Royal Thai Navy Implements Air Treatment Machines to Combat Air Pollution in Bangkok
Bangkok—
On February 16th, 2024, Admiral Worawut Pruksarungruang, the Chief of Naval Staff, performed a field inspection on installing air treatment machines to reduce air pollution, and PM 2.5 dust, in the Bangkok area.
The...
British Embassy, UNICEF, and ISAT in Bangkok hosts Child Safeguarding in Schools in Thailand...
Yesterday the British Embassy Bangkok, in collaboration with UNICEF and the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT), hosted the Child Safeguarding in Schools (Thailand) Conference 2022. The event highlighted the importance of child safeguarding...
Thai Police Bust International Ring Selling E-Cigarettes Laced with Illicit Drugs in Bangkok
Bangkok—
On May 16th, 2024, the Thai Special Service Division (SSD) and relevant agencies held a press conference after a raid operation at several condominiums in Bangkok to capture three foreign suspects and a Thai...
Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul Inspects Chiang Mai Amid Wildfire and PM 2.5 Concerns
Chiang Mai—
On April 9th, 2024, Ms. Traisulee Traisanakul, the Secretary to the Thai Minister of the Interior, stated to the public regarding Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s inspection in Chiang Mai province to...
Expat Insider 2023 Survey Reveals: The Best & Worst Destinations for Living and Working...
Thailand-
InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with more than 4.8 million members, has published the latest results of its annual Expat Insider survey. This year also marks the survey’s 10th anniversary. With more than 12,000 respondents, Expat Insider is...
Thai parliament send liquor and same-sex marriage bills for Cabinet review, delaying first readings...
Bangkok -
The House of Representatives yesterday, February 9th, has forwarded two proposed draft bills, the 'progressive' liquor bill and the same-sex marriage bill, to the Cabinet Committee for review.
The Cabinet review essentially means that...
Thai Cannabis Network Concerned Over Government’s Move to Criminalize Marijuana, Advocates for Truthful Comparison
National—
On April 4th, 2024, Mr. Prasitchai Nunual, the secretary-general of the Network for Shaping the Future of Thai Cannabis, publicly stated his concerns over bringing marijuana back into an illicit substance type by the...
Press release: Thailand’s Health Minister won’t stop legalization of vaping
Thailand-
“Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul may not support the legalization of e-cigarettes, but most politicians and the public do, with legal vape sales only months away,” says Asa Saligupta, Director of ECST (ENDS Cigarette Smoke...
Thailand’s New Tax on Foreign Income: What Expats and Transferees Need to Know
The following is a guest Op-ed from Issan Lawyers. Their opinions and statements are entirely their own and not those of The Pattaya News Company Limited but are happy to answer questions regarding tax...
Homeless Person Injures Pattaya Motorcycle Taxi Rider’s Eye Socket with Slingshot
Pattaya —
A sharpshooting homeless person equipped with a slingshot broke the eyebrow of a motorcycle taxi rider in Pattaya last night and got arrested.
The "Win” motorbike taxi driver, 55-year-old Mr. Nataphol Namman, told...
