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Pattaya tourism operators tired of 'sin city' image
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2024
» Pattaya tourism operators want to shift its image to family oriented-tourism and remove its associations with sex tourism and illegal gambling.
Dead foreigner washes ashore in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/06/2024
» A foreign man was found dead and washed ashore in Pattaya at about noon on Sunday.
Crackdown to curb ‘job-stealing’ foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/03/2024
» Chinese and Indians are among the foreigners taking jobs reserved for Thais, according to the Department of Employment.
Man found hanged on Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2024
» A 32-year-old Ukrainian man has been found hanged with both hands tied behind his back at a durian plantation on the tourist island of Koh Samui.
Tourists killed when van hits truck
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/12/2023
» Two Indian tourists were killed and five other people sustained severe injuries when a van they were travelling in rammed into the back of a truck in Chumphon on Saturday.
S Korea says it regrets refusing Thai visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/11/2023
» The South Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry says it regrets that its immigration officials have earned a reputation for refusing entry to Thai tourists, according to the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
66 Chinese held for overstaying visas
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/03/2023
» Sixty-six Chinese nationals from 16 families have been detained for overstaying their visas following a police raid on a resort in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, on Friday.
Tourism workers run short
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2023
» More than 9,000 workers are still in demand in the tourism industry as foreign tourists continue to arrive in large numbers, according to the Labour Ministry.
Hotels struggling with staff shortage
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/01/2023
» Workers remain reluctant to return to the hospitality industry even though employee revenue from hotel service charges has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels.