Pattaya City Marathon meeting held, significant road and bar closures discussed for July 21,...
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This afternoon Pattaya City officials held a preparation meeting for the upcoming Pattaya City Marathon which is on Sunday, the 21st of this month in the early morning hours.
They announced several rules, closures, and...
Tropical Storm Mun brings to light pollution issues on Na Jomtien Beaches, again (Video)
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On July 5th, 2019, social media was abuzz with videos and pictures from concerned citizens on Na Jomtien Beach as once again thick black water poured into the ocean from local drains despite...
Electronic Balance Board explodes on charge in Pattaya, injures owner and nearly burns down...
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Korakat Karndee, 39 years old, had just finished using his electronic balance board, a device used for exercise and sold widely over the internet and in Pattaya and had placed it on the charger...
The United States releases the 2019 Annual Human Trafficking in persons report, Thailand remains...
Complete 2019 report can be found here: https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report/
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The 2019 United States report on Human Trafficking has been released today. The report is released annually and rates countries in Three Tiers based on the problem...
New Thai Smoking laws arrive August 20, will make smoking in your own home...
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Originally published in the Royal Gazette on May 22, 2019, new anti smoking laws will come into effect in Thailand country wide on August 20th, 2019, which essentially make it domestic abuse if you smoke...
City officials begin random checks to enforce tough new anti smoking rules
PATTAYA:--Pattaya has begun daily random checks around public buildings, restaurants and other public places to enforce amendments to Thailand’s anti-smoking laws that took effect Feb. 3.
Buppa Songsakulchai of the Public Health Department’s Consumer Protection...
Plastic garbage found in body of dead sea turtle on Beach in Chon Buri
Plastic garbage has been found inside a dead green turtle on Bang Sane Beach in Chon Buri.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) says the green turtle was found on Bang Sane Beach...
Seven Reasons why Thailand’s English Speaking Skills are the lowest in South East Asia
Source: TastyThailand
Thailand has the lowest standard of English skills in southeast Asia and, in years, little improvement has been seen. Even after 12-15 years of learning English, few Thais can hold a conversation in...
Medical marijuana approved to become legalized in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalisation of the drug in a region with some of the world's strictest drug laws.
The junta-appointed parliament in Thailand,...
Medical Marijuana likely to become legal in Thailand by mid 2019 says the Government
Thailand’s Governmental Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) is starting researching to develop medicines from marijuana in acknowledgement of evidence that the outlawed substance has health-enhancing properties. It is also seeking to initiate a legal amendment that...
