Yearly Archives: 2014
PILC holds delightful wine tasting evening
On Saturday January 25th a wine tasting was held by Pattaya International Ladies Club at a beautiful Villa in the grounds of Siam Country...
Blind students excel on annual sports day
The annual sports day at the Pattaya School for the Blind took place recently, and as with each year the aim of the event...
Pattaya School No. 11 marks 36th anniversary
Pattaya School No. 11 celebrated its 36th anniversary with a two-day festival attended by educators from around the city. Principal Jirasak Jitsom welcomed guests...
Smiles all round at Regents’ Early Years Sports Fun Day
On 22nd January the Sports Hall and fields of Regents International School Pattaya were filled with the sound of laughter and excitement as the...
A Christmas Carol
Dear Hillary, Nothing could have been further from my intent than to cause you offence. Hillary, I beg you to look again, and you...
Communication
Dear Hillary, Love your column for all it’s informative, witty solutions to farang issues. My question is more of a self-help nature: why don’t...
How to get a portfolio together
You have gone into 2014 by buying an expensive DSLR camera. Would you now like your expensive camera to start paying for itself? I...
Beware of “Breakthroughs”
Right at the end of 2013 I came across an article trumpeting “Cancer therapy is breakthrough of the year.” Naturally, I read this with...
AFG looks at the Myanmar situation
With Myanmar (Burma) opening up to outsiders in many fields, the Automotive Focus Group (AFG) is presenting to its members an interesting seminar prepared...
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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...