Yearly Archives: 2011
Retailers suing for damages from Red Shirt protest
BANGKOK, May 20 - Retailers at Bangkok's prime shopping and business area of Ratchaprasong upset by new business losses from the latest Red...
DIT hotline flooded with complaints on expensive goods
BANGKOK, 20 May 2011 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has reported that over 3,200 complaints had been filed via the DIT...
THAI launching low-cost airline next year
BANGKOK, May 20 - Thailand's national flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) will launch its own low-cost airline in April next year, according...
Pattaya hosts inaugural Columbia Trail Masters race at Khao Mai Kheow
Running races are not new to Thailand. Almost every weekend there is a 10km race, a half-marathon, marathon or triathlon, somewhere in or...
Pattaya Cricket Club sink Singapore Spirits
Another full weekend of cricket at Horseshoe Point, the home of Pattaya Cricket Club, saw PCC play the touring Singapore Spirits. ...
‘Dolphins’ season in danger of unraveling after defeat by Police United
Pressure is beginning to mount on Pattaya United coach Jatuporn Pramolbal and his players following the club’s fourth straight defeat in the Thai Premier...
Air Sea Land Games held to honour His Majesty the King
As part of the celebrations to mark His Majesty the King’s 84th birthday this year, more than 20 different sports organizations in the...
Chiang Mai Golf Festival 2011 tees off
The “Chiang Mai Golf Festival 2011” is being held through May –June this year at selected golf courses in and around Chiang Mai,...
Ray sparkles at Emerald
PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside Tuesday, May 5, Emerald – Stableford Tuesday saw a visit down to Ban Chang for our monthly...
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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...