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'Floating temple' in Samut Prakan defies coastal erosion
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» SAMUT PRAKAN: As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.
Citizens praised for returning items
News, Published on 05/04/2019
» A van driver in Pattaya returned a lost wallet containing cash worth 20,000 baht to a South Korean passenger, while in another instance, a superstore employee returned about 500,000 baht in cash and valuables to a woman who left her bag in a shopping cart in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Van driver, superstore staffer praised for returning money
Published on 04/04/2019
» A Pattaya van driver has returned a lost wallet containing cash worth 20,000 baht to a South Korean passenger, while a superstore employee returned about 500,000 baht in cash and valuables to a woman who left her bag in a shopping cart in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Pattaya's rebuilt beach sorely damaged by thunderstorm
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 03/04/2019
» CHON BURI: Pattaya's rebuilt beach was badly damaged by Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm, with much sand washed away by the torrential rain that pounded and flooded the seaside city.
Thunderstorm floods Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/04/2019
» CHON BURI: A severe thunderstorm dropped pounding rain on Pattaya, causing flooding in many areas with water over one metre deep in places, on Tuesday afternoon.
15 Japanese held for B25m 'scam'
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 31/03/2019
» CHON BURI: Fifteen Japanese nationals have been arrested for allegedly swindling people in their home country out of more than 25 million baht in a call-centre scam based at a luxury home in a Pattaya housing estate.
15 Japanese caught in Pattaya call-centre scam
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 30/03/2019
» CHON BURI: Fifteen Japanese have been arrested for allegedly swindling people in their home country out of more than 25 million baht in a call-centre scam based in a luxury house of a housing estate in Pattaya.
Abhisit left to rue mistakes
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/03/2019
» In the wake of the Democrats' embarrassing defeat in the Sunday poll, former leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has only a slim chance of returning to the party's top post unless he can reinvent his image and change the public perception of the party, according to a leading political analyst.
Chiang Rai mulls 3-in-1 tourism plan
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 22/03/2019
» CHIANG RAI: The Provincial Hall is proposing to develop a new scheme that would allow tourists to visit three countries in one day, as a part of its bid to develop the province into the region's main tourism hub.
Democrats tout 'premium' upgrade to Pattaya City
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 21/03/2019
» Deputy Democrat Leader Korn Chatikavanij is vowing to give Pattaya a big upgrade to "premium" tourist attraction status in his party's latest campaign promise.