Pattaya Mail
Electric power steering
As mentioned in the piece about the new hybrid Jazz, this car has electric power steering. About eight years ago, I made the prediction...
Bira next weekend
The Nitto 3K meeting with the Retro cars is scheduled for September 9. We are still hopeful that the Securitas Mk1 Ford Escort will...
The Thai-Australia FTA in action
Everyone’s rough idea of what a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) means, is that two countries can export/import to each other without duty, keeping the...
A USD 11 million Ford?
A 1967 Gulf/Mirage Ford GT40 was sold at auction in the US for USD 11 million plus auctioneer’s fees. Before the auction, the vehicle...
Honda’s Jazz Hybrid goes the other direction
Honda Thailand released its hybrid version of it Jazz a few weeks ago, and now has revealed that the hybrid version will also be...
Autotrivia quiz – Friday August 31 – September 6, 2012
Last week, I asked what pre-war race car weighed in at 750 kg and had an engine that developed around 600 plus horsepower...
‘Magical Land’ fair commemorates Father Ray’s passing
The Father Ray Foundation commemorated the ninth anniversary of its founder’s passing with a “Magical Land, Build the Disabled’s Dream” festival at the Redemptorist...
King Power donates 500,000 baht to Pattaya Orphanage
Duty-free retailer King Power International Co. donated more than a half-million baht in cash and items to the Pattaya Orphanage while treating the children...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday August 31 – September...
Now playing in Pattaya Shambhala: Thai, Drama – An interesting and unusual Thai film starring two Thai actors of considerable note: Lao-Australian superstar...
Latest Stories
Pattaya’s Big Buddha Hill road faces urgent repairs after landslide damage
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet inspected damaged roads on Big Buddha Hill in Pratumnak area on September 10 after a recent soil...
Overnight rain floods roads, homes across Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Heavy overnight rain flooded roads and homes across parts of Pattaya late on September 10, leaving motorists struggling through water, with...
Eight foreigners caught in Bangkok market over work and immigration offences
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai labour and immigration authorities arrested eight foreigners during an inspection at Rong Kip Moo Market in Min Buri on September...
Pattaya officers steady tourists stepping off rocking Koh Larn boats
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police deployed a team to Bali Hai Pier on the evening of September 11 to help tourists safely disembark...
Pattaya prepares tourists for rough seas on trips to Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police took a hands-on role in keeping tourists safe at sea on September 11, helping passengers put on life...