Yearly Archives: 2018
Beach Road light bulbs changed
Pattaya was a little brighter for Loy Krathong after city hall got around to changing lightbulbs on the beach.
Work crews fanned out up and...
50 countries vow to fight cybercrime – US and Russia don’t
Paris (AP) - Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies are pledging to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including interference...
UN issues Souvenir Sheet for Thailand Stamp Show
The United nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will be issuing a Souvenir Sheet to commemorate the Thailand 2018 World Stamp Exhibition in Bangkok from November...
2 hurt as truck rear-ends van
A father and his 5-year-old son were injured when their pickup truck rear-ended a minivan at a Sukhumvit Road U-turn.
Paramedics freed the stuck, unidentified...
Pattaya targets flooding under Bali Hai flyover
Pattaya spruced up the area below the Bali Hai flyover Nov. 12 as it prepares to tackle chronic flooding there.
Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat brought...
Passive smoking – should we take it passively?
Every so often I return to one of my favorite subjects - smoking and it effects, and how to stop. Stopping is not an...
Guns went silent on 11-11-11
On 11-11-11, all the guns went silent. So reported Jim Jones. Former US Marine, Vietnam vet, the first speaker at the Pattaya City Expats...
Khun Steve returns to Yupins Restaurant
A group of well-known and liked residents held a party at Yupins Restaurant recently to celebrate the return to Pattaya of Khun Steve, a...
Bygballe bags a brace
PSC Golf from Café Kronborg
Monday, Nov. 12, Plutaluang - Stableford
A Flight (0-20)
1st Peter Bygballe (20) 38pts
2nd Ty Anderson (10) 37pts
3rd Dave Addison (17) 35pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Kurt Sandgaard...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...