Tag: Walking Street
Pattaya Walking Street bars agree to change signs, but not until...
But not until city fixes power grid
Walking Street business owners said they will agree to rework their signature neon signs, but not until city...
Walking St. businesses balk at paying to clean up their continuing...
Walking Street business owners are balking at paying for a new sewer system, saying the money to fix the pollution problem they are causing...
Walking Street signs to disappear?
PATTAYA - City Hall is scrambling to contain the fallout over its widely criticized proposal to remove all of Walking Street’s signature neon signs, a...
Walking Street repaired after safety concerns
Pattaya workers did the first major repairs on Walking Street’s mammoth LED sign since it was installed nine years ago.
Maintenance chief Nikhom Lawan led...
78 Walking Street businesses dumping sewage into sea
78 of the 101 Walking Street and nearby businesses have been told to install water-treatment systems after being cited for releasing sewage directly into...
Local Walking Street bar celebrates birthday with food donation
Amporn Kaewsang, owner of the Stones House on Walking Street, celebrated 45 years in business by donating food and beverages such as somtam, grilled...
Ladyboys snatch gold from Indian
An Indian tourist lost a 50,000-baht gold chain when it was snatched from his neck by a transvestite in Pattaya.
Avender Singh Batia, 43, filed...
Bar owners video migrant flower vendors to prod police to act
Walking Street bar owners fed up with migrant street vendors pestering their customers have taken to filming the illegals to spur police to act.
The...
City officials return to Walking Street to get signs raised or...
Pattaya officials made another sweep of Walking Street, still trying to get defiant shop owners to raise or remove low-hanging signs. Councilman Anupong Bhudanawarut...
Indian tourist assaulted by Walking Street bouncers
An Indian tourist was injured after five bar bouncers pounced on him at a Russian dance club on Walking Street. Ramezanizadeh Mohsen required four...
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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...