Yearly Archives: 2016
Encroachment crackdown moves to Chalermprakiat Soi 19
Pattaya workers removed roof awnings, seating areas and other property private landowners had placed on public land on Chalermprakiat Soi 19.
Maintenance chief Phuthiset Charoenpoj...
Royal Cliff receives 10th straight TTG Travel Hall of Fame Award
The Royal Cliff Hotels Group was once again a recipient of the prestigious TTG Travel Hall of Fame Award at the 27th Annual TTG...
A new hotel arises in our midst
Pattaya has more than its fair share of hotels, but I thought I knew most of the better players, so when I met a...
Baraquda staff support blood donation day
Wanitchaya Kietdamrongwong (5th right), manager of the Baraquda Hotel, and Wachari Vanda (centre), Head of the Thai Red Cross Volunteers for Chonburi Province were...
Cartoon Network waterpark rewards talented youngsters
Cartoon Network Amazone gave over 1 million baht in prizes to talented Thai children for the highly popular “Toon Talent” Season 1 campaign “Cartoon...
Vendors cleared, Pattaya next targets motorbike taxis, rentals
Having chased off all of Pattaya’s street vendors, the city’s top lawyer is now taking aim at motorbike taxis and rentals camped out on...
Is it faulty memory or an unusual phenomenon?
Is it faulty memory or an unusual phenomenon? Corrie Lamprecht considers the belief that something happened, by many people, is a phenomenon; not faulty...
Patience runs out for Thepprasit Soi 7 residents
Thepprasit Soi 7 residents are urging city hall to act quickly to patch potholes posing a danger to motorists.
Frustration boiled over Sept. 29 when...
Centara backs youth skills development
The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya has been supporting Thai youths to participate in the 11th Asean Skills Competition. Andre Brulhart (2nd row, right), the...
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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...