Yearly Archives: 2012
A timeless answer to a timeless problem
Dear Hillary, I have come to the conclusion that for a Thai woman, a watch is merely a fashion statement, and nothing to...
Sparing the rod
Dear Hillary, How do you tell someone that they are making a rod for their own backs with the way the people next...
Julia Margaret Cameron
With the start of a new year, I sat down fully intending to write a column about having a photo project to spark...
Burnout in Thailand
“Burnout in Thailand? Impossible!” That’s probably what most of us would think. But symptoms of ‘burnout’ are not always linked to high workload alone,...
Laughter is the best medicine
Here we are, a brand new year, and one in which we can attack with a smile or a sneer. How you feel...
Banana Republics, Part 2
Growing Gap, continued… Economic gains in the U.S. have been spread less equally in recent years as a result of factors including globalization, technological change,...
His Majesty urges Thais to take flood crisis as lesson
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great on Saturday urged Thais to take the flood crisis as a lesson to remind them to...
509 more area families awarded flood compensation
More than 500 area families each received 5,000 baht compensation for damage caused by local flooding in September and October. ...
Transport ministry deputy opens Sriracha marine safety center
Thailand’s deputy transportation minister marked the seventh anniversary of the Asian tsunami with the opening of the Water Safety Transportation Center in Sriracha....
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Thailand verschärft Alkoholgesetz und verbietet Verkauf an betrunkene Kunden
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand hat die Durchsetzung seiner Alkoholkontrollgesetze verschärft und den Verkauf alkoholischer Getränke an Kunden mit deutlich erkennbaren Anzeichen von Trunkenheit ausdrücklich...
Oasis Beats Pool Party at Avani Pattaya Resort 27 December
Ticket & Entry Packages
Entry Package
THB 550++
• no sunbed
• Includes: 1 drink
Ladies Entry Package: THB 800++
Includes: Entry + Sunbed + 1 drink (glass of...
AOT weist Berichte aus Kambodscha zurück und bekräftigt internationale Passagierstandards
PATTAYA, Thailand – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) hat Berichte kambodschanischer Medien als irreführend zurückgewiesen und betont, dass es keine Fälle von verlorenem Passagiergepäck...
Pattaya verwarnte ausländischen Mann nach Nacktbad am öffentlichen Strand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mitarbeiter des Ordnungsamtes der Stadt Pattaya schritten am 19. Dezember ein, nachdem sie einen ausländischen Mann dabei entdeckt hatten, wie er...
Kühlere Morgenstunden in Pattaya nach weiterem Temperaturrückgang
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya und den umliegenden Gebieten werden in den kommenden 24 Stunden kühlere Morgen erwartet. Die Temperaturen sollen leicht sinken, da...