Yearly Archives: 2016
Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels
Boston, Mass. (AP) - A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their...
Woodall hits the heights with 43-pointer
Golf from the Billabong Bar
Monday, Oct. 3, Phoenix Gold, Stableford
We were just walking along the 9th hole on the Lakes course when my caddie...
Pattaya novices complete studies, receive scholarships
More than 150 aspiring monks received scholarships from Chaimongkol Temple after completing their “yokbali” test.
Abbot Panyarattanaporn presented the awards to the 167 novices on...
A-One Royal Cruise hotel fully Halal certified
HR Manager Tassanee Maneenate (left) and Training Manager Thanasak Wongsurakarn (right) of A-ONE The Royal Cruise Hotel Pattaya proudly hold up the certificate presented...
Queen & Adam Lambert rock the Impact Arena
How was this going to turn out? This was Queen’s third tour with Adam Lambert (let’s face it after the tours with Paul Rodgers...
Dublin’s murder squad hunts for a killer in ‘The Trespasser’
“The Trespasser” (Viking), by Tana French
Though Detective Antoinette Conway always dreamed of working in the murder squad, now that she’s made it to the...
Firefighters praised for pooch rescue
Two Pattaya firefighters were lauded for saving a skinny dog stranded on the balcony of an abandoned building.
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department officer Yuttanan...
Sriracha warehouse blaze causes 3 million baht damage
Fire destroyed a scrap warehouse near the Amata City industrial estate in Sriracha, but injured no one.
Ban Bung and Bowin fire and rescue authorities...
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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...