Yearly Archives: 2016
Ministry of Commerce develops standards of organic Riceberry rice
BANGKOK- The Ministry of Commerce is pushing for the accreditation of organic produce with the objective to increase organic exports to international markets. A...
Sattahip Port practices oil-spill preparedness
The Sattahip Port Authority practiced its response to an oil spill near the busy navy and fishing piers. Capt. Jeerapong Aphichartwong, head of operations...
Microsoft reports weak results despite turnaround effort
San Francisco (AP) - Microsoft reported a surprise drop in sales and profit for the first three months of the year, a sign the...
Why you might soon text robots as often as your friends
San Francisco (AP) - The robots are coming - to help run your life or sell you stuff - at an online texting service...
WhatsApp extends encryption to photos, video, other messages
San Francisco (AP) - WhatsApp says it’s now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and...
The Panama Papers: a Bungle in the Jungle – Part 2
Es mantequilla! (It’s butter) - Panamanian expression meaning something is irrelevant. In the current charged environment there seems to be a great deal of...
Panama experts to recommend financial system cleanup
Panama City (AP) - Panama’s government established a committee of independent experts Friday to make recommendations on cleaning up the country’s financial system, after...
Bangkok temple now a venerated site for Leicester City fans
BANGKOK (AP) — Tucked in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Buddhist temple that has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester...
Today in History – Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Today is Tuesday, May 3, the 124th day of 2016. There are 242 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May...
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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...
Expats at the far end of Thailand’s geopolitical battlefield
PATTAYA, Thailand - In the 21st century, global power is no longer measured primarily by troop numbers or nuclear warheads. Instead, it is increasingly...