Yearly Archives: 2011
Do-it-yourself brain doping
It’s very simple now to order drugs over the Internet, and most pharmacies in Asia will sell medicines over the counter that are...
My Mum, my friend Alan and Disneyland
I was stopped by a chap in the hospital lobby who was kind enough to ask about my dear old Mum. I hadn’t...
Bangkok Airways makes a dream come true
Bangkok Airways, led by Songkrot Palakawong Na Ayuthaya (second right), deputy director for corporate affairs and events, recently sent off a child from the...
Commerce Ministry hosts forum on international trade agreements
Companies looking to expand their overseas businesses gained tips on how to better negotiate international trade deals and jump into new markets at...
Air Berlin to fly even more tourists to Phuket from Berlin-Tegel
Germany’s second largest airline plans to increase its flights between Berlin-Tegel and Phuket from November 1, 2011. In addition to the non-stop connections...
CARAT 2011 sparkles with 150 shore, ocean-based exercises
More than 150 training and cultural-exchange events are underway as Thai and American naval forces meet again for the 2011 CARAT exercises in...
Pattaya launches free school bus service for public schools
Pattaya this week launches free school bus service for its public schools. Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome announced the five-year lease...
City officials issue more ultimatums to rules-flouting beach vendors
Fed up with vendors who continue to flout nearly every regulation laid down to control the area’s beaches, Pattaya officials again threatened more...
Chonburi enlists teachers to battle human trafficking
Pattaya and Chonburi officials have enlisted 100 area teachers to help them prevent students from becoming victims of human trafficking. ...
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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...