Annual PILC Bazaar draws hundreds, raises thousands for charity

The annual Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) Bazaar, held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort on October 9, was THE place to be for shop-aholics. Several hundred people visited the event, looking for bargains and early Christmas presents, but more importantly the event raises tens of thousands of baht to benefit the region’s underprivileged children. 

The problem of persistent flooding in Pattaya was raised at last week’s city council meeting. City engineers proposed installing a more efficient drainage system in the affected areas.

City council members raised the issue, calling for budget allowance to resolve constant flooding along Pattaya Third Road and other badly affected sections of the city.

Wirwat Jirasri, city engineering director told councilors and city administrators that Third Road was once a canal. “This area is a basin in which water collects naturally along Pattaya Third Road and the current drainage system is unable to cope with flooding after heavy rain. Larger drains from Soi Lengkee in South Pattaya up to Soi Pechtrakul should solve the problem. The system would also be linked to the Pattaya waste water treatment plant.”