Yearly Archives: 2011
Tom Khlong Pla (a sour fish soup)
Another traditional Thai soup, and one that is very easy to make. All ingredients are available locally but if you cannot get what you...
Coffee becomes art at Royal Garden show
Thai artists showed coffee is for more than just drinking as they turned dark roasted blends into portraits of famous people and milk...
My aching back
Ouch! My aching back! Or maybe it an aching knee or even a headache that has caused you to ask yourself, do I...
Pullman Pattaya Aisawan celebrates 1st “anniWHITEsary” beach party
Philippe Delaloye, general manager of the Pullman Pattaya Aisawan recently hosted the first year anniversary celebration of the hotel’s regular “White Session” -...
Richard Smith celebrates 80 years
As active as Richard Smith is in Pattaya’s expat community, few can believe he’s now 80 years old. Two-time...
Baan Jing Jai youth visit The Haven
On Saturday afternoon May 7, The Haven in Soi 13 played host to some 65 children from the Baan Jing Jai shelter for...
Diana Group donates scholarships to 105 children
The Diana Group helped fund the educations of 105 children, donating more than 265,000 baht in scholarships for the 23rd year. ...
Enforcing a request?
Editor; Please help a poor confused Farang - In Pattaya Mail Friday May 13th - ‘Tuesday is Visakha Bucha day - Although not...
Agrees with Chatchawan Thongdeelert
Editor; I wholeheartedly agree with Chatchawan Thongdeelert’s contention that Obec’s misinformed edict to merge 2,500 small primary schools will, in fact, prove to...
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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...