Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand to raise speed limit to 120kph in April
BANGKOK - The speed limit for roads with four lanes or more will be raised from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph.
Transport Minister Saksayam...
Thailand new business registration tops highest since January 2019
BANGKOK - New business registration topped 7,283 in January, the highest since January 2019, driven by the promise of Covid-19 inoculations and upbeat sentiment...
Thailand allows serving of in-flight food and drinks
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has allowed airline operators to serve food and drinks to passengers, as well as sell souvenirs on...
Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Thailand pass quality tests
The first batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines that arrived Thailand on Wednesday has passed the quality tests and are ready for delivery to state...
Koh Samui Hospital rehearses COVID-19 vaccination process
Ko Samui in Surat Thani is among areas in 13 provinces receiving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Koh Samui Hospital today rehearsed vaccination...
Classical Connections: When Less is More
I first came across this phrase as a student and was slightly puzzled because it appeared to be contradictory. Of course, a little bit...
Pattaya Koh Larn Island holiday tourism rebounds to pre-Covid levels
Almost 10,000 people visited Koh Larn on the first day of the three-day Macha Bucha Day weekend, rivaling tourist numbers from before the coronavirus...
Will Peyronie’s disease drive you round the bend?
Will Peyronie’s disease fix Brewer’s Droop?
Peyronie’s disease is a condition characterized by the development of fibrous plaques or nodules in the substance of...
Pattaya business leaders push for more tourism events
Pattaya business leaders are pushing city hall to restart its aggressive calendar of tourism-driving events now rather than April as currently planned.
Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome...
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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...