Yearly Archives: 2013
New 441 kW Nismo GT-R on the way
The Nismo version of Nissan’s GT-R supercar with 441 kW and 652 Nm is coming with a revised 3.8 liter twin-turbo V6 (up from...
The new F1 regulations
There are many changes for 2014, so Adrian Newey will have to really sharpen his pencil. The 2014 season will see the introduction of...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday December 6 – December 12, 2013
Last week I mentioned that a Dame of the British Empire was a great competitor in V8 Fords, lived to be 90 and was...
Hard Rock Hotel dinner raises 400,000 baht for charity
The Hard Rock Hotel capped another successful year of fundraising for the disadvantaged by collecting another 400,000 baht at its year-end charity dinner. ...
Review a venue that is suitable for low budget expats
Editor; Re: (PM Dining Out Friday, 29 November 2013) - When, oh when will the Dining Out team review a venue that is suitable...
Whether sugar is harmful is debatable
Editor: Re: Sugar is not so bad (PM Mailbag Friday, 29 November 2013) - Whether sugar is harmful to us is debatable, like the...
Water frontage
Editor; For the last 15 months I have watched the building of a large complex on what was once the “Little Duck disco” behind...
Sugar not harmful
Dear Editor, In his seemingly rabid attempt to propagate vegetarianism at the expense of logic, Mr. Gordon (Mailbag 29/11) claims that taken in moderation...
Everyone is right and everyone is wrong
Editor; Re: Sugar is not so bad (PM - Mailbag Friday, 29 November 2013) - I almost want to apologize for starting this conversation...
Latest Stories
After Songkran price freeze ends Pattaya faces rising transport costs and daily expenses
PATTAYA, Thailand – When the holiday calm ends, the real bill begins. Thailand’s decision to freeze bus fares through Songkran may ease the immediate...
The Drifters (PCC) aim for the Double at the Chiang Mai International 6’s –...
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - The World’s largest cricketing extravaganza took place for the 36th time at the Gymkhana Ground at Chiang Mai from Sun...
«Проблема тротуаров» в Паттайе – не о русских, а о том, какой становится город
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – В современной Паттайе даже такая привычная вещь, как тротуар, кажется более переполненной, чем раньше. И дело не только в людях, но...
Подозреваемый с ножом задержан после нападения на туриста в Джомтьене
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – Власти задержали подозреваемого, обвиняемого в нападении на туриста с ножом в районе Джомтьен. Инцидент стал частью серии происшествий, которые 6 апреля...
Палящее дневное солнце над пляжем Паттайи приносит пик жары на побережье
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – С началом туристического сезона погода в Паттайе формируется как сочетание сильной жары и возможных локальных штормов. Температура продолжает расти, при этом...