Yearly Archives: 2015
Pass the lobster
Dear Hillary, I wanted to take out this girl from my office. I suggested dinner at a very good restaurant and when I asked...
A “John” in more ways than one
Dear Hillary, A chap called John wrote in a couple of weeks ago complaining that his rented “wife” for two weeks was costing him...
Elixir of Youth next week!
There was an article in the Pattaya Mail a couple of weeks back about my extra-curricular activities on the motor racing circuits. I said...
Italy’s Azimut Yachts drops anchor in Pattaya
Italy’s Azimut Yachts has anchored in Pattaya, opening its first Thai showroom at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club. Chonburi Permanent Secretary Phawat Lertmukda and...
Govt secures release of 4 Thai fishermen after 5-year abduction
The government has successfully secured the release of four Thai fishermen who were captured by Somali pirates five years ago. The men, identified as...
The Flaws in the Euro – Is there light?
You see, there was one tiny flaw in the plan . It was b*******s. - Captain Edmund Blackadder1 Post-World War II, there was a...
PRD holding ‘ASEAN Week’ at Central World
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - The Public Relations Department is holding the 'ASEAN Week' event at Central World Department Store in Bangkok as part...
TCEB unveils four tactics for MICE industry development in 2015
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has said it will employ four tactics to spur the growth of the...
NRC’s media reform committee believes in people’s rights to get news...
BANGKOK, 4 March 2015 - The National Reform Council’s committee on media reform has completed its reform framework that focuses on people’s rights to...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...