Yearly Archives: 2016
Community Happenings – Friday March 25 – March 31, 2016
Events The next meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be held on Sunday, March 27. Everyone is warmly welcome. John Walsh,...
Building a BLT
Bacon Lettuce and Tomato sandwiches, known by the initials BLT are part of the Western world. Although the ingredients of the BLT have existed...
Panel: Finding climate fingerprints in wild weather is valid
Washington (AP) - Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming’s fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as...
Fossil find sheds light on how evolution produced T. rex
New York (AP) - How did evolution produce a monstrous killer like T. rex? A fossil find in Central Asia is giving scientists a...
Vienna burp leads first to fine, then to expenses-paid trip
Vienna (AP) - A sonorous burp after a doner kebab led to a fine for Vienna bartender Edin Mehic. But the belch also had...
DNA test shows Vietnam twins had different fathers
Hanoi, Vietnam (AP) - A scientist and state media say Vietnam has identified an extremely rare set of bi-paternal twins, or twins with different...
Charitable Norwegian turns over cash hidden under fireplace
Stockholm (AP) - A Norwegian real estate broker is being praised after he found almost $40,000 hidden underneath the fireplace of his new apartment...
Etisalat removes iconic building ‘golf balls’ after storm
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The iconic “golf balls” on Etisalat buildings are coming down. The Emirati telecommunications company has taken down the...
GIS celebrates International Day with food, costumes, performances
Garden International School (GIS) celebrated this year’s International Day with food, costumes and performances from around the globe. GIS held its International Day on...
Latest Stories
Fabulous Pattaya 103 signs off FM and embraces the digital future
PATTAYA, Thailand - At the close of the year, a familiar sound on Thailand’s FM dial is fading into history. Fabulous Pattaya 103, widely...
When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...