March 29, at 4:20 PM, Myanmar experienced a 5.9-magnitude earthquake, according to a Facebook post by the Thai Meteorological Department...
Deputy Mayor oversees major power system project, urges planning to avoid Songkran disruptions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Manot Nongyai chaired the third progress meeting for Phase 1 of the Metropolitan Power System Development Project (Pattaya City)...
Pattaya transgender woman scammed by Cambodian man on dating app, robbed of all belongings
PATTAYA, Thailand – Reporters received a complaint from 26-year-old Kritsana Seenet, a transgender woman, who fell victim to a Cambodian man she met on...
Driver and passengers escape unscathed after car skids off poorly-lit road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – The rescue center received a report of a car accident involving a sedan that had skidded off the road on Highway...
Drunk driver arrested for threatening motorcyclist with gun in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police officers were alerted by the public about a person threatening others with a firearm. The incident occurred on Pattaya...