Yearly Archives: 2016
Government declares 1-year official mourning period
BANGKOK - The government has directed government offices to fly their flags at half-mast for 30 days and civil servants to wear mourning clothes...
Goverment asks entertainment venues to mourn late King
Bangkok - The government has asked all entertainment venues in Thailand to mourn the demise of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Lt Gen Sunsern Kaewkumnerd,...
Young sailors in the spotlight at Varuna awards night
The Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) Youth Awards 2016 evening was held Saturday, October 1 and saw approximately 90 members join together to congratulate...
Just how bad is our road toll?
Many sources have indicted Thailand as having the second worst road fatalities in the world, and on paper that would seem to be correct,...
No Show at the Show?
Six major global automotive brands did not attend the Paris motor show this year. Volkswagen Group pulled its Lamborghini and Bentley prestige brands out,...
RVYC juniors work on team building
Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya held a fun team racing event during the weekend Oct. 1-2 for young talented club members to learn...
For sale: NY mansion of ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ fame
Rhinebeck, N.Y. (AP) - A dilapidated mansion in New York believed to have inspired the phrase “Keeping up with the Joneses” is on the...
Khet Udomsak pushes ‘addictive’ volleyball for kids
Khet Udomsak officials hope to deter youths from trying drugs by getting them interested in volleyball instead.
Sattahip sub-district Mayor Pairoj Malakul Na Ayutthaya opened...
What did we learn from the Japanese GP?
Well, we learned that the FIA are the number 1 arranger of deck chairs on the Titanic. In the face of dwindling spectator numbers...
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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...