Yearly Archives: 2018
Madonna’s rambling Aretha Franklin tribute earns backlash
New York (AP) - The backlash was swift for Madonna’s rambling, egocentric tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards last week,...
Pattaya finally clears Yim Yom Beach of demolition debris
Pattaya finally cleaned up the mess it left behind after demolishing encroaching structures on Yim Yom Beach.
More than 50 city workers were dispatched to...
Pattaya students Go for Father Ray
About 200 Pattaya-area students put their thinking caps on to celebrate the life of the Father Ray Foundation’s founder at a Go and crossword...
Salary for a Mia Chow
Dear Hillary,
Money again. She’s a great girl and I like her a lot and she says she would be happy to come and live...
Mercedes-Benz built winners before Lewis Hamilton
Pre-war Grand Prix racing was the playground of Mercedes and Auto-Union and whatever was left was picked up by Alfa Romeo.
1936 had belonged to...
Buy me how
Dear Hillary,
This query comes from a farang thinking about buying a house and land up country. I know it’s supposed to be impossible, but...
Freewheeling Pattaya
Dear Hillary,
Money problems seem to be the story this week. A Skandi loses 787 million on BitCoin. How much money do you have rolling...
Brabham BT 62
We went from Cars to Supercars, to Hypercars to Ultra cars and now Damn Well Totally Manic cars with the news of the resurrection...
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Wine World: Doing the Twist
If you recognise that expression, you must be getting on a bit. The lines were made famous by an American singer called Chubby Checker...
Citywide operation targets public-space living as Pattaya seeks balance between care and order
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued coordinated operations to manage and support homeless individuals in public spaces, while maintaining order in key...
Russian mother flies to Pattaya in desperate search for missing son, fears foul play
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian mother has flown to Pattaya in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son, who vanished more than a...
Pattaya moves forward with smart city development, reviews public space survey proposal
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Pattaya City is advancing its smart city development agenda by considering a proposed project to survey and analyse public spaces, aimed...
Pattaya to add 200 more cameras, expanding real-time coverage of beaches, Jomtien and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving ahead with an expanded smart-city surveillance initiative by adding 200 more CCTV cameras to the Pattaya Connect...