Tag: car
Man killed after his car fell 15 metres from expressway
A man was crushed to death behind the steering wheel of his car when it fell 15 metres from the expressway onto the ground...
Autotrivia quiz – Friday August 3 – August 9, 2012
Last week I asked which car, in 1996, was the first to wear the manufacturer’s nameplate, instead of one of its brands? Clue:...
Police arrest two drug traffickers; seize one million methamphetamine pills
BANGKOK, May 2 – The police arrested two suspected drug traffickers, members of a major drug syndicate in the North, Pol Gen Priewpan...
Car Engineering and physical laws
I was always taught that physics was an exact science. What goes up must come down, for every action there is an equal...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday April 06 – April 12, 2012
Last week I asked what did Steve McQueen, Enzo Ferrari, Marianne Faithfull, the four Beatles and Peter Sellars all have in common. Clue: think...
Motorcycle passengers urged to wear helmets
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has launched a campaign to encourage pillion riders to wear safety helmets...
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday March 23 – March 29, 2012
Last week I asked what rare French car was associated with a hump? Lateral thinking was needed here! It was the Citroen Mehari,...
Want a ’67 Mustang convertible?
Ford has just revealed yet another body shell for their favored muscle car, but this time, it’s for the 1967 Mustang Convertible. The...
Car rental office broken in for the forth time
At midday on the 4th of September police were notified that a car rental office called Zik and Zak Service on soi Phothisarn had...
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Bangkok nightlife raids signal broader sweep across Thai tourist hotspots
PATTAYA, Thailand – Internal Security Operations Command Region 1 (ISOC Region 1), in coordination with multiple agencies, carried out inspections of entertainment venues in...
Injured monitor lizard rescued outside Pattaya restaurant as locals eye lucky house number
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya disaster prevention and fire rescue officers came to the aid of an injured monitor lizard discovered hiding outside a restaurant...
Swedish tourist reports 100,000-baht theft after late-night encounter in Pattaya condo
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Swedish tourist filed a police complaint in the early hours of May 15 after allegedly being robbed by a group...
Pattaya cleans mud-covered road after overnight rain triggers runoff at Khao Talo
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials launched a road cleanup operation on Friday after overnight rain caused mud and soil runoff to spill onto...
Pattaya clears blocked alley after complaints over public space misuse
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers carried out a cleanup and enforcement operation in a narrow South Pattaya alley after residents complained about personal...