Yearly Archives: 2011
Painless vehicle license renewal
Editor; Not a lot of people know this - I found out quite by accident - vehicle license renewal can be done on...
Say “No!” to bar fines
Hi Hillary, I’ve been in Pattaya many times and I have many good friends who work in bars and I know many of...
Anyone for a Tatt?
Dear Hillary Let me say first of all that I really appreciate your column and your replies to many farangs, some of them...
Too old to throw a leg over?
Dear Hillary, I am thinking of buying a motorbike to ride around the city, even though it is many years since I last...
Ladyboy love?
Dear Hillary, You have been warning everyone about the dangers of falling in love with bar girls, though I can see just how...
Parky – the extraordinary showman
Norman Parkinson has been dead for many years, but the photographic world is that much poorer without him. He was a photographer who...
You never had it so good
A friend of mine is in hospital in the UK. He has been there for three weeks, but he should not have been...
TAT Trat director pushes eco-tourism
Tourism Authority of Thailand officials are urging Eastern Seaboard residents to boost environmental conservation efforts to boost the country’s eco-tourism prospects. ...
Ex-Lions Club, Chonburi Chamber exec wins PBTA presidency
A former Lions Club district governor and ex-president of the Chonburi Chamber of Commerce was elected to head the Pattaya Business & Tourism...
Latest Stories
Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Christmas Party brings community together for charity and celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES) once again marked the festive season with its annual Christmas charity party on Saturday, December...
Pattaya municipal officers warn vendors against using sidewalks as selling areas
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have issued a clear warning to street vendors after conducting inspections along Pattaya South Road on December...
Pattaya municipal officers step up enforcement against motorcycles blocking sidewalks
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers on December 26 carried out an on-site operation to restore order on public sidewalks, focusing on motorcycles...
Sleep-deprived teen rider crashes motorcycle into parked pickup in Pattaya, two injured
PATTAYA, Thailand — Two teenagers were injured after a motorcycle crashed into the rear of a parked pickup truck in the early hours of...
Vendors disappear ahead of Pattaya Soi 6 inspection, raising leak suspicions
PATTAYA, Thailand — A late-night traffic enforcement operation in Pattaya’s Soi 6 on December 24 raised questions after the vendors accused of blocking traffic...