Yearly Archives: 2015
300 BHP road bike!
Kawasaki’s “Balanced Supercharged Engine” concept is highlighted by variable pitch blades on the air inlet to the supercharger. Kawasaki announced at the recent Tokyo...
Forget the Europeans – go Stateside
Not content with it being the world’s fastest car (even though there is some controversy about this claim), American car company Hennessey has upgraded...
The safest car in the world?
I cannot remember any other motor vehicle that just appeared out of the blue and has turned the automotive industry on its ear. All-electric,...
Panama condo owners tell Trump he’s fired
Panama City (AP) - The directors of a massive Trump-branded luxury condominium development in Panama fired Donald Trump’s company over the summer over allegations...
ONYX announces its first hotel in Vietnam
Thailand-based international hotel company ONYX Hospitality Group recently announced its entry into Vietnam with the signing of a partnership agreement with HB Group to...
LH Group to launch REIT for Grande Centre Point Hotel Terminal...
Kanokvalee Viriyaprapaikit, a director of L&H Property, a subsidiary of Land & Houses PCL, one of Thailand’s major real estate developers, recently announced the...
Asia Pacific cities compete to join elite ‘Big Six’
Asia Pacific’s three established world cities risk being outshone by emerging cities in the region over the next decade, according to new research from...
India sees clean cooking as climate action that saves lives
GANORA SHEIKH VILLAGE, India (AP) — Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung....
Indonesia uses trained elephants to control forest fires
SIAK, Indonesia (AP) — Officials in Indonesia are using trained elephants outfitted with water pumps and hoses to help patrol forests and control fires....
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...