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Retiring In Thailand News

  • Doncaster Secondary College teacher chalks up plaudits Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:08PMDEDICATED Doncaster Secondary College teacher Peter Mason has helped guide young students towards a...
  • Calls for site to map junket spending Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 3:59PMIndependent senator Nick Xenophon wants a website to show taxpayers what politicians spend on travel.
  • Three attorneys seek District 21 judge post Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:03AMPURCELL — Three attorneys are vying for the District Judge seat being vacated by retiring Judge Candace Blaylock. John A. Mantooth, Edward T. Tillery and Greg Dixon are all seeking the District 21 post.
  • Disturbing times for riot patrols Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:26AMDuring the time of the "internal unrest," as we referred to riots or major prolonged disturbances, the Police Force formed itself into an emergency structure built around the Police Tactical Unit (The Blue Berets), whose job was to deal with large unruly crowds, quell riots and reopen blocked roads.
  • Calls for site to map junket spending Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:30PMIndependent senator Nick Xenophon wants a website to show taxpayers what politicians spend on travel.
  • Make MP study trips open - Xenephon Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:30AMTAXPAYERS should have up-to-date information on where and when their political representatives are travelling, independent senator Nick Xenophon says.
  • Calls for site to map junket spending Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:20AMIndependent senator Nick Xenophon wants to see a website that would show taxpayers how much politicians spend on overseas travel.
  • Retiring pollies on the road to Bhutan Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 9:38PMA group of retiring politicians is taking one last taxpayer-funded trip to exotic locales.
  • Planning director to retire from city staff Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 11:19AMRetiring but not leaving the city, Anderson Planning Director John Stokes, 55, will vacate his post on July 16 to take vacation before retiring officially on Sept. 5.
  • Thai fighter busts into the boys’ fight club Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 10:15PMWhen Jenypher Lanthier opened York Muay Thai, she became the first woman to own a muay thai school in Ontario.
  • FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Thailand Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 12:57AMBANGKOK, July 1 (Reuters) - A semblance of order has been restored after gun battles and arson attacks swept Bangkok in mid-May, but Thailand remains deeply polarised with no end in sight to a political crisis that is damaging the economy.
  • New Fulton Chamber Board Members Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:17PMThe newly elected Fulton Chamber Board Members, left to right: Timothy Wright, Wagner Pharmacy; Patti Housenga, Community State Bank; and Jami Smith, Clinton Herald.
  • Mill workers clock off for final time Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 6:41PMClose to 80 Paperlinx workers at Burnie will clock off for the final time today.
  • Day in pictures Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 6:19AMEye-catching images from around the world
  • DFA consular offices closed on June 14 Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 10:08AMConsular services of the Department of Foreign Affairs will not be available on June 14, which has been declared a regular holiday to mark Independence Day.
  • Tesco’s Leahy to Retire in 2011; Clarke to Become CEO (Update1) Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 4:36AMJune 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tesco Plc, the largest U.K. retailer, said Chief Executive Officer Terry Leahy will step down in March after 14 years in the position.
  • Tesco’s Leahy to Retire in 2011; Clarke to Become CEO (Update1) Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 4:33AMTesco Plc, the largest U.K. retailer, said Chief Executive Officer Terry Leahy will step down in March after 14 years in the position. Phil Clarke, the head of the company’s operations in Asia and Europe, will succeed him.
  • Popular Schlecht exits from AHS Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 3:12AMWhile in the Peace Corps, Jeff Schlecht was caught in a monsoon in rural Thailand and while in the Marine Corps, he battled a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • VFW honors national chaplain Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 10:42PMFor the 48th consecutive year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ national chaplain traveled to Kenosha this weekend. And that was an order.
  • Estep recalls life in Alleghany, work with U.S. military Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 7:30PMJohn "Alvin" Estep, a former resident of Alleghany County recently recounted his life; including education through Alleghany County Schools the said was a great influence on his life.