Yearly Archives: 2015
What does this street sign mean?
Editor; I incorrectly assumed this meant “if you are waiting for the red light to change you can turn left”. Not so it seems....
Not feeling sorry for car parking problems
Editor; Re: Shops block off parking spaces (PM Mailbag Friday, 09 January 2015) - As a pedestrian in Jomtien, I have a hard time...
So many ATMs seems redundant
Editor; Re: S. Korean banks closing down ATMs on mobile banking trend (PM Friday, 09 January 2015) - I cannot see reductions in the...
More on Aussie beaches
Editor; Re: Bondi mirrors Phuket (PM Mailbag Friday, 02 January 2015) - Today 7/1 at a beach north of Sydney, bathers ran for cover...
More illegal payments
Editor; On Tuesday morning the 6th January at 10.45 my wife was travelling south on Sukhumvit Road and was stopped by police just past...
Spices Bar and Grill by Bob Sahni
Another new restaurant for Pattaya, and this time it is Indian cuisine. Spices Bar and Grill is where Froggies French restaurant used to be,...
Nongprue opens Poor & Disabled Learning Center
Impoverished and disabled area children have a new place to acquire life skills with the opening of the Poor & Disabled Learning Center in...
Community Happenings – Friday January 16 – January 22, 2015
Events The next meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, January 18. Everyone is warmly welcome. Steven Lance Stoll,...
Children’s Day Wipeout
The US TV show ‘Wipeout’ is a game show in which contestants compete in what is billed as the world’s largest obstacle course, and,...
Latest Stories
The ad that knows you live in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - It usually appears in the evening. Not when you are at work, but when you are sitting down perhaps in a...
Jomtien Beach Road returns to two-way traffic, first day sees smooth flow
PATTAYA, Thailand — Jomtien Beach Road in Pattaya officially reopened to two-way traffic on Monday (Dec 22), marking the end of a temporary one-way...
CCTV captures suspect stealing underwear from rental rooms in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — Police in Pattaya are seeking a suspect after CCTV footage captured a man stealing underwear from a rental property in the...
Why Pattaya’s roads are pushing expats out of the saddle and into cars
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, the debate over cars versus motorbikes isn’t about comfort or status anymore — it’s about survival. Ask long-term visitors...
Pattaya Deputy Mayor supports national disability assembly, promoting practical action at local level
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Deputy Mayor of Pattaya Damrongkiat Pinijkarn took part in the National Disability Assembly and Annual General Meeting, highlighting the role...