In a surprise move, the Thai government has formally adopted poker officially as a sport. It’s just in time for the World Poker Tour Thailand championships, July 30-August 5, which will attract ...

According to local agencies, a new internal rule has been introduced in the Banglamung (Pattaya) and Rayong offices of Land Transportation.  In effect since July 17, a foreigner with a visa valid for ...

Dr. Chula Sukmanop, Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) gave a lecture to members of the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) at the Pullman Pattaya ...

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine”, wrote Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the French lawyer, politician and author of the influential book Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of Taste) ...

Brilliant recital by Siwat Chuencharoen (piano) and Anna Takeda (violin) If you take an interest in classical music, you may have noticed that these days we hear more music by women composers. They ...

Foreign retirees in Pattaya are often portrayed as carefree figures, sipping cold drinks on sun-drenched terraces, but the reality is more complex — and increasingly shaped by economics. As inflation ...

In the eyes of many long-term foreign residents, Pattaya stands at a crossroads: poised for a rebirth or spiraling further into stagnation. While city officials talk up recovery and tourism campaigns, ...

What began as a drunken argument over unpaid services between a foreign tourist and a transgender woman ended in a violent ...

Tourists visiting Jomtien Beach are about to enjoy a major upgrade as Pattaya City officials confirm that the massive beachfront landscape improvement project is now over 90% complete. The ...

More than 200 secondary school students from Bang Mueang Municipality in Samut Prakan province took part in a large-scale ...

City officials from Pattaya’s municipal enforcement team recently investigated an illegal sand removal operation behind Wat ...

Pattaya’s vibrant beachfront and bustling streets are once again under scrutiny—not for tourism highs, but for an increasingly visible challenge: the growing number of homeless people, beggars, and ...