How much baht is lost?

Editor;
Re: Alcohol sales banned July 22-23 (PM Friday, 19 July 2013) - It would be interesting to know how many millions of baht the Thai tourist industry loses due to this ridiculous alcohol ban. I have 4 friends staying with me for a month and we’re going to Cambodia for 5 days because of the alcohol ban. We would have stayed in Pattaya otherwise.
Pete

Heard it all before

Editor;
Re: Officials promise crackdown on Beach Road vehicle-rental agents (PM Friday, 19 July 2013) - Can we file this promise in the same cabinet with eliminating the jet-ski mafia & reducing the ladyboy menace? Or the one with the money spent on crosswalks that pedestrians are afraid to use given all vehicles don’t stop. Or maybe the file about the money spent on security CCTV camera’s that don’t work, not manned, or have been vandalized. I love all the improvements for the betterment of Pattaya, just wish I see some of them.
Dill Pickles

Why is he ranting?

Editor;
Re: Pheu Thai confident that Rice Pledging Scheme has improved farmers’ quality of life (PM Wednesday, 17 July 2013) - Just on TNN TV about a week ago, an old woman-victim of the flood disaster at Pang Nga was complaining that she received bags of rancid rice, as flood disaster relief, distributed by Pheu Thai Spokesperson Prompong Nopparit himself. So wtf is Prompong Nopparit ranting about? Yingluck’s Rice Pledge Scheme is contaminated definitely - by corruption, ineptitude, sleaze and yes, toxic chemicals too.
Lerm

Listen once a week

Editor;
Re: Life at 33 1/3: Hey! Hey! They were good! (PM Friday, 19 July 2013) - I absolutely agree 100%; I listen to that album at least once a week... I have always loved that album, even as a child in the 70’s. Yes I just missed The Monkees when they were originally on TV, but watched all the reruns, and still do on You Tube, and found out what a hero Michael Nesmith is to The Monkees (he put his fist through the wall), and basically invented MTV in the late 70’s and now with Videoranch... I have a new found love and respect for The Monkees. Thank you for a wonderful article.
Jennifer Wilson

Unaware

Editor;
Re: Foreigners can own condos here (PM Mailbag Friday, 12 July 2013) - I certainly wasn’t made aware that I was being sold my condo in a Thai company name; from what I can gather, this ‘company’ is ‘dormant’ and is being used as a ruse by the people who sold it to me. I’ve been told that the foreign quota is full at the complex where my room is. I can’t take legal action against them till I return to Jomtien in 3 years time; or unless I come into an unexpected fortune... See you in 3 years then with my lawyers... unless my claim for compensation will have become dormant during this time lapse.
Carpet Bagged

If it appears too good to be true …

Editor;
Re: Who owns my condo? (PM Hillary Friday, 05 July 2013) - What you need to know is that if the condo is held in “company name” there is an annual corporate tax on your condo as well. You must make arrangements to pay the corporate tax from overseas as assessed by the Land Office. Sorry for more bad news friend, but always remember the old saying: “If it appears too good to be true...it usually is.”
Bobster Thai

Influence did go both ways

Editor;
Re: Pekka Astrom’s reply to Life at 33 1/3: The abdication of the Lizard King (PM Life at 33 1/3 Friday, 12 July 2013) - The influence did go both ways I’d say. The Brits took their influence from American rhythm & blues, blues, soul and rock’n’roll. By 1965 the Americans started waking up. It was no coincidence that Bob Dylan named his first 1965-album “Bringing It All Back Home”. From 1966 onwards the Americans were mixing their own medicine as much as they were downing the British imports. Rock music became a dialogue between the American and British scenes.
Carl Meyer

Rentals sneaking back

Editor;
Re: No waiting allowed (PM Mailbag Friday, 12 July 2013) - They removed all the rental bikes and cars (from Beach Road) twice to my knowledge in the 1990s and it transformed the place. Of course it only lasted a few days before they were sneaking back in and blocking up everywhere again.
Scottish George

You can’t live on gratitude forever

Editor;
Re: Be careful what you tweet (PM Mailbag Friday, 12 July 2013) - There is no doubt America is a great & powerful nation. When the rest of the world was on their knees the US mobilised their war machine and came to the rescue. But you can’t live on gratitude forever. With their bullish attitude they have now alienated most of the world. Spied on other countries & created tension with China’s handling of Snowden (now old news).
For years they have rode rough shod over Latin America, arming some & invading others. They are now accused of spying on Brazil who is their 4th largest trading partner, Venezuela is their 4th largest petroleum supplier. With Nicaragua talking of a new canal 3 times longer then the Panama being financed jointly with China things could cause more tension for US.
Closer to my home, Telstra has been accused of supplying information to the NSA. There is talk of US marines deploying in Darwin. This is a blatant raspberry to China. However, we recently conducted joint military exercises with China (China is one of our major trading partners).
The US came to our rescue in ‘42 and we have followed them into most of their wars since. With America’s attitude, South America could become their next Vietnam, covertly armed by China. America is at a crossroad and is not sure which road to take. I wish them luck and hope they pick the straight & narrow.
Aussie Bill

Congratulations Pattaya Mail

In all the 16 years I have visited Pattaya, and living here most that time, Pattaya Mail has been my source of news and what is going on, both in print and on the internet.

And with Hillary’s guidance, I have not made too many mistakes. Keep going strong, as I still need your support to live the good life for several years more.

Graham Hunt-Crowley

Third Road, Pattaya

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Pattaya Sports Club would like to wish Pattaya Mail a very happy 20th birthday. We at the sports club have long been associated with the Pattaya Mail and it provides us with excellent sports and local news coverage.

The group also provide TV coverage and this has helped the Sports Club to get its message out to all the readers. Well done Pattaya Mail I look forward to the next 20 years.

Tony Oakes,

Pattaya Sports Club President

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Dear Pattaya Mail

Congratulations on your 20th anniversary on the 23rd July. I have been reading your publication since I lived and worked in Thailand in 1998, and even when I am back in the UK one of the first things I read online on a Friday morning is the digital edition of the Pattaya Mail, just to keep up with the local happenings and of course enjoy my personal favorites “Mail Bag”, “Life in Fun City” and Khun Ocha’s Cookbook.

Regards,

Rob P and here’s to the next 20 years!

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Congratulations on 20 years of Pattaya Mail. I have been reading Pattaya Mail for 9 years myself and I have always enjoyed the read. Pattaya Mail is my favorite Thailand newspaper and I always purchase it when in Pattaya and read it on-line when I am at home in Canada. Looking forward to the next 20 years of Pattaya Mail.

Ed Thompson

Canada

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I’ve been reading PM for the past 8 years or so and have enjoyed it immensely - especially the ‘important parts’ - Life in Fun City, Wombania & Hillary. The week isn’t complete without them.

Here looking forward to 20 more.

Paul

House Bound Trading, Sydney

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Congratulations to Khun Peter and the entire team of Pattaya Mail Media Group on their 20th year anniversary. You’ve reached this significant milestone and proven your reputation for durability and reliability, the very core values that make a company successful. May you continue to provide your readers and the whole community the same relentless public service that you have done so over the years.

Thank you as well for your most generous support to all of us at Dusit Thani Pattaya and here’s to many more wonderful anniversaries to come!

Chatchawal Supachayanont, General Manager of Dusit Thani Pattaya

How much baht is lost?

Heard it all before

Why is he ranting?

Listen once a week

Unaware

If it appears too good to be true …

Influence did go both ways

Rentals sneaking back

You can’t live on gratitude forever

Congratulations Pattaya Mail