Mike’s Department Store, Beach Road, organized a seminar informing locals how to react in the event of natural disasters. Ajarn Parinya Tansakul of the Natural Disaster Centre explained the hazards of fire, flood and explosions. There were special discounts on offer at the super store so that those who wanted to learn about disasters in [...]
The Thai Yamaha Group is sponsoring the Asean cup for youngsters 13 and younger who want to perfect their football skills. Twenty four teams are competing until May 26 for the Yamaha trophy and a scholarship worth 100,000 baht. Teams from Pattaya, Khon Kaen and Isaan are said to be the front-runners.
Police were called to South Pattaya when locals noticed a man behaving suspiciously. He was trying to drive away in a Mitsubishi pickup even though one of the tires was completely flat. Narong Thongdul admitted to police that he had illegal drugs in the car but was intending to drive to the police station when [...]
Sawangboriboon volunteers responded to a call in Banglamung that a man was clutching his stomach in agony. Apichart Baanakit, aged 44, was lying on the floor near a beer bottle. He was taken to the local hospital where his stomach was pumped. He was then said to have fully recovered.
The victim’s 21-year-old son Aunwat said [...]
City Hall has launched a Pattaya “new look” branding campaign to put the coastal city on the world tourism map. Within seven years, the target is to compete with prestigious destinations like Miami in the USA and Nice on the French Riviera.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplume said that the trend in the city’s tourism had been [...]
Just days before Pattaya’s mayoral election, a poll of 100 prospective voters indicates that more than three-quarters are satisfied with Mayor Itthiphol Kunplume’s performance over the past four years.
Introducing the survey as he prepares to run for reelection, the mayor said there have been several strategies on which City Hall has worked during his term [...]
Holiday Inn Pattaya’s Race Around the World annual activity in celebration of our partnership with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with all IHG hotels all over the world. IHG pledges $1 for every mile that we run/walk/swim/bike to the IHG Shelter in a Storm fund to help colleagues in times of disaster. Holiday [...]
MBK plc may develop a five-billion baht mixed-use complex in Pattaya. President Suvait Theeravachirakul said his company would choose between developing 18 rai on Beach Road–now occupied by the Montien Hotel–into a hotel-condominium complex or selling the land. The lease expires next January.
If MBK sells the land, it will gain about one billion baht. If [...]
Foreign tourists’ complaints about touts, pickpockets and ladyboys on Walking Street have spurred Pattaya police into action. And this time they mean it.
Pattaya’s finest are about to do something to rid the city’s most famous venue of those well-known terrors of the night. In fact, even the deputy mayor, Ronakit Ekasingh, has gotten involved. He [...]
An elephant at Nong Nooch Gardens gave birth to a calf after trumpeting her pain shortly after picking up a foreign tourist for a joy ride. Fourteen-year-old Phang Taengmo was clearly in discomfort with an aching stomach and was taken to a cool spot for the big event. Local press were invited to take pictures [...]
