Yearly Archives: 2011
What impact will the floods have on the Thai auto industry?
The Frost & Sullivan Analyst Comment is one of the better groups looking at the auto industry. Vivek Vaidya, vice president, APAC, Automotive...
BMW’s “Concept e” maxi scooter
BMW is leaning more and more towards electric power, despite being one of the first to promote hydrogen as the fuel of the...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday October 28 – November 3, 2011
Last week I mentioned that when the XK 120 was first produced, it had an aluminium body. I asked, at what number in...
Ford E-Bike concept
Another two-wheeled concept unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show was Ford’s idea of an urban-focused commuter vehicles. However, this was a foray into...
Dan Wheldon RIP
There has been much written in the popular press about the death of English driver Dan Wheldon in an IndyCar event in the...
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...
Haunted Halloween at Horseshoe Point this weekend
Pattaya Players is proud to announce its fourth annual Horseshoe Point Haunted Halloween event on Saturday, October 29, at The Three Kingdoms Park...
Stars galore at Hard Rock 10th anniversary celebrations
Superstar Thai rock band Klear headlined a special celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya on Saturday, October...
Thai-riffic!
One criticism of Thais is that they do not read books, other than comic books, which come from Japan. When you then look...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...