Tag: Pattaya City Expats Club
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...
Ebola outbreak bigger than ever
The current Ebola outbreak is ten times bigger than past outbreaks and still growing. Ms. Jenny Lee Walsh, a Consultant in Nursing Service from...
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...
No one has a bad memory
No one has a bad memory! But many people have an untrained memory. Training one’s memory was the topic of Dan Schwartz, an expert...
PCEC guest speaker talks about current issues in Thailand
Since 1932, Thailand has had 19 constitutions. Most countries have had just one. This was one of the observations made by the Dr Mettananando...
Poetry follows business at PCEC meeting
It was business and poetry at the Sunday, July 6, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC). First up was the business. The...
PCEC looks back at busy fiscal year
It was a busy year for the PCEC and its members. Pat Koester at the Sunday, June 29, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats...
Dead foreigner discovered in a rice field
A short comedy about the body of an apparently dead foreigner discovered in a rice field won two awards at the 9Filmfest International Film...
60,000 Russian residents live in Pattaya
According to Thai Immigration authorities, there are 100,000 Russian residents in Thailand, 60,000 of which live in Pattaya. This...
About one in every ten people has diabetes
About one in every ten people has diabetes. This was part of the message given about diabetes at the Pattaya City Expats Club meeting...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...