Yearly Archives: 2016
Pattaya School No. 11, local groups sign pact to fight drugs
Pattaya School 11 signed an agreement with the World Vison Foundation and local police and communities to help battle drug use by youths.
Principal Jirasak...
3 busted for motorbike theft scam
Three people accused of using fake documents to obtain motorbikes and then stealing them have been arrested after allegedly victimizing a major Pattaya retailer...
ALS-related gene found with help from Ice Bucket Challenge
Washington (AP) - The ALS Association is crediting money raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge for the discovery of a gene’s connection to the...
Cops net 4 in pre-vote crime sweep
A pre-election crime sweep netted four suspects for Pattaya police, ranging from an alleged baht bus pickpocket to an accused human trafficker.
Buakaew Boon, 33,...
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ – a curious follow-up
Los Angeles (AP) - “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” like its predecessor, owes very little to Lewis Carroll.
Textual adherence is somewhat beside the point...
Autotrivia
Last week I asked who said, “How come some tiny little California startup, run by guys who know nothing about the car business, can...
Sailors’ formation wishes Queen long life
About 2,000 Royal Thai Navy sailors lined up in a formation that spelled out “Long live the Queen” to mark her 84th birthday.
Vice Adm....
Harry Potter spinoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ gets a sequel
New York (AP) — The “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts” is turning into a franchise of its own.
Warner Bros. announced last week that the...
Remembering the Chads
PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Monday, August 1, Pattaya C.C. – 2B Better Ball
Some 3 years ago the Darkside lost one its most...
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When Thailand expats stop watching Washington: Notes from Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai
PATTAYA, Thailand - I did not begin with a theory. I began with conversations. They happened naturally over morning coffee in Pattaya, sunset drinks...
Young British man found dead in Bangkok hotel after nine days without contact with...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old British man who was found deceased in a hotel room in central...
Pattaya losing control after dark as Soi 6 incident fuels fresh debate
PATTAYA, Thailand – A recent incident on Soi 6, where an intoxicated foreign tourist allegedly attacked a municipal vehicle, has once again drawn attention...
Motorcycle and car collision leaves one woman injured on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai woman was injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in Central Pattaya on January 22, municipal officers confirmed.
The...
Massage shops caught operating without licenses in Pattaya-Naklua Soi 16
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night enforcement operation in Pattaya sent businesses scrambling to shut their doors after authorities uncovered illegal massage shops operating without...