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Austrian embassy’s soi renamed after Mozart to mark 100th anniversary
Austrians marked the 100th anniversary of their embassy in Bangkok by unveiling a street sign officially renaming the street on which it sits after...
Faiths merge for German-speaking Christmas celebration
German-speaking Protestants and Catholics in Pattaya enjoyed a rare joint celebration of Christmas filled with prayer, food and stage plays. ...
Pattaya Pride raises 400,000 baht for AIDS charities
More than 400,000 baht was raised for HIV/AIDS charities as nearly 300 people turned out for the annual Pattaya Pride Gay Festival. ...
German ‘Brave Children’ meet counterparts in Pattaya visit
Thirteen boys from a German children’s-aid organization met their counterparts at Pattaya’s Child Protection & Development Center during a whirlwind tour of the...
Austrians aid flood victims on National Day
Austrian Ambassador Johannes Peterlik led about 70 of his countrymen in celebrating Austrian National Day in Pattaya. The Oct. 27 celebration...
Faith healer Corsie Legaspi returns to Pattaya
Famous divine healer and Filipino priest Corsie Legaspi paid another of his annual visits here to Pattaya on Wednesday, October 19 at the...
Everyone’s German for Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest at Amari Orchid has four chambers of commerce as guests The Australian, British and Irish chambers of commerce proved that everyone...
Germans celebrate Day of Unity
Pattaya-area Germans marked the 21st anniversary of German’s reunification with a Day of Unity celebration at the Dusit Thani Hotel. ...
Germany names new ambassador to Thailand
Germany’s ambassador to Vietnam has been tapped to head the country’s embassy in Thailand. Rolf Peter Gottfried Schulze, 58,...
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Rails through Remembrance: Travelling Thailand’s Death Railway from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
A slow journey by local train along one of the world’s most haunted railways, where history, memory, and landscape converge.
Bangkok: Departure
I began this rail...
Wine World: The Smell of Christmas
Perhaps because we rely so much on the senses of sight and hearing, our sense of smell sometimes takes a back seat in our...
When a few houses change the tone of the whole street in Pattaya
Noise, safety, and the quiet cost Pattaya is beginning to notice
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya has never claimed to be a quiet city. Built on...
Jomtien officials rescue unconscious transgender woman on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Jomtien municipal officers, together with lifeguards, rushed to assist a Thai transgender woman who was found unconscious on Jomtien Beach near...
Pattaya food vendor appeals for police action after thieves steal his motorcycle in under...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A food vendor from Phetchabun has appealed to police for urgent action after his motorcycle was brazenly stolen in front of...