Yearly Archives: 2016
Not a Nigerian scam
Dear Hillary, Do these writing in people understand what they are doing? They go to a bar and in no time they are setting...
Here’s my business card
Dear Hillary, Are all Thai girls as forward as the one I met the other night? I was sitting on my own in the...
Dress shop romances
Dear Hillary, Like you always advise us, look for the “good” girls, and I have found one, but there’s still a problem. She works...
Heat wave temporarily breaks with powerful storm
Thailand’s longest and strongest heat wave in 65 years temporarily broke with thunderclaps and a torrential downpour that reminded Pattaya residents how badly the...
Pets get rabies shots in East Pattaya
Pattaya health officials offered pet owners free rabies vaccinations and advice about heat ailments at an East Pattaya workshop. Dogs and cats got initial...
Free water available in Nongprue, Huay Yai
The Provincial Waterworks Authority is offering free water to drought affected residents of Banglamung District. This unlimited supply is due to last until drought...
Monks raise 2.5 million baht to relocate Glory Hut AIDS hospice
Two temples helped Nongprue sub-district raise more than 2.5 million baht to relocate an embattled AIDS hospice to a more-welcoming neighborhood with a robes-offering...
Nongprue Health Fair puts seniors on healthy path
Pattaya-area senior citizens learned about healthy living and good nutrition at the Nongprue Health Fair. Banglamung District Chief Chakorn Kanchawattana opened the April 27...
Pattaya Grand Sale app gets nod
The Tourism and Culture Committee has approved a proposal by credit card operator Visa International to create a smartphone application for this summer’s Pattaya...
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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...