Yearly Archives: 2016
SME Bank pledges help for customers with financial woes
BANGKOK - The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) organized an activity aimed at helping financially troubled customers. ...
Culture Ministry unveils “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Culture has unveiled its “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign, training 600 public transport drivers to apply Thai cultural values...
Labor Ministry to create more jobs for the disabled
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security plan to collect information about disabled people's demands for...
Thailand should prepare for ageing society
BANGKOK – The elderly should be encouraged to save money and work beyond retirement, an expert at Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) said. TDRI...
New wood oil solution for hardwood floors
A new alternative solution has been launched into the Thai market for those wishing to provide a long lasting, natural finish to hardwood floors....
Emerging player from China could disrupt Marriott plans
New York (AP) - A fight for control of the Starwood hotel chain is under way following a US$14 billion buyout offer in March...
Cabinet passes civil state housing project
The government has given the nod to a new civil state housing campaign for low-income earners. Deputy Minister of Finance Wisut Srisuphan disclosed last...
Souled Out brings sound of Wigan Casino to fun city
Access Inn was once again the venue for the Pattaya Soul Club’s most recent quarterly music bash entitled Souled Out. The event, which took...
Film’s dark vision of future Hong Kong unsettles Beijing
Hong Kong (AP) - It’s the Hong Kong movie that Beijing doesn’t want you to see. Made on a shoestring budget, “Ten Years” became...
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...