Yearly Archives: 2018
US experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizures
Washington (AP) - A medicine made from the marijuana plant moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed it...
In ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ Marvel goes nuclear
Los Angeles (AP) - After 10 years of lean, threadbare, Lilliputian tales, Marvel Studios has, thank heavens, finally decided to go big.
The scale of...
Parker tops the charts
PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys
Monday, April 23, Crystal Bay – Stableford
1st Peter Allen (31) 34pts
2nd Geoff Cox (18) 32pts
3rd Les Hall (25) 30pts
A reasonable field for...
Movie stars take a break at Kantary Bay Rayong
Kantary Bay Hotel, Rayong Resident Manager Plabplung Yimmueng (2nd left), Front Office Manager Pattarawut Tongarm (right), and Banquet Coordinator Surapun Pookpanid (left) greet Thai...
True tales from the examination couch
I have been a doctor for more years than the length of time some of the readers here have propped up a long wooden...
Odds and Ends – May 4, 2018 – May 10, 2018
Mom: Preschool’s ban
of the term ‘best friend’ is silly
Georgetown, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts family is looking for a new preschool for their 4-year-old...
Former Centara executive honoured at Songkran ceremomy
Gerd Steeb (left), President, Director and Advisor to the board of Centara Hotels & Resorts, was an honoured guest at the Songkran water pouring...
Poopay bags the medal
PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Monday, April 23, Phoenix Gold - Stableford
We had just a small field of 12 golfers on a very...
Latest Stories
Strong baht clouds Pattaya tourism outlook in 2026 as China market slumps 35%
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi’s tourism sector faces mounting challenges in 2026, with a strengthening baht weighing on long-haul markets and Asian arrivals remaining weak,...
Vehicle fire on Thepprasit Soi 8 in Pattaya leaves two cars damaged, no injuries...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle fire broke out on January 16 inside a staff residential compound on Thepprasit Soi 8, damaging two cars but...
Canadian man found dead at Jomtien beachfront condominium, health issues suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – An 86-year-old Canadian man was found dead early Wednesday morning after falling from a high-rise condominium near Dongtan Beach, with police...
Strong baht fuels shorter stays and farewells from long-time Pattaya visitors
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht’s continued strength is reigniting an old debate in Pattaya — not about tourist numbers, but about who stays,...
Police, health officials raid Pattaya beauty clinic, find unlicensed Botox injections
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2, in cooperation with the Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office, have raided a beauty clinic located on Pattaya...