Yearly Archives: 2016
Could Paul Pogba crash the Equity Markets?
The last 12 months has thrown up a cornucopia of opportunities for global value investors. Gold, US Treasuries, minimum volatility/high dividend equities and US...
Aussie dies in apparent suicide leap
An Australian man died in an apparent suicide leap from a Pattaya condo.
John Russell Calcutt, 59, died instantly after falling from the 15-storey 9...
Cambodians ask spirits to help recover statues from river
Kean Khlang, Cambodia (AP) - People in a Cambodian village held a religious ceremony last week to ask spirits to help them recover Buddhist...
Hypertension needs more than one reading
One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and one high blood pressure reading does not mean you have hypertension.
One of the tests when you see...
John O’Donoghue – the third man
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Something completely unheard of in my living memory happened at the TRGG this past week. One player played four out of...
Soothsayer fair raises 78,000 baht for charity
Amari Pattaya, in partnership with Central Festival Pattaya Beach and the Institute of Multi-Approach in Astrology, recently held a Fortune Teller Festival for Charity...
Café Delight – delightful!
Pattaya continues to amaze with quality restaurants springing up, despite the cries of doom and gloom. This week’s restaurant is on Chaiyapornwithi on the...
Perils and pitfalls of the live-in lover
Dear Hillary,
You had a chap wondering if he should take the “big step” and let his casual GF move in with him. She has...
Metallica to release first album in 8 years
Los Angeles (AP) — Metallica is preparing to self-destruct — in a good way!
The band announced last week it’s releasing its first album in...
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Skål International Bangkok leads helmet safety drive at one of Thailand’s busiest intersections
BANGKOK, Thailand – In a heartwarming display of community care backed by practical action, Skål International Bangkok has partnered with local organisations to deliver...
Strand ist kein Campingplatz und Pattaya geht gegen Übernachtungszelte im Sand vor
PATTAYA, Thailand – Beamte der Stadt Pattaya haben Besucher daran erinnert, dass das Campen auf öffentlichen Stränden nicht erlaubt ist, nachdem Touristen dabei angetroffen...
Mann am Jomtien Beach durch giftigen Fischstachel schwer verletzt
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein Mann wurde am späten Samstagabend, dem 17. Januar, am Jomtien Beach verletzt, nachdem er von einem giftigen Fischstachel durchbohrt worden...
Seltenes grünes Meeresalgen-Phänomen lockt Besucher zum Bali-Hai-Kap in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein seltenes Naturphänomen zieht derzeit Touristen und Einheimische gleichermaßen zum Bali-Hai-Kap, wo leuchtend grüne Meeresalgen die Küstenfelsen bedecken und ein eindrucksvolles...
Pattaya ist nicht leer sondern im Wandel und der starke Baht lebt weiter mit...
PATTAYA, Thailand – „Es sind nicht mehr die Frauen oder ihr Lächeln – es ist der Wechselkurs, der entscheidet, ob ich bleibe oder gehe.“
Dieser...