Music Festival stages huge comeback

Taktaen Cholada and her beautiful dancers rock the stage on the final day of Pattaya International Music Festival. A year after crowds shunned the 2012 festival due to royal funerals and Songkran, the March 22-24 festival again filled Pattaya with nearly a half-million visitors who, the Tourism Authority of Thailand estimated, spent about 300 million baht. Four stages were filled with music and enthralled audiences for a festival unblemished by violence.

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National police chief awards Plutaluang police 300,000 baht to restart station construction

Thailand’s national police chief gave suffering Plutaluang police officers a little relief, presenting them with 300,000 baht to complete the long-delayed construction of a new station.
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Funding for 3 community anti-drug programs rejected by ONCB

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Motorcycle-taxi driver arrested for armed rape of 10-year-old

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City regulators stand firm against street vendor protest over fines, arrests

Despite recruiting a ruling party official to help them, about 150 angry street vendors wilted against unbending city regulators in their battle against repeated fines and arrests.

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Skål is Back in Pattaya and fully operational

Tourism is the life blood of Pattaya and its transformation over the last decade has been somewhat incredible, with not just new emerging international markets such as Russia, India, China and Japan, but also the way that Thais now perceive Pattaya.
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Thailand’s competitive position

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National Museum Volunteers opens branch in Pattaya  

 

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Year 9 student Lily-Mae Toon has recently competed, successfully representing Thailand, in an international horse riding competition.
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Semper FI took three points from VFW Post 9876 who remain in first place but only by one half a point. Tui Amphanon bowled a 528 series for VFW and Tao had a 504 for Semper FI.
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The Pattaya Players will showcase their 2013 season showstopper on June 14 and 15 with “Divorce Sale” - an uproarious comedy by Linda Stockham.

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