Yearly Archives: 2011
Cleaning up Pattaya, 1 soi at a time
Lots of people talk about cleaning up Pattaya. For 10 years, Yim Kit-ubosot has actually been doing it. Yim...
Woman rescued from stuck elevator
Sawang Boriboon Foundation rescuers needed an hour to free a panicked woman stuck in an elevator at a Sukhumvit Road condominium. ...
FTI: New govt should increase minimum wage
BANGKOK, 18 May 2011 – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has suggested that the new government should adjust the minimum wage up...
Mobile phone network operators’ income up
BANGKOK, 18 May 2011 – Mobile phone network operators in Thailand are enjoying skyrocketing profits as the overall income last year was mainly...
Thai exports to EU increasing
BANGKOK, 18 May 2011 – The Department of Export Promotion (DEP) has foreseen a positive outlook for the export to the European Union...
MBMG Group wins accolades at the ACQ Global Awards 2011
MBMG Group has won the Financial Advisory Firm of the Year, Investment Management firm of the year and 10 other accolades at the...
Warning lights are beginning to flash for Australia
Just after 14:46, local time on March 11th, a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake occurred some 45 miles off the coast of North Eastern Japan....
Thai private sector urged to penetrate China’s halal market
BANGKOK, May 17 - The Department of Export Promotion (DEP) has advised the Thai private sector to penetrate China's halal food market, as...
Thai exports to European Union grow 24% in first quarter
BANGKOK, May 17 - Thailand's exports to the European Union (EU) grew 24 per cent in the first quarter of this year, amounting...
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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...