Yearly Archives: 2016
Third Grand Opera concert returning to Royal Cliff
On the auspicious occasion of the 70th anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne, Royal Cliff Hotels Group together with the...
David Gilmour’s tour like a homecoming in Hollywood, Pompeii
Los Angeles (AP) - The guitar solo from Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is one of the most famous in rock ‘n’ roll. Just thinking...
‘The 14th Colony’ by Steve Berry is gripping novel
Cotton Malone fights a ticking clock and a Russian conspiracy to give the United States government payback in Steve Berry’s latest adventure, “The 14th...
Beware – your nails may not survive ’10 Cloverfield’
Los Angeles (AP) - I’d like to apologize to those who were sitting next to me for my aggressive popcorn munching during “10 Cloverfield...
LeVar Burton: ‘It was time’ to remake ‘Roots’
Paris (AP) - LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking “Roots,” the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977. But Burton, who played...
Stratford Festival launches new Shakespeare online toolkit
New York (AP) - The Stratford Festival in Canada is commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death by making his plays accessible to...
Kim Jong Un needs to be stopped
Editor; Re: North Korea says it successfully tests long-range rocket engine (PM Saturday, 09 April 2016) - In 1962 we had the Cuban missile...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...