Yearly Archives: 2016
Chonburi Red Cross sponsors ordination for youths on school break
Youths on school break were encouraged to join the monkhood for their summer recess at an ordination ceremony organized by the Chonburi Red Cross....
2 Cambodians arrested for murder of compatriot
Two Cambodians have been arrested for allegedly slashing the throat of a compatriot. The body of Korn Pithu, 29, was found in his Soi...
Drunk driver sleeps off bender on traffic island
Rather than take his chances with his life and the law by driving, a drunk motorcyclist slept off his bender on a traffic island...
Karaoke club gets 5-year closure
A central Pattaya karaoke bar has been shut down for five years after the club ignored an earlier closing order. Banglamung district authorities raided...
Shisha-smoking youths busted in abandoned house
Youths congregating in abandoned buildings in the Soi Photisan Community have drawn the attention of Banglamung District officials concerned they may be up to...
Issan woman arrested for bilking Brit in 2011 bar fraud
An Udon Thani woman has been arrested for allegedly bilking her British ex-boyfriend out of 1.5 million baht for a bar in Koh Samui....
17-year-old raped in Jomtien
A supposed tattoo artist is facing charges after allegedly raping a 17-year-old prospective customer in Jomtien Beach. The girl was taken to the Dongtan...
Street vendor apologizes for punching Russian tourist
A street vendor who admitted punching a Russian tourist in the face after he turned down offers for sex drugs and a nude show...
Immigration deports 26 Cambodian beggars
Immigration authorities rounded up more than two dozen Cambodians begging on Pattaya area streets and deported them back home. Officers from the Chonburi Immigration...
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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...