Tag: Wuthipol Charoenpol
Pattaya citizens hit the beach for charity walk-run
PATTAYA – More than 1,600 locals came out to support Pattaya’s poor and women at the YWCA’s annual charity walk-run.
City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol kicked off...
Pattaya dresses up for tourism minister
Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul toured Pattaya, checking on staffing levels and the preparedness of police and safety officials.
City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol, Tourism...
Colors of East festival coming June 1-4
The 10th Colors of the East will bog down Pattaya Beach June 1-4 and may even cause more traffic than in previous years.
Pattaya City...
Runners-walkers hit the hills on Visakha Bucha Day
Hundreds of runners and walkers of all ages and abilities hit the hills and trails of Pratumnak in south Pattaya on Wednesday, May 10...
Safety, not scams, focus of jet ski vendor meeting
Downplaying the continued extortion scams perpetrated by Pattaya jet ski operators, city officials instead called them in to meet about improving safety.
Pattaya City Manager...
Cozy Beach to be cleared by Nov. 28
About 50 people found to be encroaching on public land at Cozy Beach have until the end of the month to move out.
Pattaya City...
Pattaya resumes monthly school meetings
Pattaya has restarted monthly meetings between the heads of all the city’s public schools following June’s change in administration.
City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol chaired the...
NCPO replaces Pattaya mayor, council June 16
The Interior Ministry will appoint an entirely new city council to take over June 16 when the terms of Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and...
1,525 Pattaya students D.A.R.E. to say no to drugs
More than 1,500 Pattaya students “dared” to say no to drugs after completing their Drug Abuse Resistance Education courses. Pattaya City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol...
32 countries to compete in 2013 Pattaya petanque tournament
More than 80 teams from 32 countries are expected to take part in the third Petanque Master Thailand tournament in Pattaya this year....
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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...