Yearly Archives: 2018
18 dead as tour bus loses control, crashes off road
Bangkok (AP) — A chartered tour bus lost control on a downhill curve in Thailand's northeast and slid off the side of the road,...
Culture Ministry seeks six foreigners in photos with HRH Princess Maha...
Bangkok - The Ministry of Culture is coordinating with its embassies across the world to seek out six individuals featured in photographs with Her...
Fisheries Dept cracks down on cichlid traffickers
Bangkok - The Department of Fisheries has invoked Section 65 of the 2015 Fisheries Act to ban businesses from importing, exporting, transferring and raising...
On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish
2018 Pattaya St. Patrick’s Day Parade
It was a blistering hot afternoon when several hundred locals and expats, young and old, gathered on the car...
Jan-Feb. tourist arrivals surpass 7 million
Bangkok - In a press conference on the tourist arrival statistics between January and February, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports...
Power lines catch fire in South Pattaya
Provincial Electricity Authority workers replaced power lines in South Pattaya that burst into flames due to a faulty connection.
A work crew required about 30...
Disney’s ‘Wrinkle’ is a cluttered, dizzying jumble
Los Angeles (AP) - Go ahead, pick your favorite young, villain-vanquishing fantasy heroine. Meg Murry probably came first.
Katniss Everdeen? She arrived in 2001. Hermione...
Woman files fraud complaint against Facebook seller
A mother who never received the children’s shoes she ordered filed a fraud complaint against the operator of the Facebook page she ordered from.
Sawitee...
Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died
London (AP) - Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, March...
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Fabulous Pattaya 103 signs off FM and embraces the digital future
PATTAYA, Thailand - At the close of the year, a familiar sound on Thailand’s FM dial is fading into history. Fabulous Pattaya 103, widely...
When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...