Yearly Archives: 2016
Stop plundering the planet
Editor; Re: New Year Wishes – Part One (PM Money Matters Friday, 12 February 2016) - Unlike Mr. Paul Gambles right now, I could...
Bully for him
Editor; Re: Smashing toilets reaches amicable result (PM Friday, 12 February 2016) - How often have you seen a youngster throwing a tantrum in...
Non-customer service incidents
Editor; Re: Smashing toilets reaches amicable result (PM Friday, 12 February 2016) - I think the customer, after, a few similar “non-customer service incidents”...
Ashland Sailors volunteer with special needs children
Sattahip — Sailors and Marines assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) volunteered at the Baan Kru Boonchoo Center for Special...
Lawyer: Suspect in Bangkok blast confessed under torture
Bangkok (AP) - The lawyer for one of two suspects in last year’s deadly bombing of a Bangkok landmark said Monday his client was...
More on Zika
Last week I touched on the “epidemic” caused by the Zika virus and the WHO. This came about after the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Britain approves controversial gene-editing experiments
London (AP) - In a landmark decision that some ethicists warned is a step down the path toward “designer babies,” Britain gave scientists approval...
In defence of pla ra
Dear Hillary, I write to soothe the pride of all those Isaan people who’ve read the letter about phra ra, commonly pronounced “palah”. With...
Is money really the reason?
Dear Hillary, I am tired of hearing that the Thai ladies are only interested in money. You could say that about any woman in...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...