Yearly Archives: 2016
Watch seller held for trying to bottle ‘bottoms up’ Brit
A counterfeit watch vendor was detained after allegedly trying to attack a drunk tourist who expressed his opinion of the timepieces by mooning him....
Jomtien Beach mental patient suspected of slaughtering 60 dogs
A mentally ill woman removed from a wooded area of Jomtien Beach is believed responsible for the slaughter of dozens of dogs. The 42-year-old...
Sawang Boriboon exhumes graves, cleans bones in Buddhist rite
Pattaya’s Sawang Boriboon Foundation dug up graveyard internees without families to clean bones and prepare them for a Buddhist cremation ceremony. Sawang Boriboon members...
Tour bus burns, driver escapes unhurt
A tour bus parked at a gas station outside Pattaya burst into flames, but the sleeping driver escaped unhurt. The fire at the Siam...
Local authorities discuss making Koh Larn its own district
With its rising popularity – and number of problems – Koh Larn could be split off into its own district under a plan being...
Navy rotates sailors to southeastern seas
Nearly 250 Royal Thai Navy sailors were dispatched to the southeastern seas at a troop-rotation ceremony in Sattahip. Rear Adm. Sanon Pa-em, commander of...
Chonburi holds Phuttha Sihing Songkran fair April 11-19
Chonburi will hold the 84th annual Phuttha Sihing and Songkran festival to welcome in the Thai New Year April 11-19 at Phra Phuttha Sihing...
Year-long construction begins on Soi Siam Country Club
Nongprue Sub-district has launched a 58-million-baht project to widen and lay new drainage pipes under Soi Siam Country Club. Secretary...
Forlorn foreigner paints message to lost love on Pattaya street
A heartbroken foreign man penned an appeal for his Thai girlfriend to return … on a Pattaya street. Residents reported that a foreigner was...
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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...