Yearly Archives: 2014
Landscape photography
Now that you have your new Xmas camera, how about exploring Landscape photography? Is it easy? Point the camera at rolling fields and push...
Man is not a large rat, despite assertions from some females
Read any of the popular press (as opposed to the scientific medical press such as the Lancet, for example) and you will read about...
How Thai Life Insurance can reduce Personal Income Tax in Thailand
Thai insurance companies provide two types of life insurance which trigger a personal income tax deduction in Thailand: 1. A regular life insurance policy...
Another holiday, another city-wide traffic jam
For much of the week-long Pattaya Countdown, Dec. 25 - Jan. 1, arteries from Sukhumvit Highway to Beach Road were packed with cars, taxis,...
Marine Safety Training Course opens for Pattaya boat captains
Area boat captains were given lessons in actual seamanship from a professional maritime school in Bangkok as the first Marine Safety Training Course opened...
Royal Thai Police chief dispatches holiday troops in Pattaya
Thailand’s police chief took a breather from ongoing street protests in Bangkok to formally issue holiday orders to Pattaya-area cops. ...
Thai tour guides claim foreigner stealing their jobs, ruining country
Thai tour guides are complaining that foreigners are stealing their jobs and ruining Thailand and its international reputation. More than 50 members of the...
PBTA boss, council members decry inaction on Pattaya marine-safety measures
The head of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association continued his assault on city hall over marine safety, saying that despite all the talk...
Korean, Chinese tourists nearly disappear; Russians drop 20% amid Bangkok protests:...
Hong Kong and South Korean tourists have nearly disappeared from Pattaya while Russian arrivals are down 20 percent due to protracted anti-government protests in...











