Tag: deVine Wine Club
A special wine dinner at Bruno’s
If you think that being a food and wine critic is an easy life, you are mistaken. We have to try and space...
Globally-experienced Ranjith joins Jetwing Hotels as Group GM
Sri Lanka’s largest family owned leisure company, Jetwing Hotels, has announced the appointment of veteran hotelier Ranjith Chandrasiri as their Group General Manger....
The DeVine Chilean Wine Gala Dinner
The DeVine Wine Club, under the stewardship of celebrated wine judge Ranjith Chandrasiri, held its final wine dinner at the Royal Grill Room...
Royal Cliff scoops the pool (again)!
The Royal Cliff Hotels Group has much to be proud of, but perhaps the icing on the cake has to be the prestigious Wine...
Rossini for more than William Tell
Rossini is famous for his operas (The Barber of Seville, William Tell), but the Royal Cliff Beach Resort would like you to associate...
Richard Smith celebrates 80 years
As active as Richard Smith is in Pattaya’s expat community, few can believe he’s now 80 years old. Two-time...
deVine Wine Club accepts a Mission Impossible
Do you remember the original TV series Mission Impossible? It began each week with “Your mission, Mr. Phelps, should you choose to accept...
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Songkran in Pattaya becomes a test of patience for long-term foreign residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran, Thailand’s iconic New Year water festival, has long drawn tourists eager to join in the nationwide splashes and street celebrations....
Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
Pattaya villa raided, 25 foreigners arrested for 700-million-baht online gambling ring
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police from Region 3 raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Banglamung district, on March 24, uncovering a sophisticated online gambling...
Baht Hits 33 per USD, 44 per GBP as Pattaya scrambles to fill Songkran...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s currency woes are deepening just as Pattaya braces for one of the year’s busiest tourist seasons. The baht opened on...