Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand begins four-phase reopening plan for Pattaya and four provinces
The Thai government on Thursday kicked off the four-phase reopening plan for vaccinated foreign tourists, travelling to five pilot provinces.
The spokesperson for the Prime...
Pattaya struggles to keep heads above water until foreign tourists return
Bar girls are muddling through, former cooks are collecting scrap, and social workers are scooping up the homeless as Pattaya locals try to survive...
Classical Connections: Intimate voices
There was a time when music was much quieter than it is today. Before the eleventh century most music consisted of a single unaccompanied...
11 groups of people currently permitted to enter Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that the Royal Thai Government has endorsed issuing a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the...
Miss Grand Myanmar seeks refuge and asks for humanitarian support in...
According to the Director of Miss Grand International, Nawat Itsaragrisil, Miss Grand Myanmar 2020, Han Lay, will be staying in Thailand, under the Miss...
Silver and Gold 1997 UNICEF commemorative coins
The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children around the world. It was...
‘Sandbox’ plan could add 3 million tourists to Thailand
The Tourism Council of Thailand said moves to relax quarantine requirements could bring three million more foreign tourists to Thailand.
TCT President Chumnan Srisawat on...
Thailand starts new speed limit of 120 km/hr on highways
The Transport Ministry has started the faster highway speed limit of 120 kilometres per hour on a section on Highway 32 between Bang Pa-in...
Dealing with left-overs
An omelette is a very easy and quick dish and extremely versatile. An omelette can handle any number of ingredients. The following recipe can...
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When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Neujahrsreiseverkehr bringt Thailands Fernstraßen an ihre Belastungsgrenze
PATTAYA, Thailand – Zum Jahreswechsel herrscht auf Thailands Straßen und an den großen Verkehrsknotenpunkten Hochbetrieb. Der staatliche Busbetreiber des Landes rechnet am heutigen Tag...
Neujahrsansturm füllt Boote und Anlegestellen auf dem Weg nach Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bereits in den frühen Morgenstunden herrschte am Laem-Bali-Hai-Pier in Pattaya reger Betrieb, als zahlreiche thailändische und internationale Touristen zur Überfahrt nach...
British tourist arrested after assaulting ride-hailing driver near Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night assault near Pattaya’s Walking Street has once again raised concerns about aggressive behavior in the city’s busiest nightlife areas,...
Slow down and follow the rules as road accidents remain a daily reality on...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A traffic crash on a provincial highway has laid bare a familiar and uncomfortable reality on Thailand’s roads, where traffic rules...