Yearly Archives: 2012
Not keen on smug looks
Dear Hillary, I have come over here on holiday from the UK and I am shocked by what I see here, going on...
Will I have to pay Palimoney?
Dear Hillary, What is the situation with Thai law when you split from a live-in girlfriend? Does she have any legal rights to...
Do you need megapixels, shutter speeds and f stops?
Xmas and New Year tend to be the season of purchasing, forget about the “good will” stuff, that’s a myth. One of the...
Five and four equals nine (fingers)!
Accountants need ten fingers, so a nine fingered one is pretty dodgy. However, every day there are people lopping off one of their...
Suvarnabhumi Airport ready for New Year travellers
BANGKOK, Dec 25 - Thailand's main international airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport, is prepared for a huge influx of travellers, with almost two million passengers expected...
Thai automotive manufacturers jubilant as car sales break record
BANGKOK, Dec 25 – Thailand made another historic record with skyrocketing sales of 1.3 million cars in the first 11 months of this...
Floods wreak havoc in South; schools close, district declared disaster zone
NARATHIWAT, Dec 25 – Thirteen districts of this southern border province have been flooded, forcing the closure of schools, while one district in...
42 pangolins seized in Nong Khai
NONG KHAI, Dec 25 -- Thai police on Tuesday rescued 42 endangered pangolins – commonly known as ant eaters – and arrested one...
Thailand’s southeastern coast on alert for storm
BANGKOK, Dec 26 – Several provinces on the southeastern coast near the Gulf of Thailand are warned of heavy rainfall, flash floods, landslides...
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...
Indian tourist cuts across road, motorcyclist seriously injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old woman from Buriram province was seriously injured after her motorcycle lost control and crashed on Pattaya Beach Road early...
Kazakh tourist asked to remove tent from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers on morning patrol found a Kazakh tourist camping on Pattaya Beach near Soi 6/1 on Saturday, setting up...
Even–odd parking rules in Pattaya welcome, but residents say problems run deeper
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City’s renewed enforcement of even–odd day roadside parking along South Pattaya from Sukhumvit Highway entrance to Wat Chaimongkol intersection, has...