Yearly Archives: 2016
Cash society
Dear Hillary,
These good girls of yours are no different from the 9-5 ladies you find in shops anywhere. I’ve had two laundry owners, two...
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej – The Royal Sportsman
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej made incomparable contributions to Thai sports men and women throughout his reign as monarch and influenced a wide spectrum...
How valuable is your “brand”?
Interbrand, an American consultancy group rates the world’s manufacturers each year by that rather nebulous entity called your “brand”. However, the ‘Best Global Brands’...
Police: Drug suspect tried to dissolve heroin by urinating
Scranton, Pa. (AP) - Police say a Pennsylvania drug suspect was all wet when he urinated in his pants in the hope that it...
German girl bicycles to Poland to see her grandmother
Berlin (AP) - German police say a missing 14-year-old girl has turned up safe and sound in Poland, after bicycling and hitchhiking some 400...
Attention muso’s
Dear Hillary,
There’s plenty of live music in Pattaya these days, any you go to or recommend.
Alfie
Dear Alfie,
How long is a piece of string, my...
The end is nigh – or is it?
Germany wants to start banning the internal combustion engine, after being one of the originators of it. That’s the bad news. The good news...
Woman struck by electric grocery cart awarded $1.2 million
Cleveland (AP) - A woman injured when she was struck by a motorized shopping cart in a suburban Cleveland grocery store has been awarded...
Forever in our hearts and minds
I was born in Phitsanulok, one of five offspring of an Indian Sikh couple who had migrated to Thailand with their parents almost a...
Latest Stories
Fabulous Pattaya 103 signs off FM and embraces the digital future
PATTAYA, Thailand - At the close of the year, a familiar sound on Thailand’s FM dial is fading into history. Fabulous Pattaya 103, widely...
When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...