Yearly Archives: 2018
JJ Green Market torn down
Bangkok - The Department of Public Works has begun tearing down shop structures at JJ Green Market, a famous night market in Bangkok, after...
BoT survey finds Prompt Pay now used by up to 2.7...
Bangkok - The Bank of Thailand, in cooperation with the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, has announced that a survey into usage of...
Agencies anticipating drought season as rainy season winds down
Bangkok - The Temporary Crisis Center has called a meeting next week to discuss next year’s drought season after calculating that 37 of the...
Fervent Thai fans of Korean actor overstep airport security
Bangkok (AP) — Extreme efforts by two Thai female fans to meet their South Korean idol have raised concerns about security procedures at Bangkok's...
1 dead, 4 wounded in roadside ambush in southern Thailand
Hat Yai (AP) — Suspected insurgents killed one person and wounded four others in a roadside ambush in southern Thailand, a region where a...
Inflow from Kanchanaburi dams affects Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi - The incoming water from two major dams in Kanchanaburi Province has significantly increased the water level of the Mae Klong River, raising...
THAI aims to become national premium airline by 2022
Bangkok - Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) has announced its plan to become a national premium airline by 2022.
Deputy Prime Minister, Dr....
Technical issues hamper TR-Motorsport team at Bira
The Unixx TR-Motorsport racing team were back in action August 31 – Sept. 2 on their hometown track at the Bira International Circuit on...
Irish musicians add flavor at School for the Blind
There may be another six months before Pattaya next celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, but there was an Irish flavour at the School for the...
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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...