Yearly Archives: 2016
Sending money to Thailand
Dear Hillary, Have you any experience with transferring money from the UK to Thailand? I want to send a few pounds over to a...
No complaints from Tom
Dear Hillary, Why do people complain about their lives here in Thailand? The weather is warm all year, the people are so friendly and...
New Year Wishes – Part Two
In the second part of my New Year wishes, I ask for debt jubilees, ending austerity and getting China’s economic statistics to a realistic...
Makha Bucha celebrated today
Banks, offices will be closed This year, Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist All Saints Day) falls on Monday, Feb. 22. Government offices, banks and many...
Chonburi, youth group tackle teen pregnancy problem
Chonburi government officials and area youths are cooperating on a new campaign aimed at cutting the number of unwanted teen pregnancies. Representatives from the...
Smaller ‘Colors of the East’ festival Feb. 25-28
The scaled-down Colors of the East will unfurl along Pattaya Beach Road Feb. 25 with food, travel deals and plenty of traffic. The 9th...
3 Pattaya hotels honored for environmental efforts
The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion signed an agreement to propel environmentally friendly hotel...
District chief defends bridge raid, said future games must be organized...
Banglamung District Chief Chakorn Kanchawattana said bridge games will be allowed in Pattaya only if they are sanctioned as competitions by the Contract Bridge...
Highway 7 toll booths to open in 2017
Five new toll booths on the Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway will be completed by August and could open after the start of next year. Speaking to...
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...