Yearly Archives: 2021
9 drunk drivers arrested at Pattaya checkpoint
Nongprue police arrested nine drunk drivers and another man with a gun and 30 rounds of ammunition at a Boonsamphan Temple checkpoint.
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India fightback claims bonus point against Argentina
India’s Harmanpreet Singh scored a dramatic equaliser with just six seconds of the match remaining before his team won the shoot-out against reigning Olympic...
Latest Pattaya entertainment crackdown the softest yet
Residents, expats and tourists reacted with resignation to the recently-announced closure of nightclubs, karaokes and bars which took effect on April 10. Chonburi (including...
Water inflation causes consternation on Pattaya beach
An angry foreign tourist berated a bewildered sales assistant for trying to sell a small bottle of water for 115 baht (about $US4) instead...
Bunker Boys slog through wet Pattaya golf week
PSC Bunker Boys Golf
Monday, April 5th
Green Valley
1st Les Cobban (7) 36 points
2nd Jay Babin (23) 34 points
3rd Paul Lanzetta (6) 34 points
Near pins Jay...
Thai government offers insurance to Songkran travelers and Covid-19 at-risk groups
The Thai government has offered a special policy for people to insure themselves against Songkran traffic accidents and Covid-19 infections.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek...
Pattaya’s Beach Kite festival flies high this weekend
Flying horses, manta rays and raccoons were spotted over Pattaya Beach as the city launched its 2021 kite festival.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh opened the...
Chiang Mai gets ready for increasing cases; bans alcohol at restaurants...
Chiang Mai authorities have converted the international exhibition and convention center into a field hospital to deal with the increasing Covid-19 cases in the...
‘For Sale’ signs outnumber tourists in Pattaya
Pattaya property agents have no shortage of listings as “for sale” and “for rent” signs dot many of the store and shophouse windows downtown.
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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...