Tag: Mango Rains
‘Mango Rains’ – A hot topic at the Book Group
The Pattaya Book Group met for their monthly meeting on September 29 at Christiane Broukaert’s home, which drew the members first not to the...
Journalist competition for students
The results of the Eastern Seaboard Young Journalist of the Year have just been announced. Salena Khanijou from Garden International School Rayong won...
A Secret History of the Bangkok Hilton
The publishers Maverick House, though based in Ireland, have had a very fruitful cooperation with authors in Thailand. These have included the Pattaya...
The best new book/author in 2010 – Mango Rains/Dan Dorothy
To start the year I look back at the books reviewed in 2010. There was a new book from a new author, and one...
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Wine World: Exceptional Wine from South Tyrol
The Tyrol has always sounded a magical, evocative name to me. In case you’ve forgotten, it’s a historic region spanning northern Italy and western...
Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...
Pattaya levels manhole covers and improves access for disabled road users
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected road resurfacing works along Soi Paniad Chang, urging contractors to speed up construction and complete...