Yearly Archives: 2015
GIS leads Peace Day activities
Students from Garden International School (GIS) danced, sang and performed as part of Peace One Day. The event is celebrated on September 21 around...
South Australian wines featured at Havana Bar
Despite its Cuban theme, the Havana Bar at the Holiday Inn was embracing wines from Australia for its latest wine tasting evening held on...
Germans celebrate 25th Day of Unity
Germans in Thailand celebrated the 25th anniversary of German reunification at a Day of Unity gala in Bangkok. Ambassador to Thailand HE Peter Pruegel...
On behalf of all of us and the needy children, we...
As of this writing, our target charity, the Good Shepherd Foundation, who oversees the Fountain of Life Center for Children, has taken in 2,033,320...
Searching for oil in Saudi Arabia
Pattaya City Expats Club member Ian Frame spent three years searching for oil in Saudi Arabia. Did he find any? Read on! Ian, who...
Why is elephant cancer rare? Answer might help treat humans
Chicago (AP) - Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beasts’ bodies have many more cells. That’s...
More US hospitals encourage breast-feeding
Two-thirds prod moms to start within hour of birth New York (AP) - Health officials say more hospitals are encouraging new mothers to breast-feed....
Remember Al Whatsisname!
I have stopped worrying about Alzheimer’s Disease. What between Google and my eleven year old daughter, I can find anything. In the mornings when...
The Up-Country con game
Dear Hillary, My Thai GF likes to go back to the village every couple of months to see her mother. I’m cool with this...
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...