Yearly Archives: 2018
GSB waives mobile banking transaction fees
Bangkok - The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has officially waived transaction fees for its mobile banking services, hoping to attract more customers to use...
A most happy birthday to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri...
The Kingdom of Thailand on April 2 celebrates the most auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 63rd birthday. We at...
Fishermen, Navy help boat refugees back to sea
Bangkok (AP) — A boat with 56 people claiming to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar was helped back to sea by Thai fishermen...
Supreme Patriarch performs special religious ceremony in Ayutthaya
Bangkok - The Supreme Patriarch has performed a special Buddhist ceremony in Ayutthaya Province.
Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatayana, the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, traveled on Saturday...
Thailand continues debate on electronic cigarettes
Bangkok - The debate on electronic cigarettes continues in Thailand, amid a legal ban on their import and possession.
Academics and users of electronic cigarettes...
46th National Book Fair a hit with book lovers
Bangkok – Throngs of bookworms are flocking to the 46th National Book Fair & 16th Bangkok International Book Fair 2018, the largest book sale...
Dusit Palace and Sanam Sua Pa gear up for Thai New...
Bangkok - HM the King has graciously enjoined relevant agencies to co-organize a Thai New Year cultural fair at Dusit Palace and Sanam Sun...
Mekong countries’ leaders call for $66 billion investment
Hanoi, Vietnam (AP) — The leaders of six countries along the Mekong River on Saturday adopted an ambitious investment plan worth $66 billion over...
Commerce Min: US tariffs against China will impact Thai economy
Bangkok - The Ministry of Commerce expects the US’s retaliatory tariffs against China to affect the world economy including Thailand.
The comment was made by...
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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...