Yearly Archives: 2011
Thai Trade rep to systematise Thai boxing in US
BANGKOK, May 17 - The Thailand Trade Representative (TTR) in conjunction with the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles and Thai boxing gyms...
2011 stationery market to grow 10-12% y-o-y
BANGKOK, 17 May 2011 – Stationery market this year is expected to grow by over 10-12% from last year with a total value...
Thai financial status remains healthy
BANGKOK, 17 May 2011 – Thailand’s financial status remains strong compared with the 1997 economic crisis, according to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). ...
BOI: Japan leading foreign investment in Thailand
BANGKOK, 17 May 2011 – Foreign businesses, led by Japanese companies were seeking investment promotion from the Board of Investment (BOI) from January...
Motorbike Thieves are at it again
At 2am on May the 17th police were out on patrol on central road when they spotted a young couple on a motorbike that...
Authorities attempt to control selling of copy goods
30 police officers raided two shopping malls situated on Pattaya beach road and rounded up about 10 dealers who were selling counterfeit garments and...
Suspected Gas leak causes panic at local hotel
Over 20 Thai and foreign tourists ran for their lives out of the Hong Resident Hotel on Soi 4 off of Pattaya beach road...
Life saving unit help trapped kitty
The Sawang Boriboon foundation are well known for their life saving techniques and their quick response to accidents however its not only humans...
Civil Volunteers or Petty Criminals?
Police and paramedics attended a motorbike accident on Thepprasit road near the City Youth Sports Center. Two local teenagers...
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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...