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“Thai Debenture: Funding Opportunity during Crisis” seminar
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 – Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand Bandid Nijathaworn(บัณฑิต นิจถาวร) has warned about 3 risk factors that could...
Foreign diplomats urge Thai government to tackle tourist scams
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 - Foreign diplomats met with Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to urge Thai authorities to clamp...
Bo on top at Khao Kheow
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Monday, July 2, Khao Kheow B & C – Stableford One annoying “no show” and one late inclusion...
Thailand to host 3rd SEOM this month
BANGKOK, 9 July 2012 - Thailand will host the 3rd ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) later this month, during which the attending delegates...
ASEAN Sec-Gen: AEC may expose people to non-communicable illnesses
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 – The Secretary-General of ASEAN is worried that the integration of the 10-member economic bloc into a community may put...
More nostalgia!
One of my old flatmates of 50 years ago (time flies when you are in Pattaya and having fun) sent the attached photo up...
TAT’s “Creative Tourism” Campaign Generates 24 Million Online Visitors
Bangkok, June 26, 2012 – Contestants from Croatia, Taiwan and Australia each have won free week-long holidays in Thailand after participating in an...
AEC 2015 and Opening of Myanmar Will Benefit Thailand’s Exhibition Sector
Bangkok, June 22, 2012 – The emergence of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 and the opening of Myanmar will generate more high-yield visitors...
Bo & Bob blitz breezy Bangpakong
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Monday, June 11, Bangpra – Stableford Another good “low season field” of 14 golfers were signed up to...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...