Yearly Archives: 2011
Jealousy
If there is a common pattern shared by many Thai-Western relationships, it’s jealousy. I don’t have statistical material on hand to prove this,...
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm or AAA
AAA stands for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, and as I have often pointed out, we doctors love acronyms. I am sure that the education...
Thailand’s largest hotel chain and Pattaya developer join forces
Well known Pattaya developers and Centara Hotels and Resorts launch Centara Avenue Residence and Suites On the 29th June at the Centara...
Chart attack, part 2
This week and next we have part 2 in a special report from Tim Price, Director of Investment with PFP Wealth Management. ...
Another birthday
The Pattaya Mail turns 18 with this issue. It only seems like 12 months ago when I was writing the same item, but...
Navy chief denies offer to head defense ministry
Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Kamthon Pumhiran denied he is in the running to become defense minister in Thailand’s new Pheu Thai Party-led...
Thai athletes win medals in TKD Korea Open 2011
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011 – 2010 Youth Olympic Games gold medalist Worawong Pongpanich wins a gold medal from the eighth Chucheon Open International...
Navy task force ships out of Sattahip for 2nd Somali mission
Two Royal Thai Navy vessels have shipped out from Sattahip to begin Thailand’s second mission to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia....
DOE records over 984,000 registered foreign workers
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011– The number of migrant workers registered by the Department of Employment (DOE) has totaled over 984,000 while the group...
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When Thailand expats stop watching Washington: Notes from Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai
PATTAYA, Thailand - I did not begin with a theory. I began with conversations. They happened naturally over morning coffee in Pattaya, sunset drinks...
Young British man found dead in Bangkok hotel after nine days without contact with...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old British man who was found deceased in a hotel room in central...
Pattaya losing control after dark as Soi 6 incident fuels fresh debate
PATTAYA, Thailand – A recent incident on Soi 6, where an intoxicated foreign tourist allegedly attacked a municipal vehicle, has once again drawn attention...
Motorcycle and car collision leaves one woman injured on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in Central Pattaya on January 22, municipal officers confirmed.
The...
Massage shops caught operating without licenses in Pattaya- Naklua Soi 16
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night enforcement operation in Pattaya sent businesses scrambling to shut their doors after authorities uncovered illegal massage shops operating without...