Yearly Archives: 2016
Pattaya turns Irish at St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17
Just as everyone is Chinese for the Lunar New Year, everybody is Irish for St. Patrick’s Day which will be celebrated again in Pattaya...
Navy rescues British-Thai couple adrift at sea
A British-Thai couple adrift at sea were rescued after their yacht hit a rock and sunk en route to Koh Samet. The First Naval...
Pattaya launches new offensive on beachfront rats
Pattaya city workers were out again on Beach Road setting traps and laying down poison to cull the rat population. City Councilman Banjong Banthoonprayuk...
100 Samae San families apply to rent seized land parcels
About 100 Samae San families applied with the Royal Thai Navy to rent “Sor Por Kor” property recently repossessed by the military for violating...
Sukhumvit pedestrian bridge safe, deputy mayor assures
Pattaya officials reassured the public that a temporary pedestrian crossing built over Sukhumvit Road near Pattaya School No. 5 is sturdy enough to handle...
Drunk minibus driver demolishes street carts
Dried squid, coffee and whiskey flew – but no one was injured – when a drunk driver plowed his minibus into two street vendor...
Pattaya taxi driver surrenders for murdering wife’s ex-lover
A Pattaya taxi driver surrendered to police after confessing to shooting his wife’s former boyfriend in the head at a barbecue restaurant. Meti Munghadee,...
Driver dies when truck flips on Highway 7
One person died when his pickup truck flipped while traveling at high speed in Nong Plalai. The driver, an unidentified Thai man in his...
Swiss tourist chokes to death on noodles
A Swiss tourist died after apparently suffering an asthma attack and choking to death on a noodles. Police were called to the Sabai Guesthouse...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...