Yearly Archives: 2013
Changing cameras – but to what?
Many years ago, when looking at medium format photography, I was enamored of a Pentax 6x7. It was just like a larger 35 mm...
Banglamung names new building for major benefactor
Banglamung Hospital opened its seventh building, a 36 million baht facility named after its largest benefactor for the past decade. Thumrong Sombuntanont, public health...
“Slipped discs” – really?
How many people have told you that they have a slipped disc? Would you be one? Would you believe me that nobody “slips” a...
Tulip Group appoints “Projects Asia” as project managers for Centara Grand...
Tulip Group Thailand have officially announced that “Projects Asia” have been appointed as project managers for their luxury five star beachfront condominium and hotel,...
Kvik seeks new partners
For more than 30 years, Danish kitchen brand Kvik has been a major player in the European market, and is now celebrating the opening...
Structured Products are sometimes not what they seem
It is vital people know how to navigate safely round the minefield of personal investment products. Two of the biggest areas of concern are...
Hungry python holds off capture for 4 hours
It took about four hours, but animal-rescue workers managed to round up this 6-meter-long python that went hunting in a Sattahip temple, scaring a...
Government auditors accuse Pattaya hotels of dodging taxes, order crackdown
Thailand’s Office of the Auditor General has told Chonburi authorities to crack down on Pattaya hotels, citing a substantial shortfall in expected tax revenue....
Shoreline landscaping offers no solution to Beach Road flooding
Pattaya residents are wondering why beach landscaping work has not alleviated the city’s chronic flooding problem. Beach Road repeatedly floods, leaving many questioning why...
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«Секретный пляж» в Паттайе стал вирусным – Вонг Амат превращается в популярный туристический центр
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – Пляж Вонг Амат на севере Паттайи, ранее считавшийся «скрытой жемчужиной», стремительно набирает популярность в социальных сетях после публикации фотографий его спокойной...
Таксин Чинават не станет советником партии Пхыа Тхай после освобождения
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – Джулапан Аморнвиват, лидер партии Пхыа Тхай, подтвердил, что Таксин Чинават не будет занимать официальную должность советника в партии после его запланированного...
Thailand weighs visa cuts and mandatory health insurance
PATTAYA, Thailand - Major regulatory shifts are on the horizon for Thailand’s expat and tourist communities as the government reviews two major proposals that...
Thaksin Shinawatra übernimmt nach Haftentlassung keine Beraterrolle bei Pheu Thai
PATTAYA, Thailand – Julapun Amornvivat, Vorsitzender der Pheu-Thai-Partei, hat bestätigt, dass Thaksin Shinawatra nach seiner geplanten Haftentlassung auf Bewährung am 11. Mai keine offizielle...
Король и королева Таиланда приняли участие в банкете и военном параде в честь 80-летия...
СТОКГОЛЬМ, Швеция – Король Таиланда Маха Вачиралонгкорн и королева Сутхида приняли участие 30 апреля в официальных мероприятиях, посвященных 80-летию короля Швеции Карла XVI Густава,...