Yearly Archives: 2016
Helping a mate
Been doing the rounds, but a friend of mine has two tickets for the Formula 1 final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi...
Shoeless, shirtless, breathless, Aussie lawmakers still vote
Brisbane, Australia (AP) - Half-dressed, panting and disheveled, the lawmakers jolted awake by a middle-of-the-night vote were applauded by colleagues as they raced into...
Electrifying racing
When motor racing began, there were petrol-engined cars, steam cars, electric cars and hybrids. Pretty well much the same as today, other than steam,...
It’s not all in the genes: Clean living can cut heart...
New Orleans (AP) - Clean living can slash your risk for heart disease even if your genes are heavily stacked against you. A large...
ASEAN Education Center becomes a reality for migrant children
A new facility specifically designed for the children of migrant workers was opened on Thursday the 17th of November. The ASEAN Education Center is...
Champions retain title at 2016 Poppy Golf tourney
The idea for a golf tournament to mark the annual period of Remembrance and support for the Poppy Appeal came from a meeting of...
Motorbike taxi driver wanted for assaulting elderly foreigner
A Pattaya motorcycle taxi driver is wanted for brutally assaulting an elderly foreign man in an attack captured on video.
Both victim and assailant had...
Cheese and wine can be really fine
Rotary cheese & wine party impresses
“If the success of an event can be measured by smiling faces and happy people,” Hans Peter Graf, public...
Orange Teriyaki Fish
Teriyaki sauce gives its own particular flavor to any dish, so this recipe is good when using the local white fish fillets, which tend...
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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...
Vendors disappear ahead of Pattaya Soi 6 inspection, raising leak suspicions
PATTAYA, Thailand — A late-night traffic enforcement operation in Pattaya’s Soi 6 on December 24 raised questions after the vendors accused of blocking traffic...
Teen drinking rings emerge on Pattaya Beach, raising parental safety concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand — Vendors have been openly selling kratom drinks, alcohol, and renting camping chairs along Pattaya Beach late at night, creating informal drinking...
Chonburi lights up the night as Pattaya Countdown 2026 leads New Year celebrations
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi is set to welcome New Year 2026 in spectacular style, with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya Office unveiling...