Yearly Archives: 2011
Toyota resumes production, but Honda still in trouble
Toyota should have resumed production in Thailand on November 21, one month after the severe flooding forced it to suspend operations. Toyota has...
Thousands of Pattaya residents join in music video honoring HM the...
This past week Pattaya City attracted scores of locals and tourists to join in the filming of a music video honoring His Majesty...
Charity event at Nova Platinum raises 350,000 baht
The Nova Platinum Hotel in Pattaya held a special one off evening of entertainment on November 11 to help raise funds for the...
Seed music show on the beach
A special flood relief music concert organized by Seed 97.5FM will be held on Pattaya Beach Road, Soi 4, on Saturday, November 26...
Sukosol family releases LP to aid flood victims
At present Thailand is struggling with its worst flooding in 50 years. This catastrophic crisis has affected many people and businesses in numerous...
Fringe Festival 2011/12 at Vic Hua Hin
Hua Hin has its own Fringe Festival. After last year’s joint staging in Bangkok and HuaHin, the beautiful beach resort is now the...
Bangkok Days
The publishing world appears to have a set of rules all its own. I will stop short of calling its conduct ‘subterfuge’, but...
Audition call for Pattaya Players latest production
Pattaya Players amateur dramatics group has announced open auditions for a production of ‘It’s On It’s Off’ by Ray Lawrence. There are 6...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday November 25 – December...
Now playing in Pattaya Movie distributors have been postponing many film openings due to flooding, as though only the people in Bangkok count....
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...