BREAKING NEWS: Results of the U.S. presidential election cancelled

                           A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN    To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIIn light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, […]

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British Consulate in Pattaya to close

Following months of speculation, the British Embassy in Bangkok have now confirmed on their website that the British Consulate in Jomtien will close. The British Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mr. Mark Kent made the announcement in a statement issued on the British Embassy Website www.ukinthailand.fco.gov.uk on Tuesday, confirming the closure of the British Consulate which has […]

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Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released… and here is the chart to prove it

Since 1880 the world has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius  The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week.  The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures. This means […]

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Washington Square Demolition Leaves Bangkok’s Elderly Sexpats Lost, Confused

Bangkok’s senior sex tourist population is facing its greatest crisis in decades as the demolition of the nightlife zone known as Washington Square has left them with nowhere to go. Dozens, and sometimes up to a hundred portly Western men with bad skin, aged 55-80, have been reported wandering around the Sukhumvit Soi 22 area […]

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THAI Begins Flights From Don Muang To Suvarnabhumi

New service aimed at foreigners who went to wrong airport by mistake Thai Airways today announced the launch of service between Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Beginning April 30, passengers can fly six times daily from one side of Bangkok to the other in under an hour. “Last year alone we had […]

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Want to Retire in a Foreign Country? Make Sure You Have a Detailed Plan

Affordable housing, food, and medical care combined with an exotic location and good weather. As populations age in the expensive developed world, retiring overseas has become an increasingly seductive idea. For prospective expat retirees, the Internet has made it possible to research the details of what an overseas retirement could entail. But not all Internet […]

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Highest rainfall in 50 years for Thailand; more to come

Highest rainfall in 50 years for Thailand; more to come  According to the Meteorological Department’s forecast, thunderstorms will affect most parts of Bangkok and its adjacent provinces until next Monday. Cloudbursts are expected in many areas too. Following hour-long downpours, traffic became paralysed in several parts of Bangkok as dozens of roads were swamped. Bangkok’s total […]

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Thailand to get its first British University

Malcolm McVicar, vice-chancellor and president of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), has spent the past three to four years nurturing a project to open a full-scale campus in Thailand. “This will be the first British university here. We chose Thailand because the country is a good centre to reach other parts of the region and […]

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MEPConstructionWorld.com – MEP Engineering, Project and Construction Management Blog

Check out Francisco’s Blog “MEP Engineering, Project and Construction Management Blog – Dedicated to the fine people with the ‘thankless’ task of planning, managing, coordinating and supervising MEP building and construction projects. The heart and guts of any building and construction project is the MEP installation – the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and associated works. MEP […]

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