Yearly Archives: 2013
Bangkok Express
A first time novel for Bangkok based James A. Newman. Bangkok Express (ISBN 978-1-4092-7754-5, Spanking Pulp Press, 2012) arrived on the reviewer’s table...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday January 11 – January...
Now playing in Pattaya The Bay: (Scheduled) US, Action/ Drama/ History/Thriller – Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster...
‘Lost in Thailand’ could draw more tourists to the kingdom
The Thai tourism industry has hopes that the popularity of a new film, “Lost in Thailand”, currently topping the box office in China,...
Pattaya lights up 2013 in style
More than 2,000 fireworks turned night into day when the Pattaya area counted down the end of 2012 and welcomed in the New Year....
Retaliation or not?
Editor; Two months ago your paper published the water problems at Fah Mi Add Kan Village, just off Siam Country Road and Phonpranimit...
Invasion of the huge buses
Editor; By now, everyone should be familiar with the recent proliferation of enormous white buses that jam almost every main street in Pattaya...
Push and shove walks on both sides of the road
Editor; Among the push and shove sidewalk areas around downtown Pattaya the worst must be the two foot sidewalk area that fronts the...
Sabine Ursula Fricsay-Flemming
Beloved friends of Sabine, it is my sad duty to inform you that my dear wife and life partner for the past 47...
Latest Stories
Car crashes into 7-Eleven in Bangkok injuring 8 as driver claims sudden vehicle failure
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night accident in Bangkok has left eight people injured after a sedan crashed into a 7-Eleven convenience store in the...
Songkran at risk in Thailand as fuel fears hit holiday makers and return home...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s tourism sector is facing mounting concern ahead of Songkran, as rising fuel prices and fears of shortages prompt many people...
Pattaya partially reopens road along railway near Khao Talo to ease traffic woes
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected progress on the long-awaited road improvement project along the railway line near Khao Talo, as authorities...
Pattaya declares full marine rescue readiness as tourist numbers rise
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat has led an on-site inspection of marine rescue boats and emergency equipment on April 1, reinforcing...
Fire erupts at two-storey home near Pattaya in Sattahip, electrical fault suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a two-storey residential house in Samaesarn, a coastal area south of Pattaya, on the afternoon of...