Yearly Archives: 2015
Finding Alpha – a Retirement Plan for Today’s Markets
A fascinating brochure crossed my desk the other day. It was entitled The 15-Minute Retirement Plan1 and gave a concise, easy-to-read guide to retirement...
Fish farming economically viable in Trat
Officials from the Office of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the Office of Fisheries and the employment service agency in Trat have visited a fish-farming community...
Zip-line victim’s family receives ‘record’ payout
The family of a Chinese woman killed at a Chiang Mai zip-line line has received what was described as the largest-ever compensation payout for...
Prizes, history at Buddha Amulet Fair
The Petchprakan Praram 2 Club won top honors at the Pattaya Buddha Amulet Fair and Competition. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome, Pattaya officials and...
Banglamung pays tribute to King Rama V on Chulalongkorn Day
Pattaya-area officials recalled Thailand’s beloved King Rama V on the 105th Chulalongkorn Day. Banglamung District Chief Chakorn Kanjawattana laid flower garlands on the King...
Illegal fishing boats seized off Hua Hin
The Royal Thai Navy out of Sattahip Naval Base arrested operators of five fishing boats found to be using illegal equipment near Hua Hin....
Tourism minister lays out vision of green, connected East
Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul laid out the government’s vision of a “green” Eastern Seaboard linked to Thailand’s neighbors to build a strong...
Koh Larn remains popular with Chinese
Undeterred by August’s Bangkok bombings and recent reports of the rape and accidental death their countrymen in Pattaya, Chinese tourists continue to flock to...
‘Educational’ police checkpoint finds no students
Pattaya Police stepped up their traffic-enforcement efforts, setting up a checkpoint at the busy intersection of Second and South roads. Ten officers led by...
Latest Stories
Refuse the breath test and you’re drunk Pattaya drivers lose all excuses
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Thailand enters the New Year “Seven Dangerous Days,” police warnings across the country carry a message that Pattaya residents and...
Pattaya’s ‘No Sex on the Beach’ claim tested as Immigration Police bust beachfront solicitation...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite repeated assurances from authorities that sex solicitation has been eliminated from Pattaya’s beachfront, immigration police once again moved to suppress...
Denial, prejudice and violence reveal what Pattaya’s street disputes say about the city
PATTAYA, Thailand – When Pattaya Blatt’s German-language readers reacted to news about an Indian tourist attacked by transgender street sex workers, the comments quickly...
Pattayas „Kein Sex am Strand“-Behauptung durch Razzia an der Beach Road widerlegt
PATTAYA, Thailand – Trotz wiederholter Versicherungen der Behörden, dass sexuelle Anwerbung entlang der Pattaya Beach Road beseitigt worden sei, ist die Einwanderungspolizei nur wenige...
Gibt es in Pattaya alleinstehende Frauen, die eine ernsthafte Beziehung suchen?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Für viele ausländische Besucher und Langzeitresidenten steht Pattaya sinnbildlich für Nachtleben, Strände und die Aussicht auf Gesellschaft. Doch hinter den Neonlichtern...