Yearly Archives: 2015
Palimoney?
Dear Hillary, What is the situation with Thai law when you split from a live-in girlfriend? Does she have any legal rights to your...
Not really past it
Dear Hilary In response to the many letters that you receive from the elite of UK and Europe etc, this letter is on behalf...
AirAsia Japan granted Air Operator’s Certificate
AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yoshinori Odagiri) recently announced that the airline has been granted the Air Operator’s Certificate by the Civil Aeronautics Act...
The ECB is still getting it all wrong
It’s fair to say that the Eurozone is in a bit of a mess. The European Central Bank’s answer to this so far has...
Any which way you can
A jumble of directional signs near Soi Khao Noi has drivers wondering not only which way is up, but right, left and straight. At...
Long-running motorway flood problem nears end?
Paying tolls on Highway 7 is bad enough. It’s worse when you have to drive through a flood to do it. Sewage pipes near...
This week’s forecast: Rainy with a certainty of floods
Rainy season may be winding down, but isn’t out yet, as became obvious again Oct. 9 when parts of Pattaya and Nongprue flooded from...
Battered Pattaya Beach getting more tattered
The completion of a new drainage system to protect Pattaya Beach can’t come soon enough, as another storm did even more damage to the...
SRT briefs Pattaya leaders on rail development
The State Railway of Thailand briefed Pattaya-area government and business leaders on ongoing plans to develop new rail lines connecting Bangkok and the Maptaput...
Latest Stories
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...