Yearly Archives: 2015
German drinks self to death on Pattaya Beach
A German man who apparently succumbed to a night of drinking was found dead on Pattaya Beach with his last bottle of whisky. The...
Missing crewmen found after ship salvaged
Four missing crewmen of a container ship that sank near the Chonburi border last month were found inside the vessel after it was salvaged....
A back-breaking life unseen: Pattaya’s migrant workers
They can be seen on construction sites or roadsides, doing the work Thais no longer want to do: Migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar and...
Nongprue cleans out Highway 7 drains before pipe upgrade
Nongprue Sub-district began work to address flooding along Highway 7 by cleaning out its drains. Crews Oct. 8 dug out mud and debris from...
Pattanakarn Road getting 9-month overhaul
Nongprue Sub-district has launched a nine-month project to replace drainage pipes under Pattanakarn Road. The 52.6 million baht project will be carried out by...
Trash dumped on Thepprasit Soi 17
Garbage is piling up on Thepprasit Soi 17. While the affected stretch of road is not home to residential buildings, the ad hoc dump...
Potholes threaten lives on Soi Siam Country Club
The water ran fast and deep on Soi Siam Country Club during recent storms and when the water receded it left behind lots of...
Wot’s going on? Airlines fuel surcharges continue despite oil price plunge
Bangkok: Leading travel agency groups are asking the international airline body, IATA, why carriers are continuing to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices when...
Chiang Mai Zoo panda likely to give birth in next 3-4...
BANGKOK, 13 October 2015 - Chiang Mai Zoo panda Lin Hui will likely give birth in the next 3-4 days, judging by changes in...
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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...