Yearly Archives: 2016
Dial a Date?
Dear Hillary, Do these dating services use photos of the real girls? I’ve replied to a couple which seemed to be in their late...
Dowries for non-virgins
Dear Hillary, I am being asked for a dowry for the girl who has been living with me for three months now. I enjoy...
Cementing the relationship with a bar fine
Dear Hillary, I have had this relationship with one of the girls in the local bar. If she wants a night off, I pay...
The dangers of being right for the wrong reasons: Part 1
There are so many factors that could affect the global economy in 2016, analysts could actually be right for the wrong reasons – and...
AFG looks at the Chinese Connection
The Automotive Focus Group (AFG) on the Eastern Seaboard is known for its proactive approach to the industry. The February meeting, held at the...
Colors of the East goes on despite concerns of Pattaya business...
Pattaya officials were promising stricter curbs on wayward street vendors at the Colors of the East festival underway on Beach Road after city business...
City officials return to Walking Street to get signs raised or...
Pattaya officials made another sweep of Walking Street, still trying to get defiant shop owners to raise or remove low-hanging signs. Councilman Anupong Bhudanawarut...
Naklua canal encroachers face inspection Feb. 26
Local and military officials on Friday planned to survey about 40 structures allegedly encroaching on the Puek Plub Canal in Naklua as city hall...
Here we go again?
New drainage system inadequate for hour-long downpour An hour of heavy rain Feb 16 showed that Pattaya’s much-ballyhooed installation of new storm-drainage pipelines on...
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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...