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Yearly Archives: 2016

Education Minister says Thai students lack critical thinking and English language...

Education Minister General Dapong Rattanasuwan has admitted there are problems in all aspects of Thai education, particularly issues concerning English proficiency and critical thinking. Speaking...

Motorcyclists move safety barriers blocking U-turn

Driver arrogance reached a new level in Pattaya when motorcyclists moved barriers blocking a dangerous U-turn because they didn’t want to travel the short...

Cope of fire at Laem Chabang

PSC Golf from The Outback Golf Bar Monday, August 22, Burapha - Stableford Enjoying the last round of our Burapha promotion, we had 27 players across...

Thai farmers launch (bee) sting operation to stop elephants

Pana, Thailand (AP) - To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and...

Sattahip residents plant 6,000 trees

More than 2,000 Sattahip residents planted 6,000 trees to reforest Khao Baisri. Vice Adm. Wipak Noyjinda, commander of Sattahip Naval Base, opened the Aug. 26...

Escaped buffalo lassoed in Huay Yai

Banglamung officials traded their suits for cowboy hats to rustle up a wild buffalo that broke out of its pen at the Pattaya Elephant...

Italian GP this weekend

The GP circus moves to Italy, the home of Ferrari and the Tifosi. Monza is another driver’s circuit. However, like many other circuits, Monza has...

What did we learn from Spa?

Well, we learned that the FIA are collectively a bunch of idiots making ridiculous decisions on imbecilic poorly thought out regulations. In case you...

Medicine in darkest SE Asia

My mother was in hospital in the UK. She spent three weeks there, but she should not have been there. Why? Because she was...

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Trump’s tariffs are about power not trade

A legal and business perspective from Thailand At first glance, Donald Trump’s fondness for tariffs appears familiar, even predictable. Higher import duties, trade disputes, and...

Pattaya führt großangelegte Brandschutzübung auf der Walking Street durch

PATTAYA, Thailand – Die Stadt Pattaya hat am 16. Januar eine umfangreiche Notfallübung durchgeführt, bei der ein Brand auf der Walking Street simuliert wurde....

Starker Baht trübt Tourismusausblick für Pattaya 2026 – China-Markt bricht um 35 Prozent ein

PATTAYA, Thailand – Der Tourismussektor in der Provinz Chonburi steht 2026 vor wachsenden Herausforderungen. Ein starker Baht belastet insbesondere die Fernmärkte, während die Ankünfte...

Touristen nutzen sonnige Phasen am Pattaya Beach

PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya und die umliegenden Gebiete erleben derzeit leicht steigende Temperaturen von etwa 1 bis 2 Grad Celsius, während kühlere Morgenstunden und...

Pattayas wandelnde Barszene macht das Allein-Trinken für den Geldbeutel attraktiver

PATTAYA, Thailand – Während in Pattaya über steigende Preise und eine veränderte Barkultur diskutiert wird, sorgt kaum ein Thema für so viel Emotion wie...