Yearly Archives: 2016
Chumsai petanque tourney raises funds for sports gear
A central Pattaya community raised funds for new sports equipment at a charity petanque tournament.
Organized by the Chumsai Community and Pattaya Provincial Court, the...
Small Fords to be made in Mexico?
News in the US that Ford has taken some brave steps for the manufacture of its small car range. Among its changes: it has...
Turning a bar girl into a Gopher
Dear Hillary,
I have a test I use on bar girls for honesty. I ask them to buy me something, like a T shirt or...
Autotrivia Quiz
Last week I asked what did Daimler-Benz use in 2004, on which the parent companies had taken out a patent in 1886? It was...
Binary bandit? Someone stealing of ones, zeros from homes
Philadelphia (AP) - Philadelphia police are “addressing” an unusual crime spree: Someone is stealing the ones and zeroes from addresses mounted on people’s homes....
Been to Thailand 20 times
Editor;
Re: Bangkok named the world’s No 1 most visited city (PM September 23, 2016) - Amazing Thailand always amazes me! And it’s no surprise...
Village unites to capture big snake
It truly did take a village to wrangle a giant snake that wormed its way into Pratamnak Hill neighborhood.
The five-meter-long python had been living...
New boy takes top spot
The Backyard Golf Society
Driving down to Emerald last Friday morning, it looked as if we would be rained off and heading back home quickly,...
Latest Stories
Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...