Sustainable tourism flagship project for Thai Tourism Authority for 2020, Pattaya joins effort to...
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Yesterday, the city of Pattaya joined the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Bangchak Corporation Plc on a campaign to reduce plastic waste in the tourism industry.
TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said responsible tourism will...
Hotel occupancy rates in Pattaya about 80% for high season, declining, but Indians, Russians...
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Pattaya's Deputy Mayor spoke with the Media yesterday and said hotel occupancy rates are about 80% percent right now, a decline for high season. However, he said the city still averages 450,000...
Thailand improves rank among biggest global contributors to plastic waste by four spots year...
Thailand’s ranking among the 20 biggest international contributors to marine plastic waste has improved by four places from sixth to tenth, thanks to the government’s initiatives and the voluntary efforts of the private sector...
UPDATE: False Killer Whale found at Pattaya beach died from blood infection
UPDATE: False Killer Whale found at Pattaya beach dies from blood infection
Pattaya –The False Killer Whale found at the Pattaya beach this week has died from a blood infection.
A False Killer Whale rescued...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Laos, felt as far away as Bangkok.
BANGKOK (NNT) - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Laos at 4:03 a.m. this morning, followed by several after-shocks and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake at 6:50 a.m. The epicenter of the quake was 19 kilometers...
False killer whale found sick on Pattaya Beach, later dies at Marine hospital
Pattaya –A False Killer Whale rescued near Pattaya beach yesterday evening has tragically passed away this morning.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) was notified that the whale had been found near South...
Monkey found dead in Chonburi with head stuck in plastic bag
A visitor to the area of Khao Sammuk in Chonburi found a monkey floating in the sea with its head inside a plastic bag.
They reckoned that the monkey had got its head stuck after...
Luxury Condo owners complain to city about homeless man’s shack, get it torn down...
Pattaya municipal officers scooped up a homeless man who’d built himself a ramshackle shack on Jomtien Second Road.
Residents of the luxury condos nearby called city hall to complain about the unsightly hut and the...
Over 500,000 Krathongs collected from canals in Bangkok, 340,000 less than prior year
BANGKOK (NNT) -This year’s Loy Krathong Festival was celebrated widely last night, followed this morning by the collection of Krathongs floated on waterways everywhere. In Bangkok, City Hall staff had by 6 a.m. today...
Majority of Thai people reject suggestions to stop floating Krathongs according to Bangkok University...
A majority of Thai people reject a suggestion from environmental groups and even members of the Thai Government that Thais avoid floating krathongs -- containers made of leaves but often including non-biodegrabale materials --...
