Topic: Pattaya

Thailand floods leave Bangkok thirsty

Thailand's floods left many in Bangkok without drinking water. Flooding triggered panic buying that has emptied Bangkok's supermarkets of bottled water.

Thailand floods: Water seeps into heart of Bangkok, barriers may not hold

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra broke from earlier assurances that Bangkok would be safe from Thailand's flooding and announced that flood barriers might not hold.

Why Tracy Cosgrove opened day-care centers in Thailand

A plucky British ex-pat in Pattaya, Thailand, saw kids playing in the dirt while parents worked at a construction site. So, she set up day-care centers and orphanages for needy children.

Longest kiss record broken in Thailand kissathon

Longest kiss record: In a Valentine's Day contest, several couples broke the previously held longest kiss record, but after 46 hours, only one couple remained. For setting a new longest kiss record the couple won a diamond ring and over $3,000 in prize money.

Thai protesters mark anniversary of 2006 coup

Thai turmoil escalates as troops hit streets

Security forces were mobilized for the first time since 2006 as violence escalates – two people died in street clashes Monday.

In Thailand, populist protesters turn the tables on the government

Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seek to topple the government that itself came to power after mass demonstrations.