Pattaya Mail
US Grand Prix this weekend
Despite the present F1 Grand Prix in Austin’s Circuit of the Americas being a Johnny Come Lately, the American race actually dates back to...
Driver caught using mannequin to drive in carpool lane
Brea, Calif. (AP) - A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin - not a real person - to drive in the...
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej – The Legendary Royal Sailor
As a small boy thrashing an open 3-meter dinghy in the icy and inhospitable waters of southern Tasmania, I did not realize that this...
Some Ferrari history
(The following came from one of the regular readers, but no indication of the origin – I have shortened it somewhat, but here goes!)
In...
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej – The Royal Sportsman
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej made incomparable contributions to Thai sports men and women throughout his reign as monarch and influenced a wide spectrum...
How valuable is your “brand”?
Interbrand, an American consultancy group rates the world’s manufacturers each year by that rather nebulous entity called your “brand”. However, the ‘Best Global Brands’...
Police: Drug suspect tried to dissolve heroin by urinating
Scranton, Pa. (AP) - Police say a Pennsylvania drug suspect was all wet when he urinated in his pants in the hope that it...
German girl bicycles to Poland to see her grandmother
Berlin (AP) - German police say a missing 14-year-old girl has turned up safe and sound in Poland, after bicycling and hitchhiking some 400...
The end is nigh – or is it?
Germany wants to start banning the internal combustion engine, after being one of the originators of it. That’s the bad news. The good news...
Latest Stories
The Riviera Beverly Hills brings Hollywood-inspired luxury living to Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Construction of The Riviera Beverly Hills Residences is progressing in Jomtien, bringing The Riviera Group’s first low-rise condominium development to life....
Ticking time bomb as outbound travel levy threatens Thailand’s tourism economy
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand is a nation without its own core technologies. For decades, we have relied almost entirely on agricultural exports and tourism...
Pattaya City Expats Club talk urges strength building to prevent falls
PATTAYA, Thailand - Older adults can reduce their risk of serious falls by developing strength, power and balance before an emergency occurs, speaker Barry...
BCCT Insight: Foreign Investment and Property Ownership in Thailand
BCCT Insight: Foreign Investment and Property Ownership in Thailand:
Common Pitfalls for Foreign Buyers and Corporate Investors
Planning to invest, set up a business, or buy property...
Road-marking truck burns out on Bangkok elevated road, injuring five workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...