Yearly Archives: 2016
Baan Rajprasong allows stocks to be used to purchase condos
Baan Rajprasong Co. Ltd. has unveiled a new promotional campaign dubbed “Stocks for Condos”, allowing market players to use their stocks as cash in...
Grand Opera at Siam Bayshore
An enthusiastic audience of well over two hundred people recently enjoyed an evening of songs and opera arias at Siam Bayshore Hotel presented by...
Thunderbirds show co-creator Sylvia Anderson dies at 88.
London (AP) - Sylvia Anderson, the co-creator of the cult classic science fiction TV puppet show “Thunderbirds,” died last week at age 88. Publicist...
‘The Assassin’ tops winners at Asian Film Awards
Macau (AP) - Hou Hsiao-hsien’s painterly martial arts masterpiece “The Assassin” claimed eight wins at the Asian Film Awards, including best film and best...
Classical Connections: It’s all Greek to me
Well, I don’t know whether you’ve noticed but today, Friday 25th March is Greek Independence Day, a national holiday commemorating the start of the...
‘Peacekeeping’ transcends pre-quake Haiti setting
While plenty has been written, fiction and nonfiction, about Haiti’s political disgraces, natural disasters, cultural enigmas and entrenched dysfunction, Mischa Berlinski’s new novel stands...
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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,...