Yearly Archives: 2018
The sky’s the limit?
Tokyo (AP) - Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking...
New Japanese BMW – or was that a German Toyota
The new Toyota Supra is one of the products of a 2012 deal between Toyota and BMW to develop a pair of sports car...
Save the Sucker campaign
Dear Hillary,
How many of the people who write to you are genuine? Many of them are amusing, but rather unbelievable. Just how dumb can...
Sad old duffers?
Dear Hillary,
Generally speaking I think it is the older guys rather than the youngsters that need the warnings about Thai girls. Most youngsters do...
Autotrivia Quiz
Last week I noted that Duesenberg, Mercedes and Ducati all had something in common. I asked, what was it? It was desmodromic valve actuation,...
Look out for the wealth hazards
Dear Hillary,
There are so many things for a tourist to do in Pattaya, why does any older chap just frequent the bars (of which...
Thai businessman convicted of selling fake bomb detectors
Bangkok (AP) — A court has convicted a local businessman of fraud for selling fake bomb detectors to the government, five years after a...
Lao drug kingpin with celebrity links gets 2nd life sentence
Bangkok (AP) — A court in Thailand has given a second life sentence to a drug kingpin from Laos whose social connections to various...
Latest Stories
When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...