Tag: Wichit Chatpaisit
Interior Ministry inspector continues progress checks
Former Chonburi Gov. Wichit Chatpaisit continued monitoring progress on projects receiving funding from the Interior Ministry during a February inspection. Chatpaisit, now inspector for...
Interior Ministry inspector reviews Chonburi public works projects
Former Chonburi Gov. Wichit Chatpaisit returned to the province last month to review the progress of more than 228.5 million baht in projects receiving...
Rayong officials distribute aid to Nikhom Pattana poor, elderly, students
The Rayong Red Cross and 36 provincial agencies collaborated to distribute relief bags, welfare payments, bicycle and educational scholarships to residents in Nikhom Pattana....
Seafood sales return to normal in oil spill-affected Rayong
Oil spill or no, there’s only so long Thais can go without fresh seafood and sales of it have returned to normal at Rayong’s...
Rayong fishermen blame fish kill on July oil spill
A mass fish die-off at Mae Rampung Beach has incited worries in Rayong that last month’s Maptaput-area oil spill may be dong more damage...
Koh Samet oil spill effects to be felt for weeks
Cleanup workers frantically fight a losing battle, trying to keep oil from ruining Ao Prao beach in front of Le Vimarn Cottages & Spa...
Rayong fruit inspector under guard as stink over premature durians spreads
A Rayong agricultural inspector has been given an armed security escort after receiving death threats from angry durian growers. Rayong Agricultural officer Songtham...
Belgian crown prince tours Maptaput with economic delegation
Crown Prince Philippe and a delegation of Belgian officials and business leaders toured Rayong’s Maptaput Industrial Estate to review operations by companies from...
PCEC is more than just its regular Sunday meetings
The Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) is much more than just its regular Sunday meetings. The PCEC was started in March 2001 when...
Famous Dutch jazz band joins in Thailand’s flood relief operation
A charity concert for the Thailand Flood Relief mission was held at the Silver Lake vineyard on Saturday the 5th of November. This event...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...