Yearly Archives: 2018
French maestro to headline Pattaya guitar festival
World renowned French guitarist Gerard Abiton will be the star performer at the 10th anniversary Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival & Competition, which takes place...
Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying ancient wall
Bangkok (AP) - A Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in...
China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland
Zhuhai, China (AP) - China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying...
All that glitters is Gold at South African Ball
Jabulani, together with the South African Thai Chamber of Commerce (SATCC) held a “We are Golden” ball at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok on...
Anderson wears green at 23rd TQ Masters
Phoenix Gold was the venue on Friday, October 19 for the 23rd annual T.Q. Masters golf classic, presented by The Tahitian Queen rock n’...
Close the bars! The Good girls are coming!
Dear Hillary,
I notice that most of the letters you get are from farang males who are complaining about what has happened to them in...
Thai windsurfers lauded for achievements at Asian Games
Itthiphol Kunplome, advisor to the minister of Tourism & Sports and Chairman of the Windsurfing Association of Thailand, along with Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome, presided...
Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed
Chicago (AP) - When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into...
Genetic glitch increases men’s risk of impotence, study says
New York (AP) - Scientists say they’ve located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man’s risk of impotence, a step that might...
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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...