Yearly Archives: 2016
Cost of servicing
Direct mail-out advertising is nothing new. The photo is of the back of a postcard mailed out to model T Ford owners by an...
Can I order a GT today, please?
Ford has begun to take orders for its GT supercar, which will be priced in the mid-$400,000s. The application process - available at www.fordgt.com...
Ferrari gets the biggest slice!
2015 Formula 1 runners-up Ferrari will receive the biggest slice of the $965m prize pot. The legendary Italian team, which has been present since...
The Road Toll – should we be bothered?
As I type this, more than 400 people have lost their lives in the first six days of the Songkran “Festival”. This has gone...
Kong Khao festivals bring Songkran season to close
After seven days of splashing and frivolity, Songkran came to a quieter end with traditional rice-piling festivals and “kong khao” ceremonies in Naklua. The...
Joint Chambers to run out of letters?
BCCT (British Chamber of Commerce Thailand), in collaboration with AMCHAM, AustCham, Belu-Thai, GTCC, NTCC, STCC and SATCC invited the chamber members to a Joint...
NRSA’s 1st Vice President discusses Thailand’s tourism promotion with Steven Seagal
NRSA’s 1st Vice President Alongkorn Ponlaboot recently met with Steven Seagal, an American actor who is also recognized as a film producer, screenwriter, film...
World Bank praises Thailand’s business facilitation
A World Bank delegate has praised the Thai government’s role in facilitating the ease in doing business during his visit to Thailand, says a...
A synthesizer of sounds, Prince ‘rewrote the rulebook’
Chanhassen, Minn. (AP) - Prince could play guitar like Carlos Santana or Jimi Hendrix, sing like James Brown, turn out pop melodies worthy of...
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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...
Pattaya stages large-scale fire emergency drill on Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City on Jan 16 carried out a major emergency preparedness drill simulating a fire incident on Walking Street, reinforcing safety...
Vehicle fire on Thepprasit Soi 8 in Pattaya leaves two cars damaged, no injuries...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle fire broke out on January 16 inside a staff residential compound on Thepprasit Soi 8, damaging two cars but...
Canadian man found dead at Jomtien beachfront condominium, health issues suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – An 86-year-old Canadian man was found dead early Wednesday morning after falling from a high-rise condominium near Dongtan Beach, with police...
Police, health officials raid Pattaya beauty clinic, find unlicensed Botox injections
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2, in cooperation with the Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office, have raided a beauty clinic located on Pattaya...