Yearly Archives: 2016
Fame at last
It’s been a great week. Someone actually wrote to the Pattaya Mail saying how much they liked my medical column! Oh the heady pleasure...
Volunteering for infection in hunt for dengue, Zika vaccines
Washington (AP) - Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers in the U.S. inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science —...
Swedish university fires stem cell scientist over negligence
London (AP) - Sweden’s Karolinska University says it has fired Italian stem cell scientist Paolo Macchiarini, whose work was once considered revolutionary but has...
Happy Birthday to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
The Kingdom of Thailand on April 2 celebrates the most auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 61st birthday. We at...
Matcha Charity Shop gets ready for Songkran
The Chonburi Red Cross will again open its Matcha Charity Shop, offering cash and donated merchandise to the poor during Songkran. Gov. Khomsan Ekachai...
Bus & van drivers go back to school
About 250 Chonburi public transport drivers went back to driving school in the wake of a spate of accidents that drew the attention of...
Soi Kophai Community gets ‘1 Baht per Day’ dividends
The Pattaya Community Welfare Fund paid the annual dividend from its “One Baht a Day” savings program to residents of the Soi Kophai Community....
Free educational course for Nongprue seniors
Proving you’re never too old to learn new things, Nongprue is planning free educational classes for sub-district senior citizens. Mayor Mai Chaiyanit chaired the...
Nongprue health volunteers receive training
About 150 public health volunteers received their first training on helping their communities in Nongprue. Sub-district Mayor Mai Chaiyanit opened the March 22 seminar....
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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...