Yearly Archives: 2014
Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment set to grow in 2015
Direct commercial real estate investment across Asia Pacific in 2015 is expected to exceed 2014 levels, according to the latest figures from leading property...
Dusit Thani Maldives offers luxury 3-bedroom residence
Dusit Thani Maldives recently announced the launch of a brand new three-bedroom beach residence at the resort. Being one-of-a-kind in its location, this lavish...
Thailand’s Zeavola Resort named world’s best sustainable boutique hotel
The Zeavola Resort, located on the island of Koh Phi Phi in southern Thailand scooped the global prize for the World’s Best Sustainable Boutique...
Sweatshop Greed
Sweatshop Greed (ISBN 978-1-481-06833-8, self-published, 2013), is a first novel for Aussie expatriate Michael Conlon, which came to me directly from the author. For...
Christmas carols ring out at St. Andrews
This month saw a special occasion for all pupils at St. Andrews International School as students from both Primary and the Secondary years performed...
Redemptorist Vocational School holds grand graduation ceremony
At a ceremony which took place on the first Saturday of December, sixty students from the Redemptorist Vocational School for People with Disabilities received...
Tourism representatives point to a bright future at November’s Skål Pattaya...
“Pattaya tourism … Where are we going?” was the title of a special panel discussion at the Skål Pattaya & East Thailand November meeting....
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...