Yearly Archives: 2011
Storm victims receive financial aid
Nongprue municipality mayor Mai Chaiyanit paid another official visit to the neighborhood under his care that suffered badly in the huge storm that...
Panic on Walking Street
There was panic down on Walking Street as one of the hundreds of signboards burst into flames on the second floor of a...
Fire victims given a helping hand by city hall
Many buildings were damaged in a recent fire at the Tang Kui ship port. Pattaya city councilors Banlue Kullawanit...
Drug user resists arrest at police checkpoint
It seems the police could do with a little training in apprehension and detention procedures. One of their many...
Buddhist devotees take part in Walk-Run rally on Visakha Bucha Day
Visakha Bucha Day was observed all over Pattaya and up on Prathamnak hill hundreds of devotees took part in the annual Walk-Run rally which...
Spanish GP this weekend
The Alonso fans will be out in full voice, hoping that this will be the GP at which Ferrari comes on even stronger,...
World unites to halt death and injury on roads
The above caption came with a press release from the World Health Organization (WHO), with the sub-header “Decade of Action for Road Safety...
This car is not on the WHO list, I am sure
The “Ultimate” Porsche 911 has to be the special-edition Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Coupe which will be limited to a production run...
Bira 4 Hour race starts 4 hours late
The Saturday Four Hour races at the Bira circuit a couple of weeks ago were supposed to be two distinct enduros. Sedans in...
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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...