Yearly Archives: 2016
Air condition services in high demand as temperatures rise
YALA – Air condition maintenance and retailers have reported a spike in business due to the hot weather. Home and automobile air condition maintenance...
Civil state housing project receives 8,000 loan applications
BANGKOK – After two weeks since the launch of the civil state housing project, the Government Housing Bank (GHB) has approved 3.4 million baht...
Taxi driver’s license revoked for overcharging passengers
BANGKOK – A taxi driver was fined 3,000 baht and his driving license was revoked after he charged a Swiss couple 6,000 baht in...
TAT expects slight expansion in tourism this Songkran
BANGKOK – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted that growth in the tourism sector during this Songkran Festival will be hindered by...
Chiang Mai Mail files complaint with police against spoofed site
Chiang Mai Mail’s Editor Nopniwat Krailerg filed a police complaint against a website that spoofed the entire contents of Chiang Mai Mail online news...
Today in History – Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Today is Tuesday, March 29, the 89th day of 2016. There are 277 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date:...
Gusty weather helps disperse smog in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI - The smog in Chiang Mai province has improved, following gusty weather conditions. Officials said that although the capital district of Chiang...
Mae Klong-Baan Laem route to reopen this April 1
SAMUT SAKHON – State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has prepared to resume its Mae Klong-Baan Laem rail route this April 1 after shutting down...
Sakon Nakhon unveils wild hog farming island
SAKON NAKHON - Sakon Nakhon province has unveiled a free-range, wild pig-farming island as its newest tourist attraction. The provincial authorities let on that...
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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...