Yearly Archives: 2021
Pattaya earned 100 million baht from 2-day Music Festival
Despite rain and complaints that too few fans were allowed into seating areas, the Pattaya Music Festival was a success, Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome claimed.
Sonthaya...
Classical Connections: Alone in the Mountains
I parked the car at the side of the road and gazed over the northern lowlands of the Great Hungarian Plain, which spread for...
1,000 socially distanced seats prepped for Pattaya Fireworks Festival
More than 17,000 rockets will explode over the beach at the Pattaya Fireworks Festival Nov. 26-27.
Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn chaired a Nov. 9 planning...
50-year-old uncle arrested for sexually abusing 9-year-old niece
A Khao Mai Kaew village mill worker was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his 9-year-old niece.
Boonlert Sawangjaitham, 50, was taken into custody Nov. 9...
Bangkok provides vaccine shots for migrant workers after more businesses reopen
Many businesses have been able to recommence operation after some restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 were relaxed on November 1. However,...
Inspired Tezuka aiming to extend Japan’s success at Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific...
Abu Dhabi, November 9: A six-member Japanese contingent is not just motivated to keep the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship (WAAP) trophy at home but...
IOC and UNODC collaborate to fight corruption and crime in sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) extended their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen...
Wire cleaners knock out power in South Pattaya
City workers cleaning up jumbles of wires knocked out power to a South Pattaya neighborhood.
The Nov. 9 outage in the Soi Khopai area came...
AMCHAM Thailand Announces Winners for CSR Excellence Awards
November 10 - The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) recognized 87 companies at the 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Awards to...
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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...