Yearly Archives: 2018
MOPH to provide HPV vaccination to children for free
Bangkok - The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) plans to provide HPV vaccination to children free of charge in a bid to maximize the...
Pattaya heads north in tourist quest
Pattaya officials hit the road to drum up business from Thai tourists in Thailand’s North.
Tourism Authority of Thailand northern region Director Wiboon Mimitvanitch escorted...
Fire on bus kills 20 migrant factory workers
Bangkok (AP) — A fire on a double-decker bus carrying migrant workers killed 20 people early Friday, a week after 18 people died in...
Exhibition held to celebrate HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s birthday
Bangkok - The Ministry of Transport has invited the public to an exhibition held to honor Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on...
Ex-PM Thaksin says his supporters could win an election
Tokyo (AP) — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for a return to democracy in Thailand and predicts a political party led by...
Pattaya halts beach restoration again
The on-again, mostly-off-again effort to stop erosion from wiping Pattaya Beach off the map is off again after Chulalongkorn University consultants, for the third...
South Korean K-Pop singers to perform in North Korea
Seoul, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has said it will send a 160-member artistic group to North Korea, including about 10 celebrated K-Pop...
A beautiful visit
The current Mrs. International 2017, Melissa Pocza from the United States, recently visited Pattaya and during her time in our city she visited several...
Pattaya inaugurates weekend tourist train
Pattaya officials welcomed the first weekend train aimed at funneling Bangkokians to Eastern Seaboard tourist attractions.
Tanongsak Pongprasert, deputy governor of the State Railway of...
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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...