Thai government pushes forward on legalizing medical marijuana
BANGKOK: Thailand is rolling out plans to legalise medical marijuana, an official told AFP Wednesday (Oct 31), as the country hopes to cash in on a multi-billion dollar industry with a product its supporters...
Pattaya Ferry to Hua Hin re-opens after a near two month closure
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The ferry to Hua Hin from Bali Hai Pier has reopened as of November 1st, 2018 after nearly a two month closure. The contractor behind the ferry, Royal Passenger Lines, stated that the closure...
Hotel fire in Jomtien panics tourists and causes chaos, no injuries
Jomtien-
At 1:30AM yesterday morning, Halloween, guests at the Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel were treated to the wrong sort of Halloween surprise when a faulty circuit breaker triggered a blaze in the hotel.
The fire triggered...
Filipino tourist struck by speeding vehicle crossing the road in Pattaya, seriously injured.
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At 12:30AM last evening, October 29th, 2018 in Pattaya near Soi Thepthi 9, a Filipino tourist was struck by a speeding vehicle driven by a 37 year old Thai man while crossing the street...
Local residents near Floating Market complain about market flooding into their village to city...
Pattaya-
Residents of a small village on Moo 4 located behind the popular Pattaya tourist attraction The Floating Market have reached out to the city government to complain about consistent flooding and damage done to...
Pattaya Traffic Police Chief meets with management of Terminal 21 Pattaya to discuss major...
Pattaya-
The head of the Pattaya Traffic Police requested an urgent meeting this afternoon around 1:00PM with the executive management of the Terminal 21 Shopping Mall in Pattaya to discuss major concerns from the public...
Social media effort to find missing son in Koh Tao discovers him safe in...
Pattaya-
Over the past few days Thai language social media websites shared the news that a father in the Netherlands was looking for his missing son, Mr. Dennis Wielaard, who had vanished with no communication...
Deputy Mayor tours local Jomtien Beaches and encourages tourists to come visit and swim
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The Deputy Mayor, Mr. Boonsart Sawat, took local reporters and news organizations on a tour of Jomtien area beaches today, October 16th, 2018.
He stated that he wanted to show tourists and the local media...
Weekend sees major increase in tourists on Koh Larn, Tourist Police help tourists at...
Pattaya-
This weekend was a long public observance of the anniversary of the death of His Majesty the King and as a result many tourists took the opportunity to visit Koh Larn.
Tourist police assisted all...
Under Fire Director of Khao Kheow Open Zoo says “Foreigners don’t understand Elephants” in...
Pattaya-
The director of the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Mr. Appaporn Sriheran, has told Pattaya press and local news organizations that "Foreigners don't understand Elephants" in response to growing complaints and criticism from foreign press...
