Yearly Archives: 2016
Quireboys release new album ‘Twisted Love’
It was a bit of a surprise to find that The Quireboys were releasing a new album this year, seeing as they’ve recorded one...
Another WHO-driven epidemic
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 8,098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak. Of these, 774...
PCEC saved by backup plan
It was time for the PCEC’s backup plan when their scheduled speaker had to back out at the last minute because of some injuries...
Down-under golfers on top
Travellers Rest Golf Group
It turned out to be antipodean week at the TRGG this week with wall to wall Aussies winning everything. It was...
Promises unmet as Thailand tries to reform shrimp industry
Samut Sakhon, Thailand (AP) - Facing international pressure over human trafficking in the seafood trade, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims...
Residents see red of Soi Daeng-Dum hazards
The “red and black road” has become the “black and blue boulevard” as steel rods sticking out of the pavement are posing serious accident...
Hells Angels settle viral road rage case
Two Australian Hells Angels bikers surrendered to police Sept. 23 and agreed to pay 150,000 baht compensation after being caught on video beating up...
Sattahip arrests 4 for Khao Malakoh encroachment
A former policeman and three contractors have been arrested for razing trees and digging up public land on Sattahip’s Khao Malakoh.
District Chief Noraset Sritapatso...
Andre sails home at Lakeside
PSC Golf from the Tropical Golf Group
Tuesday, Sept. 20, Pattana – Stableford
When you sign in and your number is No 1 you know you...
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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...