Yearly Archives: 2016
Re: Bridge Club
Editor: The Pattaya bridge club saga rolls on. Although the members’ passports have been returned by the police and the bail money by the...
“Right attitude” varies
Editor; Re: Phil Fletcher’s response to New Year Wishes – Part One (PM Friday, 12 February 2016) - Regarding the Fed rate a change...
Pattaya’s finest?
Editor: I recently paid a visit to my long time dermatologist at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital for treatment of skin cancer and an infection in...
Congratulations for a good move
Editor: Re: Snooker star declines maximum 147 break as bonus ‘too cheap’ (PM Tuesday, 16 February 2016) - When we read this at first,...
Farangs can go elsewhere
Editor; Re: Gambling charges “likely” will be dropped against foreign bridge players (PM Friday, 12 February 2016) - No raids on Chinese or Thai...
Pattaya City Hall worker ‘adopts’ 80 stray dogs
A temporary city hall employee has become the resident angel for about 80 street dogs in North Pattaya, paying up to 10,000 baht a...
Is it a case of crying wolf?
We have a new disease to be afraid of. Another strange name, and another we have known of, but don’t fully understand, it would...
Noise harder on children than adults, hinders how they learn
Washington (AP) - From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child’s...
Academy of dramatic art
Dear Hillary, Every week there’s another farang that has been taken to the cleaners by one of the beautiful little schemers. These girls must...
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Expat life, Visa choices and TDAC: Thailand’s shift toward legal clarity
TDAC, Elite Visas, and the New Reality of Living Long-Term in Thailand
Thailand has never been a country that shuts its doors on foreigners. If...
Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Christmas Party brings community together for charity and celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES) once again marked the festive season with its annual Christmas charity party on Saturday, December...
Pattaya municipal officers warn vendors against using sidewalks as selling areas
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have issued a clear warning to street vendors after conducting inspections along Pattaya South Road on December...
Pattaya municipal officers step up enforcement against motorcycles blocking sidewalks
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal enforcement officers on December 26 carried out an on-site operation to restore order on public sidewalks, focusing on motorcycles...
Sleep-deprived teen rider crashes motorcycle into parked pickup in Pattaya, two injured
PATTAYA, Thailand — Two teenagers were injured after a motorcycle crashed into the rear of a parked pickup truck in the early hours of...