Yearly Archives: 2016
Keeping children amused
Dear Hillary, Have you any suggestions to keep school age children interested during these school holidays? There seems to be about 10 weeks of...
Overstays not always bad
Dear Hillary, My wife always forgets when her visa runs out and it always ends up with me having to pay for her overstays....
Kids Day Out, Rotary’s gift of love and happiness for handicapped...
A sea of smiles - disabled children, with the aid of helpers, enjoy a rare dip in the ocean during the Bangkok Rotarians’ special...
Pattaya turns green on Paddy’s Day
Thai and Irish flags lead the parade along Beach Road on March 17 as Pattaya embraces the colour and charm of St. Patrick’s Day....
Ban Sukhawadee facing lawsuit for wastewater discharge
Pattaya officials are threatening to take legal action against the operator of Saha Farms’ Ban Sukhawadee mansion for failing to correct wastewater discharges into...
Illegal Pattaya Beach vendors fined
Pattaya regulatory-enforcement officers swept through the central section of Pattaya Beach, fining two fruit vendors who illegally had set up shop on the beachfront...
Pattaya starts cutting down low-hanging Walking Street signs
They were warned in December and February, but Walking Street business owners whose signs hung lower than 5.5 meters above street level saw Pattaya...
Pawnshop operator threatens to sue Pattaya over pedestrian bridges
The operator of the Pattaya Pawnshop is threatening to sue city hall over the construction of two Sukhumvit Road pedestrian bridges it claims will...
Chonburi governor tours petroleum industry training center
Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai visited a petroleum industry training center in Sriracha to get a first-hand look at efforts to upgrade the province’s oil...
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,...