Yearly Archives: 2021
Classical Connections: Under the Shadow
The other night after dinner I was thinking (an achievement in itself, after a few glasses of red) about what life might have been...
Grapevine: No sign of the Chinese
No sign of the Chinese
The Beijing authorities say they don’t want to restart charter flights and group tours for some months yet. They fear...
Cream – Wheels of Fire – 4 Stars
Cream are often attributed as being the first Rock Super Group. The Cream (sic) of musicians joining together from famous previous bands. Wheels of...
Thailand reopening bars, clubs could be delayed beyond Jan. 16
The much-anticipated Jan. 16 reopening of bars and clubs may be delayed further by the emergence of the coronavirus omicron variant, Prime Minister Prayut...
Bangkok new registration campaign for migrant workers
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has launched a new registration campaign for unregistered migrant workers from neighboring countries, in an effort to provide healthcare coverage...
Thailand boasts new innovation on World AIDS Day
The 1st December of every year is World AIDS Day. There is a new innovation to help HIV patients. This innovation could potentially be...
Thai Prime Minister satisfied with vaccination uptake
The Prime Minister has expressed his satisfaction with Thailand's current rate of vaccination, with just under 100 million doses now administered. Health authorities are...
Thai Prime Minister dismisses national lockdown
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed that he would not impose a national lockdown in the wake of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 because the...
Thailand and ASEAN tackle transboundary haze pollution
Cooperation in addressing the smoke haze problem is needed from all of Thailand’s neighbors. Most recently, more commitment to tackle the smoke haze and...
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...