Yearly Archives: 2019
DDC closely following measles situation
Bangkok - Dr. Suwannachai Watthanayingcharoenchai, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), says the number of measles patients worldwide has increased. According to...
3 injured in 2-car Sattahip collision
Three people were injured when a car jumped a red light causing a head on collision.
Sattahip police said they will need to study CCTV...
Pope Francis to visit Thailand Nov. 20-23
Bangkok (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November in a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament...
Pope’s visit to Thailand will also be a family reunion
UDON THANI, Thailand (AP) — Catholics in Thailand are celebrating the official announcement of the first papal visit in 35 years, but one 77-year-old...
Songkhla still affected by Indonesian fire haze
Songkhla - Haze generated by smoke from Indonesian forest fires has continued to affect the southern provinces of Thailand. Although the air pollution index...
Shootout at local bar results in one dead, another critically injured
A dispute at a South Pattaya bar led to a shootout that saw 2 people hospitalized with serious gunshot wounds.
Police were called out to...
Police uncover potential infant trade on Facebook
Bangkok - The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has instructed the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) to look into a Facebook page which apparently trades...
Moon, Chi rivers expected to overflow in Northeast
Bangkok - The Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department (RID), Thongplew Kongchan, says that from September 13 the forecast is for more rain in...
Home supply giant Boonthavorn opens in Sattahip
Home improvement outlet Boonthavorn opened the doors of a brand new store in the Bang Saray area of Sattahip earlier this month. The company...
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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...