Lang Reid
Veni Vidi Vici
Veni, Vidi, Vici is a Latin phrase that is known by most people, so it is understandable that author Peter Jones would use it...
History of the World in Twelve Maps
I have always enjoyed being in the company of anyone who is totally passionate about some subject, even if I (previously) had no interest...
Adolf Hitler
As time marches on, there are large chunks of our history which can be shown to be fallaciously reported, through to downright lies. The...
Writing on the Wall
I am not a lover of FaceBook. I do not have a Twitter account. So when I spied Writing on the Wall on the...
What Should We Be Worried About?
What keeps scientist awake at night? The book “What Should We Be Worried About?” is a very interesting slant on today’s world and where...
Honorary Consul Pattaya
Barry Kenyon worked as the British Honorary Consul in Pattaya for 14 years up to 2010. In that time, he met all types of...
Cycle of Lies
Lance Armstrong was a world name for his fight against cancer and then his fight to be one of the best racing cyclists known....
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay has been written by local personality Simon Napier-Bell, with the sub-title The Dodgy Business of Popular Music (ISBN 978-1-78352-031-2, Unbound Books, 2014). And...
Latest Stories
Thailand is the quiet equation of wealth in a noisy world
PATTAYA, Thailand - There is a certain tension in the air one that doesn’t announce itself with headlines, but quietly seeps into the daily...
Songkran turns deadly as Pattaya policeman shoots cannabis shop owner on Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran celebrations in Pattaya turned deadly in the early hours of April 19 after an intoxicated police officer allegedly shot and...
The post-Songkran reality check: what Pattaya reveals when the water dries
PATTAYA, Thailand - I am writing this article on a day when Pattaya is still in full celebration Songkran is ongoing, and today is...
VietJet setzt auf chinesische C909-Jets – Herausforderung für das Airbus-Boeing-Duopol
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die vietnamesische Billigfluggesellschaft VietJet Air hat eine Vereinbarung über das Leasing von bis zu 10 C909-Passagierflugzeugen aus China unterzeichnet. Damit stärkt...
EEC-Gebiete nähern sich 24-Stunden-Alkoholverkauf – nach 90-Tage-Test keine Zunahme von Unfällen festgestellt
PATTAYA, Thailand – Das thailändische Komitee zur Alkoholkontrolle hat grundsätzlich einem Vorschlag zugestimmt, der den 24-Stunden-Verkauf alkoholischer Getränke in ausgewiesenen Zonen des Eastern Economic...