Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun FINDING buffets in Bangkok is as easy as it gets. Practically every four- and five-star hotel in the city runs one, and most of them promise a similar pitch of international spread, live stations, and premium seafood. The actual experience, though, can differ by miles. A good few serve
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Chinese nominee hotel owner in Bangkok offers cash during raid
A RAID on illegal nominee businesses in Bangkok’s Huay Kwang district by Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee: and his team today (Aug. 9) surprisingly led to a Chinese nominee hotel owner calling his team and offering to reach a settlement claiming he was already paying cash to government officials, Naewna newspaper said late this
Read moreTourists evacuate in panic as fire breaks out at Chiang Mai hotel
A PREDAWN fire on the fourth floor of a hotel in Chiang Mai caused chaos as tourists were woken up and evacuated from the building with one person being injured, Amarin TV said this morning (July 14). At 4.16 a.m. the rescue command centre was alerted of a fire breaking out at this hotel
Read moreShort circuit likely sparked Pattaya hotel fire
By Naewna and Thai Newsroom AN initial inquiry of a fire that raced across the seventh-floor rooftop bar of a Pattaya hotel late last night (May 21) suggests that it was likely caused by a short circuit with four people injured and rushed to the hospital. Ten fire trucks quickly arrived at J.A. Plus
Read moreUrgent – Pattaya hotel ablaze, guests being rescued
A FIRE broke out at a hotel in Pattaya at 9 p.m. this evening (May 21) with many guests and staff trapped within and firefighters currently working on rescuing them, PPTVHD36 said. Fortunately there were no initial reports of injuries or fatalities. Fire & Rescue Thailand said on Facebook at 10 p.m. that the
Read morePhuket luxury hotel’s security guard chief charged for trying to break into DJ’s room
THE security guard chief of a luxury hotel in Phuket has been charged with attempted burglary after trying to break into a female DJ’s room by using the master keycard then deleting the CCTV footage but the hotel managed to recover the clip that clearly captured the incident, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan.
Read moreYoung Frenchman jumps from Pattaya hotel balcony
A YOUNG Frenchman who jumped down from a hotel balcony in Pattaya in front of a security guard before dawn today (Oct. 27) was rushed to the hospital but later died there after losing a significant amount of blood, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.49 a.m. rescuers at the Sawang Boriboon Dhammasathan Foundation were
Read morePolice probing Australian man’s fall from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police are investigating an Australian man’s fall from the sixth floor of a hotel after his face was slashed with a knife today (Sep. 17), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Sonthaya Khanthrap, deputy inspector of Pattaya City police station, along with investigation officers, Pattaya Tourist Police officers, rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon
Read moreDhara Dhevi Hotel’s gutted spa building uninsured
THE FIRE that gutted the spa building of Chiang Mai’s iconic five-star Dhara Dhevi Hotel was extinguished several hours after it broke out at 2 a.m. on Wednesday but this structure is uninsured, Amarin TV said last night (Apr. 23). It was only at 4 p.m. yesterday that the blaze was finally extinguished at this
Read moreFire at five-star hotel in Chiang Mai
ONE of the buildings at Chiang Mai’s famous five-star hotel Dhara Dhevi caught fire overnight and while this has been controlled to a limited area by 4 a.m. there are still flames in the inner area, Naewna newspaper said. There were no reports of any casualties and firefighters worked hard at preventing the blaze
Read moreAt least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Ankara, Turkey – A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday (Jan. 21) during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials
Read moreFemale tourist who died in Khao San road hotel fire had just got engaged
A YOUNG Brazilian woman who was among three persons who died in the fire at a six-storey hotel in Khao San road area last night (Dec. 29) had just got engaged last week after her boyfriend popped the question, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Aside from the Brazilian woman who tragically died after getting
Read moreHua Hin hotel manager sacked after a row over toothbrush
A FIVE-STAR Hua Hin hotel has terminated the manager’s employment contract after his response to a review by a guest who mentioned having to pay for a toothbrush drew a response that was deemed inappropriate, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 26). This guest of the unnamed five-star hotel had reviewed the posh establishment
Read moreIcelandic man found dead at Samut Prakan hotel
AN ICELANDIC man was found dead at a hotel room in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province today (July 17) in unclear circumstances with police assuming that the alcohol he drank triggered an underlying health condition, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. At 11.30 a.m. police at Bang Kaew station were informed of
Read moreUrgent: 6 people shot dead at downtown Bangkok hotel
SIX PEOPLE were shot dead at a popular hotel in Ratchaprasong area at 7.30 p.m. today (July 16) in what is initially believed to be murder but the true cause not yet determined, Naewna newspaper said. Four of the six people killed were Vietnamese and two American-Vietnamese. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, head of
Read moreGerman tourist dies after falling from Pattaya hotel
A GERMAN man holidaying in Pattaya fell to his death from the 33rd floor of a luxury hotel last night (June 5) with this being the fourth such death in a month at this seaside city, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning. At 10 p.m. last night Pol. Maj. Thanya Utthong, an inspector at
Read moreAmerican, Russian men die in fall from Pattaya hotel, condo
AN AMERICAN man fell to his death from the seventh floor of a hotel in Pattaya early this morning (June 4) while a Russian man plunged to his death from the 29th floor of a 35-storey condo at noon yesterday, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. At 6 a.m. Pol. Maj. Wutinan Kongdee,
Read more150 Malaysian tourists scammed – left without hotel rooms in Hat Yai
AS MANY AS 150 Malaysian tourists arrived at a hotel in Hat Yai last evening (Apr. 12) to only discover that no booking had been made for 64 hotel rooms they had paid for to a Malaysian agent who in turn transferred the money to a Thai tour guide who pocketed it, Amarin TV
Read moreMinimum wage for hotel, resort employees raised to 400 baht daily
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MINIMUM WAGE for all employees at hotels and resort places in Bangkok and nine provinces will be increased to 400 baht daily, beginning in the middle of next month, confirmed a senior government official today (Mar. 26). The Wage Committee chaired by the Ministry of Labour’s undersecretary Pairot Chotikasathian
Read moreAnother hotel in Poipet catches fire but no casualties
FOLLOWING the huge blaze a Cambodian hotel-cum-casino in Poipet, just opposite Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet subdistrict, Sa Kaeo province, last December killing 22 employees and gamblers, another hotel in this border town caught fire at 10 p.m. last night (Sep. 15) but fortunately there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper said today. Just as
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