Tag: Richard Silverberg
AAA can cause death within ten minutes
If you suffer a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), you could die if you don’t get to the hospital within ten minutes. That’s how...
Is your cell phone hazardous?
Is your cell phone hazardous? What are the dangers? These questions were posed by Barry “Baz” Jones, the guest speaker at the February 14...
PCEC gains 72 members this past year
Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the first Sunday in July, which was on July 5 this year....
It’s always a good idea to have a Plan B
Plan B came to the rescue. Club member David Garmaise was prepared to present another of his interesting and entertaining video themes at the...
PCEC learns about exotic plants at Discovery Garden
Have you ever heard of soursop fruit? The lipstick tree or the pencil tree? Screw pines? Luffa sponge plants? Inca peanuts? Baobab trees? Probably...
PCEC learns about “Back Pain in Advanced Age”
Prevention and treatment for back pain was the topic at the Sunday, May 17, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club. Dr Somrot Phonglamai,...
“Financial Educational Road Show” stars at weekly PCEC meeting
Many U.K. and U.S. expats may be able to take action to maximise the value of their retirement savings. This was the central message...
Reasons for having plastic surgery
There are several reasons for having plastic surgery. Some are done for reconstructive purposes, usually after someone has been involved in an accident. Other...
Skill over brawn in effective self defence
Skill over brawn can be the key in effective self defence. If you know how to use pressure points on the body, you don’t...
PCEC members learn about rotator cuff injuries
This may not be what you wanted to hear, but as you get older, your risk of a painful rotator cuff injury increases. The...
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197 cats rescued from Vietnamese slaughterhouse, gruesome facility shutdown
An industrial-scale cat slaughterhouse in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Thap, capable of slaughtering up to 500 innocent cats a day, has ceased...
Police unimpressed with Pattaya woman’s BOGO drug deal
Pattaya police were unimpressed with a woman caught with drugs she said she got on a “buy-one, get-one-free deal”.
Identified only as Panatda, 38, the...
Distraught man saved from jumping off Pattaya overpass to his death
A distraught man was rescued before jumping to his death from a Pattaya overpass.
Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation workers spent more than an...
More Pattaya bars inspected for licenses and illegal activities
Immigration, tourist and Pattaya police fanned out across the city checking more bars for underage customers, drugs and weapons.
Chonburi Immigration chief Pol. Col. Prinya...
Subaru Russ Swift Stunt Show at Ninja Market Amata Chonburi this weekend (Mar 25-26)
Don’t miss the thrill of Subaru stunt driving show by Russ Swift the holder of 3 categories of Guinness World Records and his team...