Yearly Archives: 2011
Residential rental investment yield beats bank deposit rates
The low interest rates on bank deposit savings accounts is currently driving investment demand in the residential market where investors are seeking annual...
Chinese buyers taking Singapore property prices to a new high
Buyers from mainland China are fuelling a property boom in Singapore where the price of mass market private apartments have increased to new...
In Grandmother’s House
Another book from the Singaporean publishers Monsoon Books, with In Grandmother’s House, subtitled “Thai Folklore, Traditions and Rural Village Life” (ISBN 978-981-08-6658-7, Monsoon...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday 6 May – 12...
Now playing in Pattaya Thor 3D: US, Action/ Fantasy – Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth as punishment...
Cuisine du Monde @ Dusit Thani Pattaya
The Saturday night BBQ around the pool at the Dusit Thani Pattaya has had an excellent reputation, but we heard that it is even...
“Baggy” omelets
Omelets are easy to prepare and cook, but if you are catering for a large and indeterminate number of guests, this is the easiest...
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya investigates ‘murder’ of abdomen
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya want to protect people from murder … of the abdomen. The hospital’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Center organized a day-long workshop...
The key to tomorrow’s health – help and healing through the...
Free Public Lecture “I had breathing difficulties and chest pains over many years. It was angina pectoris -my heart was sick. Overnight...
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When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...
Slow down and follow the rules as road accidents remain a daily reality on...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A traffic crash on a provincial highway has laid bare a familiar and uncomfortable reality on Thailand’s roads, where traffic rules...