Yearly Archives: 2021
Thai army donates water tanks to drought-stricken village near Pattaya
To help citizens in villages and communities all over Thailand during extreme dry summer months, the Royal Thai Army has a relief program called...
Thai small businesses dying from shutdown side-effects and limited loans access
Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) reports that the government will introduce new measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cope...
Pattaya bridge club clocks up 160 years – almost!
Jeremy Watson, tournament director of Jomtien-Pattaya bridge club, reached his 80th birthday on June 21 just weeks ahead of Barry Kenyon, 79 and the...
Bangkok lifts ban on dining in non-air conditioned restaurants; alcohol prohibited
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has lifted restrictions on dining in non-air conditioned restaurants and increased the maximum seating limit in air conditioned venues...
Two doses of Sinovac in Thais help to stimulate over 50%...
Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has reported that two doses of Sinovac in Thais help to stimulate over 50% immunity against COVID-19.
The university worked...
Most updated list of activities and businesses reopening in Bangkok today...
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced the latest Order of the Temporary Closure of Premises (No. 33), allowing more types of venues and...
Classical Connections: A class apart
Browsing through some music videos the other day, I came across a performance by a violinist of about six years old who was described...
Hawkwind ‘The Machine Stops’ – 5 stars
Hawkwind formed as long ago as 1969 and since that time the group has released some 26 studio albums under the band’s name, plus...
Thailand ‘Sandbox’ to welcome int’l tourists extends to Koh Samui
The pilot plan to reopen Phuket is a go on 1 July and, later, Surat Thani’s Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, to...
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«Секретный пляж» в Паттайе стал вирусным – Вонг Амат превращается в популярный туристический центр
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – Пляж Вонг Амат на севере Паттайи, ранее считавшийся «скрытой жемчужиной», стремительно набирает популярность в социальных сетях после публикации фотографий его спокойной...
Таксин Чинават не станет советником партии Пхыа Тхай после освобождения
ПАТТАЙЯ, Таиланд – Джулапан Аморнвиват, лидер партии Пхыа Тхай, подтвердил, что Таксин Чинават не будет занимать официальную должность советника в партии после его запланированного...
Thailand weighs visa cuts and mandatory health insurance
PATTAYA, Thailand - Major regulatory shifts are on the horizon for Thailand’s expat and tourist communities as the government reviews two major proposals that...
Thaksin Shinawatra übernimmt nach Haftentlassung keine Beraterrolle bei Pheu Thai
PATTAYA, Thailand – Julapun Amornvivat, Vorsitzender der Pheu-Thai-Partei, hat bestätigt, dass Thaksin Shinawatra nach seiner geplanten Haftentlassung auf Bewährung am 11. Mai keine offizielle...
Король и королева Таиланда приняли участие в банкете и военном параде в честь 80-летия...
СТОКГОЛЬМ, Швеция – Король Таиланда Маха Вачиралонгкорн и королева Сутхида приняли участие 30 апреля в официальных мероприятиях, посвященных 80-летию короля Швеции Карла XVI Густава,...