Yearly Archives: 2022
Sonthaya calls election rivals ‘liars’, defends Kunplome family record
Former mayor Sonthaya Kunplome hit back against his family’s first real electoral challengers in 20 years, calling them liars and accusing them of smearing...
Pattaya-area police warn against ’10 bitter tastes’ of driving
Banglamung police advised Songkran commuters to avoid the “10 bitter tastes” of driving.
At a checkpoint on Highway 36 underneath Pong Bridge, Pol. Maj. Jakkrit...
Pattaya public transport drivers checked for booze, drugs before Songkran
The Chonburi Land Transport Department and Pattaya police checked public-transport vehicles and their drivers for drug and alcohol use ahead of Songkran.
Sunee Chonchedchuwong, head...
Pattaya’s Koh Larn Island gets early start to Songkran
Songkran began early on Koh Larn, with the Pattaya tourist island seeing a larger-than-normal arrivals over the weekend.
Many Thais in groups of five or...
Thailand’s subcommittee on overpriced lottery designates working timeline
A 3-stage timeline has been laid down by the subcommittee studying overpriced lottery tickets, with the body seeking to increase penalties on offending sellers.
Chankrit...
Thailand to cut isolation for high-risk Covid exposure to 5 days...
Health authorities have been adjusting service protocols for those infected with COVID-19 so people can adapt ahead of Covid being made an endemic in...
Thai government to collect tax from stock market sales this year
The Ministry of Finance has indicated that individual stock investors can expect to face a financial transaction tax this year in response to local...
Thai authorities urged to consider subsidizing vaccine trips for seniors
The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) has endorsed a proposal by a senior doctor at Ramathibodi Hospital urging the government to allocate about 1 billion...
List of Songkran festivities in major cities across Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organizing "Amazing Songkran 2022 Celebrations" at ten temples in Bangkok, as well as the "Songkran Music Heritage...
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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...