Tag: Roy Albiston
The joy of fishing
The joy of fishing in Thailand and elsewhere was the topic at the September 15 meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club. Larry Howard...
King of Ayutthaya served by Japanese Samurai bodyguards
Japanese Samurai served as bodyguards for the King of Ayutthaya. This was one of the facts mentioned by John Toomey during his lecture on...
Check your health before it’s too late
Find out that you have a health problem before it is too late to cure it. In essence, this was the message to the...
Fancy a tuk tuk limo?
If you live in Thailand, you may someday be able to rent a six-passenger electric tuk tuk “limo” for that very special occasion. This...
Climb the highest mountains
A quest to climb the highest point on each of the seven continents was the goal of David Cole, the speaker at the Pattaya...
Melanoma skin cancer can be curable if treated early
Melanoma skin cancer is usually curable if it is recognised and treated early. But if left untreated, the cancer can spread to other parts...
80 million unexploded cluster bombs remain in Laos
There are an estimated 80 million unexploded cluster bombs remaining in the Laotian jungle along what used to be the Ho Chi Minh Trail....
Too much prostate cancer testing?
Are men being over-tested and over-treated for prostate cancer? This was the topic presented by Club member David Garmaise at the Sunday, June 30...
Television commercials inspired Beatle’s songs
Television commercials were the inspiration for many of the Beatle’s songs. It seems that the Beatles were too famous to be seen out on...
Many famous authors “got it wrong”
Many famous authors who wrote about Asia “got it wrong.” This is what led Jerry Hopkins, an author himself, to write “Romancing the East,”...
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Rotary Evening with RAGAS to Fight Modern Slavery
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Rotary Club Global Pattaya invites you to an impactful evening on March 11th at the Pattaya Hilton Hotel, where we...
The Thai Digital Arrival Card from May 1 causes confusion
The announcement that all foreign arrivals will soon need to fill in a no-cost online TDAC prior to travelling still awaits the detail. It...
Pattaya Bolt driver picks up passed-out foreigner from Soi 6, drops off at police...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Police Station officials found a foreign man lying motionless in the parking lot in front of the station, obstructing...
Homeless man caught stealing electrical wires on Thepprasit Road, South Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeless Thai man was caught stealing electrical wires on Thepprasit Road. The incident was reported to authorities, prompting officers from...
Israeli fugitive with violent assault court warrant found hiding in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration Investigation Division 3 apprehended a 27-year-old Israeli fugitive, wanted in his home country for a violent assault case, in response...