Walking Street electrical cable work construction delayed, proposal changed
Pattaya-
A plan to move overhead electrical cables underground on Walking Street which would take months and cause substantial digging and construction work was delayed due to a new proposal.
The Pattaya...
Thailand focusing on becoming hub for medical products to help economy during Covid-19 crisis
Thailand-
Thailand is encouraged to focus on promoting the nation as a production hub for medical products to develop its financial strategy amid the coronavirus crisis as some industries like tourism and hospitality struggle.
Aat Pisanwanich,...
Entertainment venues officially closing after Midnight unlikely before end of emergency decree in Pattaya
Pattaya-
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, or CCSA, has begun to lift the last few remaining restrictions including re-opening sports stadiums with crowds, allowing chicken fighting matches and full school schedules and activities.
However, Pattaya...
Thailand’s economic index decreases, household debt rises
BANGKOK - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment rate, debt and other financial burdens have been affecting the economy and Thailand’s cost of living. The country’s economic index has also decreased.
It’s predicted that...
Hundreds of Grab taxi drivers protest in front of Grab headquarters in Bangkok
Bangkok-
More than five hundred Grab Bike drivers gathered in front of Thanaphum Tower, where Grab Thailand headquarters is located, in Bangkok at 10:00 AM yesterday to protest over alleged unjust and neglectful care.
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Walking Street to encourage food vendors, street market events and welcome Thai tourism
Pattaya-
Last week, The Pattaya News announced that Walking Street was open to traffic and allowing parking twenty four hours a day for the first time in many years. However, this is just the first...
Unemployed hotel worker affected by the Covid-19 pandemic creates unique artwork out of marine...
Unemployed hotel worker affected by the Covid-19 pandemic creates unique artwork out of marine waste to earn a living.
Part of our ongoing series of how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected regular people in...
Thai consumer confidence remains lowest in almost 22 years despite slight monthly gains
BANGKOK - Aid measures, and the fifth phase easing of COVID-19 restrictions which included reopening entertainment venues, allowed Thai consumer confidence to improve slightly last month, the third month in a row, to...
Walking Street Entertainment Association asks Pattaya City to continue to allow vehicles to drive...
Pattaya-
Operators in the Walking Street area are asking the Pattaya City government to extend a current trial allowing vehicles to go into the street at all hours of the day.
The request to the Pattaya...
Thai Government seeking ways to balance economy with safety in regards to finding ways...
BANGKOK-
- The Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan O'Cha, has ordered related agencies to devise guidelines allowing foreign nationals to enter the kingdom under strict measures mandated by the CCSA, while the government is...
