Yearly Archives: 2011
Aussie arrested for allegedly stealing ring for marriage proposal
An Australian man was arrested for allegedly stealing a diamond-encrusted platinum ring he planned to give his girlfriend as an engagement ring. ...
Tourist Police arrest ‘suspicious’ man on drug charges
Pattaya Tourist Police who searched a Thai man acting “suspiciously” arrested him after allegedly finding more than 2 grams of crystal methamphetamines on his...
Chonburi, Rayong to launch ‘School Banking Project’
Chonburi and Rayong school children are being encouraged to start planning their financial futures now with a “School Banking Project” launched by Citibank...
488 marines ship out of Sattahip for troubled south
Nearly 500 Royal Thai Marines departed Sattahip for Thailand’s strife-torn southern provinces last month as the military shuffles its personnel in the area....
Pattaya to host royal concert Nov. 12
Pattaya will host one of five concerts to be held nationwide next month to celebrate HM the King’s upcoming birthday. Eight...
Culture Ministry accommodates Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
BANGKOK, 4 October 2011 -Thai Muslims pilgrims who traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend this year’s Hajj were accorded a warm welcome at Suvarnabhumi...
Lampang Airport reopens after flood recedes
LAMPANG, Oct 4 - Lampang Airport reopened Tuesday morning after being forced to close by a flooded runway on Monday. Ubonwan...
Historic Ayutthaya temple inundated; villagers evacuted
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 4 -- Waters of Thailand's Chao Phraya River flooded into a historic temple in the former capital of Siam at around 6am...
Floods damage 500,000 rai of sugarcane crop
BANGKOK, Oct 4 – Continued flooding has damaged some 400,000-500,000 rai of Thailand’s current sugarcane crop in a number of provinces in the upper...
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...