Tag: Pattaya
Pattaya Bar Boss Who Paid ฿40K Bribe to Fake Police Busted for 3rd Time
A Pattaya watering hole whose owner paid fake police 40,000 baht to escape charges from one of two previous raids was raided again for...
Pattaya Music Festival Set for 4 Nov., Dec. Weekends
50 artists to play stages on Pattaya, Jomtien beaches; Naklua and Koh Larn
Pattaya’s Waterfront Suites White Elephant Tower Asks to Resume Construction
Demolition ordered year ago, to no result. So owner offers to trim 8 floors. City Hall just laughed
Pattaya Hits 70% Vaccination Target by Oct. 1, Still Isn’t Reopening
Sin City has until Nov. 1 to bring down stubbornly high new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations
Shorter Curfew, Quarantine, But Longer Wait for Thailand to ‘Live with Covid-19’
Curfews are shorter. Quarantines are shorter. This list of closed businesses is shorter. But the wait for Thailand to reopen to foreign tourism and...
Pattaya Thais Tried to Buy Pfizer Jabs Illegally; Instead They Got Swindled
Karma is a bitch...
Pattaya Drive-By Underwear Thief Boosts Brassieres
Pattaya’s underwear thieves now aren’t even bothering to get off their motorbikes. CCTV cameras on Soi Kasetsin captured a panty prowler snatching several skivvies off...
PHOTO VIEW: Inside Fire Ruins of Indian Nightclub Nashaa on Pattaya Walking Street
Fire investigation to take 15 days
WATCH: Fire Destroys Indian Nightclub on Pattaya Walking Street
A ferocious fire destroyed an Indian nightclub on Pattaya’s Walking Street, injuring no one, but taking 10 fire companies to extinguish. Flames broke out at...
CCSA to Decide Friday if Pattaya Can ‘Move On’ with Oct. 1 Reopening
Thailand’s coronavirus task force on Friday will decide if Pattaya can “move on” and welcome fully vaccinated foreign tourists on Oct. 1. The Center for...
German Torches House, Slits Own Throat in Pattaya
A German expat in Pattaya set fire fire to his house before stabbing himself and slitting his throat. Police and officers from the Chonburi Home...
Pattaya, Bangkok Elections Postponed Indefinitely By Prayut to Keep His Men in...
Proving that the former military junta leader who put Bangkok and Pattaya’s mayors in office isn’t ready to let his men go, the Cabinet...
Pattaya’s Ladyboys Learn to Stay Home, Bake Cookies
Pattaya’s ladyboys are learning how to stay home and bake cookies. The Sisters Foundation launched its second round of vocational training courses for LGBTQ people...
Oct. 1 Sees Thai Junkets Resume, But ‘Reopening’ of 5 Cities Not Openings at...
Calling it a 'reopening' is a joke. Welcome to Thailand, where you still do quarantine, have movements limited for weeks.
Anti-Prayut ‘Carmob’ Rolls from Pattaya to Sattahip Naval Base
Pattaya activists launched their fourth anti-government “carmob’ demonstration, rolling a loud demonstration from the Dolphin Roundabout to the Sattahip Naval Base Sept. 5. The rolling...
Bangkok, Pattaya to Hold 1st Local Elections in 8+ Years Nov. 28
Stuck with junta-appointed mayors, councils since 2016, voters finally can exercise democratic rights in city/SAO polls
No Vax, No Test Needed When Pattaya’s Koh Larn Reopens Wed.
Koh Larn reopens again Wednesday but will not require visitors to be vaccinated or tested for Covid-19. The island closed for the third time since...
Pattaya Starts Self-Funded Sinopharm Jabs Aug. 30
Pattaya plans to begin vaccinating 30,000 residents against Covid-19 with a Chinese-made vaccine the city bought because the central government wouldn’t send enough doses. Pattaya...
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Pattaya Mahouts Livestream Elephants to Feed Hungry Jumbos
Not as sexy as Soi 6 bargirls shaking their asses for lady drinks, YouTube videos plead for 50-baht donations for baskets of elephant food.
Pattaya Beach Revamp Stopped by Protests Over Timing, Trees
Pattaya’s latest beach facelift project stopped a day after it began when a group of influential Thais protested the cutting of trees lining the...
Pattaya Launches ฿166 Million, 2-Year Beach Facelift
Project to widen Beach Road, add underground restrooms, 700 parking spaces
Pattaya City Council Collapsed After Chairman’s Unusual Push to OK Pricey CCTV Contract
Anan broke bylaws, set aside vote in push to spend ฿200 million on cameras instead of Covid-19 relief for hungry, unemployed public
Pattaya City Council Dissolved After Fight Over ฿200 Million CCTV Bid
Will elections be called to replaced panel appointed by junta?
It’s Official: Pattaya Not Reopening Sept. 1; It Never Actually Was
For the few still holding out hope, it’s now official: Pattaya is not reopening to foreign tourists Sept. 1. In truth, it never was. No...
Covid-19 Sinks Pattaya-Hua Hin Ferry
The Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry survived summer storms, pier renovations and mechanical issues, but Covid-19 finally sunk the service. Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome announced Aug. 10 that...