Yearly Archives: 2016
Pattaya police shoot out tires of fleeing Honda
A Bangkok man whose “friends” slipped him a mickey in a Pattaya bar was arrested after running a police checkpoint because he was afraid...
2 drunk foreigners beat up in 2 separate bar fights
Two drunk foreigners were beaten in two separate bar fights on the same night in Pattaya. Briton Leonard Casa, 70, filed a report with...
Girl gets foot stuck in moving motorbike sidecar wheel
A 9-year-old girl’s leg was mangled when her foot got caught in wheel of a moving motorbike’s sidecar. Sawang Rojanadhammasathan Sattahip rescuers were called...
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden’s unique lady palm wins Japanese certification
Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Tropical Garden has become Thailand’s only certified cultivator of a Japanese lady palm variety. Kosuke Inukai, president of the Japan Lady...
Chonburi honors HM the King on National Occupational Skills Standards Day
Chonburi honored HM the King as the “Father of Thai Engineering” with a March 2 ceremony at Eastern Technological College in Muang District. The...
Wat Chaimongkol ‘pha pa’ raises funds for charity
Pattaya Buddhists gave robes to monks and money to charity at Chaimongkol Temple’s annual “pha pa” fundraiser. Nearly 1 million baht had been raised...
Nongyai residents given free annual checkups
The Nongprue Public Health Department administered free checkups for Nongyai Community residents, looking for medical ailments and giving them tips on healthy eating. ...
Jomtien Beach facelift hits the rocks
Plans to lay large decorative boulders along Jomtien Beach as a natural attempt to mitigate erosion are now in limbo amid protests from vendors...
Navy exercise focuses on marine rescues
The Royal Thai Navy drilled on how to rescue both people and boats during its annual training exercise in Sattahip. Adm. Pallop Tamisanon, secretary-general...
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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...