Yearly Archives: 2018
4 Brits, Canadian among 10 nabbed on immigration charges
Four Britons and a Canadian were among nine people arrested for residing illegally in Thailand.
Pattaya and Tourist Division police announced the arrests of the...
PBTA wants to be EEC hub
The Pattaya Business & Tourism Association wants to be Pattaya’s hub for the Eastern Economic Corridor.
Speaking at the group’s March 5 meeting at the...
Why the sphygmomanometer is a liar
Before we delve into this, please understand that the sphygmomanometer is merely an instrument that measures Blood Pressure (BP), but the difficulty in using...
Google expansion plans helping to turn NYC into tech hub
New York (AP) - As New York City waits to hear whether it’s been chosen as the site for Amazon’s second headquarters, recent moves...
Pattaya Cricket Club back to winning ways
Pattaya Cricket Club played Kerala at the Thai Polo Ground in their latest round of the Eastern Seaboard Cricket League last weekend.
After two successive...
The voice of reason speaks
Dear Hillary,
Having been married to a Thai for about 10 years and seen many other relationships between Farang and Thais, here are my 5...
If a McLaren Senna is a little slow, here’s the car...
Rimac from Croatia turned up at Geneva with the most outrageous supercar to end all supercars. This was the Rimac C Two, to follow...
Not school holidays again!
Dear Hillary,
Have you any suggestions to keep school age children interested during these school holidays? There seems to be about 10 weeks of them!...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...