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Beaches to be cleared
of vendor sprawl this month
70% of beach area will be open to public under
reorganizing of sun bed concessions
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Chonburi Province has said that Pattaya will see 70 percent of its beach
area open to public use this month under new regulations to control the
sprawl of beach bed vendors.
The vendors, who have in effect taken over huge areas of the public beach,
have been unable to successfully contest the new requirements laid down by
the provincial authorities, which limit the rights of one person to one plot
of land.
 Chonburi
Deputy Governor Chatpong Chatputi
At a Pattaya City Hall meeting on January 25, Chonburi Deputy Governor
Chatpong Chatputi reviewed the progress of reorganizing the regulations for
Pattaya and Jomtien beaches. This followed the directive earlier by Governor
Pracha Taerat, decreeing that at least 50 percent of the land taken over by
concession holders be returned to public use.
Chatpong said that Chonburi Province is working to Ministry of Interior
announcement No 0822.4/1409, under which a commission has been appointed to
consider new tourism regulations.
The commission consists of representatives of Pattaya City, Banglamung
District, Chonburi Provincial Internal Security Operations Command, Sattahip
Naval Base, the 14th Military Circle, the Marine Transportation Office, the
Provincial Land Office, and officers from Banglamung and Pattaya police
stations.
There is, said Chatpong, a problem with beach bed vendors occupying public
land. They have preemptively made themselves the owners, and continue their
businesses without adhering to the regulations, including lack of safety and
cleanliness. They frequently take advantage of tourists. Furthermore, as
they are occupying the public lands, the public does not have free and open
access. People are being deprived of a right of public ownership because of
the activities of the vendors.
Under the Chonburi governor’s policy of taking back at least 50 percent of
the land for public use, the new regulations stipulate that vendors who hold
the rights to an area of beach be restricted to one person operating only
one plot.
A survey has revealed that Pattaya Beach has an area of 2,600 square meters,
upon which there are 108 vendors and 274 plots, and that 73.8 percent of the
area is being used. Jomtien Beach has a total area of 5,780 square meters,
256 vendors, a total of 454 plots, and 55 percent of the area is being used.
Under the new regulations, the 108 vendors would have the right to only 108
plots on Pattaya Beach, leaving 71 percent of the land open to the public.
Jomtien Beach would have 256 vendors with the same number of plots, leaving
69 percent of the public lands open. The commission has appointed the
Banglamung District chief to be the chairman of a committee for considering
approval of the plots.
Chatpong said the process would be completed within 30 days of the meeting.
There are likely to be problems with vendors claiming their rights, but in
reality the rights lay with the public in the use of public land. If this
situation were not remedied now, then the problems would accumulate in the
future until they were beyond resolving.
He said that if vendors were to try challenging the changes in a court of
law, the court might not accept the case for consideration. This is because
these lands are public lands. If a vendor should refuse to move from the
land he has no right to, then the law would be evoked against him. The
maximum penalty would be two years’ imprisonment.
Koh Larn’s windmill system regarded as a model for
alternative energy production
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Koh Larn’s 95-million baht windmill-driven power generating system
is being keenly monitored to see if this form of alternative energy source
can be used elsewhere.
 Koh
Larn’s windmill-driven power generating system is being monitored to see if
this form of alternative energy source can be used elsewhere.
With concern growing over global warming and with Thailand’s energy bills
soaring because of the rise in oil prices, many provinces throughout the
country are looking at alternative energy systems that would provide at
least part of their requirements.
His Majesty the King, in a recent speech, has urged local communities to
investigate the possibility of other sources of energy, and the Koh Larn
installation is regarded as a model of what can be done.
Koh Larn’s system uses windmills and a turbo generator to create
electricity, together with a solar collector. Phase 1 of the project, which
has cost 95 million baht, is currently in operation. Councilor for Pattaya
Zone 3 Ratanachai Suthidaechanai has special responsibility for the project,
which comes under the Pattaya City Koh Larn Office.
A year of study was undertaken before construction work began. The windmills
for this first stage of the project are located on Samae Beach and have a
maximum energy producing capacity of 200 kilowatts. Energy not immediately
used can be stored for later use.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn says that Koh Larn has approximately 3,000
inhabitants with a total of 489 families, plus another estimated 2,000
unregistered occupants. A diesel generator from the Provincial Electricity
Authority is currently used to produce energy on a 24-hour basis. This
system has created problems for the people on Koh Larn in the past. It often
breaks down, causing difficulties for householders and businesses. Some days
it doesn’t produce enough power for the inhabitants’ needs.
Koh Larn does, however, have ideal conditions for the generating of wind and
solar power throughout the year. Consequently the system was built, and is
now being regarded as a model for generating alternate sources of energy,
and as such is attracting specialists from all over the country.
“Phase 1 is complete and can produce power for public utilities such as the
island’s waste water station, street lights along the roads around the
island, and for large community areas such as Koh Samae,” says Niran. “Phase
2 will be built in the near future, increasing the number of windmills and
expanding the area for the project. Currently alternate sources of energy
are being studied and researched by a team of engineering experts.”
Democrats hold post-election conference in Pattaya
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The Democratic Party called its MPs from throughout the country and
party committee members to a conference at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort on
January 31 to draw up a strategy as Thailand’s party in opposition,
following the forming of a national coalition government under the new prime
minister, Samak Sundaravej.
 Democratic
Party Abhisit Vejajjiva meets with reporters outside the Royal Cliff.
Leader of the Democrats Abhisit Vejajjiva chaired the conference, which was
also attended by chief party consultant and former Prime Minister Chuan
Leekpai, secretary general Suthep Thueksuban, and Banyat Banthadthan, party
council advisor to the committee.
Abhisit said that the Democrats were ready and able to lead the country at
any time, and that until then they would form an effective and watchful
opposition party. A shadow government has been formed, and the people of
Thailand will form their own opinions as to which party was fit to face the
challenges of the future.
For the Democrats, said Abhisit, the readiness of all party members to form
a national government at any time must be paramount, and that this must be
seen and believed by the people of Thailand.
He said that Thailand’s system of government, with one party leading the
country and a second party of equal strength shadowing the government and
providing a continual system of checks and balances is one that operates
also in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
This, Abhisit told the delegates, was one of the great strengths of
democracy. Thailand has huge problems to face, and the Democrats will play a
strong role is seeing those challenges successfully overcome.
Chonburi governor receives minor injuries in road crash
Drunk driver cuts up van at U-turn
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Chonburi Governor Pracha Taerat was injured when a drunk driver cut
up his Volkswagen Van during the evening of January 31, and the governor’s
driver was unable to avoid hitting the vehicle.
 Governor
Pracha Taerat (standing right) and Pol. Maj. Gen. Anan Charoenchasri visit
with the governor’s injured driver at Ekachon Hospital.
The accident happened on Muang Mai Road in front of the Khao Suankwang
restaurant. Eyewitnesses said that a green Nissan pickup crossed the lane
directly in front of the governor’s van to use the U-turn. The distance was
too short to avoid an accident, and the van rammed the rear end of the
pickup and flipped over.
Passers-by helped release people from the wreckage, and Thamratsamee
Maneerat Foundation rescue workers transferred the governor and six of his
companions to Ekachon Hospital for treatment.
Governor Pracha needed two stitches on his face where he had been cut by
glass, and he had cuts to his body. His driver, 33-year-old Sophon Phangyao
had serious cuts and bruises, as did Taweesak Saetiew, 52, Anat Mutathakul,
46, and Amorn Chutichaokul, 69. The two other passengers in the van had only
minor injuries.
The pickup was driven by Prachit Tanhang, a 37-year-old Chonburi man. He was
also injured, and transferred to Chonburi Hospital. An empty car parked at
the roadside was also damaged.
Prachit said that he didn’t see the governor’s van as it was traveling at
high speed. He said he intended to cross the road to pick up his friend who
was waiting at the restaurant. However, police officers discovered that
Prachit was in a state of drunkenness, and when tested his blood alcohol
level stood at .195, which was higher than the legal limit. He has been
charged with drunken driving causing injury and damage to property.
Soi Nernplabwan U-turn to be completely closed
Traffic police have blocked
off the Soi Nernplabwan traffic lane with concrete blocks in an attempt to
prevent accidents. Plans are now to make this permanent.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The U-turn at the beginning of Soi Nernplabwan is about to be
completely closed by city hall traffic planners, following a long history of
accidents and traffic jams along Sukhumvit Road.
At a January 29 meeting at Pattaya City Hall, Itthipol Khunplome, chief
advisor to the mayor along with deputy mayors Ronakit Ekasingh and Verawat
Khakhay discussed with highway and traffic engineers and representatives
from Pattaya and Banglamung police stations the best way to resolve the
traffic problems along Sukhumvit, including the hazardous Soi Nernplabwan
junction.
At present the situation is even worse than usual owing to the overpass
construction project that will connect with the motorway, the laying of a
water drainage system to alleviate flooding, and the problems that have
occurred recently with the blocking of the U-turn at the beginning of Soi
Nernplabwan. Some motorists and motorcyclists have been driving around or
through the barrier, causing a danger to other road users.
Itthipol said the laying of the water pipes could be accelerated, so the job
could be completed within one month. The Soi Nernplabwan U-turn should be
completely and permanently closed, and a U-turn with a traffic signal
installed either at the beginning of Soi Siam Country Club or Soi
Pornprapanimit.
He also asked for close cooperation from the volunteer traffic police to
patrol this area and take action on helping traffic flow and warning or
fining those who transgress the road regulations.
Lucky escape for driver and passenger as car flips over on Sukhumvit
Theerarak Suthatiwong
A Frenchman speeding in a BMW 323i along Sukhumvit Road had a lucky
escape from death during the afternoon of January 31 when his car struck the
road median and flipped over in the face of oncoming traffic.
 A
Frenchman and his Russian passenger had a lucky escape after their speeding
BMW flipped on Sukhumvit Road.
Officers from Pattaya Police Station, together with Sawang Boriboon rescue
workers were called out to the scene of the accident, opposite the
Nakhonchai Air Conditioner Company.
The BMW had crashed through the foliage on the median and was lying wrecked
in the middle of the Sattahip-bound lane. The driver, 27-year-old French
national Medhi Kong Tazan had suffered a cut to his head, while his
passenger, 24-year-old Russian national Miss Anastasia Talanchuk had minor
lacerations. Rescue workers helped release the couple from the car, and
transferred them to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya for treatment.
Also at the scene was Sakchai Chanratsamee, a 28-year-old company driver,
who was waiting beside a bronze Toyota Vios. His car was damaged to the
right side from a collision. Sakchai stated that he had been headed in the
direction of Sattahip, when he saw the BMW traveling in the opposite
direction. It had collided with the street median and turned over in the
Sattahip-bound carriageway, striking Sakchai’s car.
Eyewitnesses stated that they had seen the BMW being driven at high speed,
and that it appeared to swerve slightly before going completely out of
control and hitting the road median. Police will question the driver and
passenger after they have recovered from their injuries.
Couple arrested on sex video charges
The Shaffers sit dejectedly
whilst the police display
the contraband they confiscated.
Boonlua Chatree
A British man and his Thai wife have been arrested on charges of
filming pornographic movies for displaying on an internet site that they
own.
The arrests were made by officers from the Chonburi Provincial Transnational
Crime Suppression Center led by Pol Col Pairat Supasawat, deputy commander
of Chonburi Provincial Police, and Pol Col Noppadol Wongnom, superintendent
at Pattaya Police Station, late in the afternoon of January 30.
Equipped with a search warrant from Pattaya Provincial Court, the team of
officers entered house number 380/66 in Suksabai Villa, behind the Chonburi
Provincial Land Office Pattaya Branch at Soi 17 Daeng Dam Thepprasit
Intersection, after receiving a report that the premises were being used as
a studio for the production of lewd materials.
Plain-clothes police officers were sent to knock on the door, which was
opened by a foreign man wearing only a towel. He has been identified as
Anthony Harvey Shaffer, a 59-year-old British national. Presenting the
search warrant, the officers entered the house. They found Mrs Sudjai
Shaffer, a Thai national age 37, naked in bed.
The officers searched the premises and found 7.6 grams of dried marijuana.
Part of the house had been set up to record videos, and amongst the
equipment confiscated were one laptop and two desktop computers, one video
camera, two digital cameras, 17 lewd video cassettes showing the Shaffers
and other Thai women having sex, 18 lewd VCDs, colored lighting equipment,
sex toys, a leather whip, a large amount of masochist clothing, and a large
number of cards for an internet website http://honeybee. escort2424h.com.
Also impounded was a Toyota vehicle, the entire value of the items
confiscated being estimated at more than one million baht.
Anthony Shaffer stated that he worked as a consultant at a private hospital
in London, England, and that he has been in Thailand for approximately three
years. He bought this house and registered a marriage license with Sudjai.
He denied searching for women to sell sex and taking pictures to spread over
the internet, saying that the recordings found in the house were for private
viewing only.
Pol Col Pairat said that investigations have revealed Shaffer bought the
computers and photographic equipment to record sex scenes for use on the
internet site. These could be viewed by anyone, and if the viewer was
interested in having sex with any of the women on the website and was
traveling to Thailand, he could make the arrangements to do so. The price
was about 5,000 baht for one time, and the money was transferred to a bank
account. Different sex specialties were catered for, including group sex and
bondage.
Pol Col Pairat said that Shaffer was searching the rural provinces for women
who would offer their sexual services via the website. The movie studio had
been operating for at least three years, he said.
The deputy police commander said that there are many other people in Pattaya
who are running similar operations and that it was difficult for the police
to find them because they usually use private locations. But the police
would pursue these people, he said, because their lewd behavior is sullying
the tourism image of Thailand.
French sex video producer arrested in honeybee escort website case
Boonlua Chatree
A second producer of sex videos and photographs that were available on the
internet in connection with a prostitution service has been arrested by
police, who say that 42-year-old French national Jacques Begue was supplying
lewd material to the same website that a British man, Anthony Harvey
Shaffer, was arrested in connection with on January 30.
 Jacques
Begue sits in front of the computer equipment police confiscated from him.
Equipped with a warrant issued by Pattaya Provincial Court, police led by
Pol Col Noppadol Wongnom, superintendent at Pattaya Police Station, Pol Lt
Col Supachat Piammanat and Pol Lt Col Poonchai Choorat, both of the Chonburi
Transnational Crime Suppression Center entered room number 215 at the
Jomtien Hill Resort on February 1, where they arrested Begue.
In the room was a considerable amount of computer equipment, with
photographs and videos of Begue performing sex acts with foreign females.
Pol Col Noppadol said that Begue was conducting an illegal business over the
internet through http:\\honeybee.escort24h.com. Contact was made for sex in
room 215 at the Jomtien Hill Resort Condo, which belongs to Begue.
Canadian motorcyclist dies in collision with baht bus
Theerarak Suthatiwong
A Canadian man died when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was
riding collided with a pedestrian and a baht bus.
The accident happened during the afternoon of January 29 at Soi Chaiyapruek,
opposite Jomtien Beach Paradise. Officers from Dongtan Sub-branch Police
Station and rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation attended the
scene.
 The
Harley-Davidson lies crumpled in the road, the damaged baht bus in the
background.
An injured man was lying in the road with a cut head and a broken leg, the
bone protruding through the skin. He was named as Edward Fox, a 67-year-old
British national. He was immediately transferred to Bangkok Pattaya
Hospital. Next to him was a parked blue Isuzu D-Max cooperative baht bus
with the number 310 printed on the side. The vehicle was damaged to the rear
and to one side.
Behind the baht bus was the dead body of Kelsey Shecbanooke, a 25-year-old
Canadian oil refinery employee. He had died from a broken neck.
Approximately 10 meters away from him was the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he
had been riding, severely damaged by the crash.
Chaiyan Saengkampa, age 41, a resident of Naklua, was the driver of the baht
bus. He told police that he had parked on Chaiyapruek Road in the direction
of Sukhumvit Road to visit the bathroom. The man identified as Fox had run
across the road from a shop. The Harley-Davidson, traveling at a high rate
of speed from the direction of Jomtien Beach, had passed by another baht bus
on the left side. The driver of the baht bus unknowingly drove in front of
the motorcycle without realizing that Chaiyan’s vehicle was parked at the
roadside. The motorcycle rider lost control and collided with Fox, and then
collided hard with the rear end of Chaiyan’s vehicle.
Bay Watch: Whatever happened to the beach park project?
 Pramote
Channgam
Pattaya City’s attempt to create a beach park running the length of
the beach from the Dusit Curve to the Old Pier at South Pattaya appears to
have sputtered to a halt, despite a 50 million baht budget having been
created for the purpose.
This sculpture fairly well
sums up the current state of Pattaya’s 50 million baht beach park
renovations.
Along the section of beach that was worked upon, the trees have started to
wither and the grass has become dry and yellow, which is a far cry from the
shady and pleasant tourist attraction that was mooted in the Pattaya Beach
Adjustment Project launched in 2006.
Empty surfaces, excavations, wilting coconut trees and a sense of
hopelessness are all that is to show for the 50 million baht of public money
raised for the Pattaya Beach Public Park to date. Not much of a tourist
attraction, is it?
Work begins on giant LED screen for Walking Street
Vimolrat Singnikorn
The old Walking Street sign has been demolished and work is underway
to replace it with a giant LED screen measuring 10.5 meters by 7.5 meters,
which will be completed by the middle of the year.
 An
artist’s rendering of one of the possible designs for the new Walking Street
Arch.
The screen is being supplied by Thai Tenops Co Ltd of South Korea, who under
the terms of the contract will bear the 17 million baht construction costs
in return for a share of the revenue generated by advertising and promotions
on the screen. After the 15-year contract is complete, all of the rights to
the screen will be turned over to Pattaya City.
Sunthorn Kangsirikul, deputy chairman of the Walking Street Committee said
that the iron structure supporting the old sign has now been demolished. A
solid base is being constructed to support the huge screen, which will
maintain a modern image for this famous shopping and leisure street. The
screen is scheduled to be operational by August.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh said that the design to be displayed on the
screen was still being discussed, although it is probable that the concept
suggested by Thai Tenops, which displays a symbol and image of His Majesty
the King, will appear at the top of the screen. The overall design, said
Ronakit, must correspond to the image of Pattaya City.
Entertainment outlets told to keep the noise down
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Pattaya’s entertainment outlets are being persuaded to cut down on
their noise levels, with city hall pointing out that excessive noise and
noise pollution is against the law and that the great majority of visitors,
who are the lifeblood of the city, find a noisy environment to be extremely
unpleasant.
 Local
entrepreneurs are being instructed to keep noise levels down, especially
near residences and hotels.
More than 100 business operators attended a seminar at Pattaya City Hall on
January 31, where Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn alerted them to their
responsibilities to the law and to the general public.
He said that entertainment outlets near residences and hotels in particular
have to be aware that they can cause great nuisance by uncontrolled noise,
but that also the playing of loud music within the outlets themselves is a
danger to health.
The Sanitary Health and Environmental Section at the Protection against
Annoyances Bureau is providing information and advice to business operators
and the public, and organized this seminar. Officials said that regulations
concerning noise are based on the Public Health Act of 1992.
Sattahip donates to
AIDS sufferers in Lopburi
Residents of Sattahip donate
to Abbot Udomprachatorn of Phra Baht Nam Phu Temple to help support AIDS
victims under his care.
Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip residents have made offerings of food and money to the abbot of a
temple in Lopburi Province, for the benefit of the AIDS sufferers who are
taken care of by the temple.
Abbot Udomprachatorn of Phra Baht Nam Phu Temple went on January 21 to
Sattahip Market, where merchants, trades people and members of the public
donated dry rice, dry food, vegetables, and consumables.
The abbot said that the temple is currently taking care of more than 1,800
AIDS patients and orphans, and that food, medicine, medical supplies,
clothing, and consumables are all continually required.
He said that raising the necessary supplies and money to keep the hospice
going is a daily concern, and that many of those who contribute do so as a
form of merit making.
Pubs and bars go
smoke-free from Feb 11
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
Pattaya’s pubs, bars and other retail outlets are preparing to
implement the Ministry of Public Health’s adjustment to the laws on smoking,
and ban all smoking on their premises from February 11.
 Mrs
Wannaporn Chamjamrat, director of the Pattaya Public Health and Environment
Department announces the enforcement of the non-smoking law.
The new move follows the Ministry’s announcement in the government gazette
on December 28, amending the Non-smokers’ Health Protection Act of 1992.
Pubs, bars, and all type of markets, i.e., for fresh food, clothing and
general goods, and with or without air conditioning would become non-smoking
environments on February 11.
Any operator failing to comply with this announcement is subject to a fine
not exceeding 20,000 baht, and any person who smokes in a non-smoking area
will be subject to a fine not exceeding 2,000 baht.
Mrs Wannaporn Chamjamrat, director of the Pattaya Public Health and
Environment Department said that all relevant outlets are being notified of
the new law and that a promotional campaign is being organized for visitors
and the general public.
The primary step for the Public Health Office was an educational session for
Pattaya’s business community on January 31 at the Public Health Center on
Soi Buakao.
In the event of a business outlet not implementing the new ruling, city hall
will issue a warning and the outlet would then have until May 31 to comply.
Any violations after this date would result in legal action.
Wannaporn said that air conditioned pubs, bars and restaurants must be 100
percent non-smoking areas, but an outside area for smokers is permitted if
there is a free flow of air. Fresh markets and non air-conditioned
restaurants can provide a smoking corner if it is separate from other diners
and does not allow smoke into the main area.
Campaign begins to save sea cows
Patcharapol Panrak
With an estimated 90 percent of youngsters living in the coastal region at
Sattahip never having seen a sea cow, the Royal Thai Navy has begun its
campaign to protect these herbivorous marine mammals and their sea grass
feeding grounds by opening an educational course for secondary school
students.
 Somchai
Mananansap of the Eastern Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center asks
the students if they have ever seen a sea cow.
Rear Admiral Pajon Ramkomut, who is deputy commander of the First Naval Area
Command at Sattahip and who heads the project, launched the educational
campaign in the meeting room at Singsamut School on January 28.
Students are taught about sirenians, or sea cows, which include the manatee
and dugong, the only marine mammals classified as herbivores and who live on
sea grass and other aquatic vegetation. Sirenians are therefore restricted
to warm shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers, with healthy
ecosystems that support large amounts of sea grass. Once they were a common
sight in Sattahip Bay, but their numbers have dwindled.
Captain Nikit Theekayos, director of the Naval Civil Affairs Division at the
First Naval Area Command is working in cooperation with Dr Kitithorn
Sanpanit of the Institute of Marine Science at Burapha University, Somchai
Mananansap of the Eastern Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center, and
Noppadon Khakai of the Khung Kraben Bay Royal Development Study Center to
provide education on sea cows for leaders of the fishing community at
Sattahip Bay and the pre-college students at Singsamut School.
Somchai said that the First Naval Area Command had invited him to provide
information for the fishermen, whose work brings them into direct contact
with sea cows and their feeding grounds.
As to the students at Singsamut School, said Somchai, the first thing was to
ask how many of them had never seen a real sea cow. Almost 100 students had
raised their hands. It was important therefore that more youngsters come to
know about this gentle species of sea creature, which is in danger of
disappearing, so that as they grow older they will feel a responsibility
towards the conservation of the sea cows.
7,000 bikers will take part in Pattaya Bike Week
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
More than 7,000 bikers will gather in Pattaya on February 15 for
Burapa Pattaya Bike Week, which promises to be one of the biggest events of
its kind held in Thailand.
The MC Burapha Group is working in cooperation with city hall to stage the
rally, which will center on the Indoor Athletics Stadium on Soi Chaiyapreuk
2.
 Prasarn
Nikaji, chairman of the MC Burapha Group
A meeting of the organizers took place on January 29, chaired by Deputy
Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and including representatives of the MC Burapha
Group, traffic police officers from Banglamung and Pattaya police stations,
and officers from Pattaya Tourist Police Station.
Ronakit said that more than 7,000 motorcyclists are expected to take part in
the event, and that consequently it would be larger than last year’s
gathering. As before, said Ronakit, Pattaya Bike Week is being well
supported by other organizations including the American Car Club, the Cowboy
Club, the Antique Motorbike Club, and the Para Motor Club.
Everyone taking part in the event will help promote the campaign for driving
with motorcycle headlights turned on, and crash helmets being worn.
Prasarn Nikaji, chairman of the MC Burapha Group said that the club
cooperates with Pattaya City to hold this event every year. It has already
been held four times, and with the fame of the event growing so too is the
number of participants.
Funds raised during the event will once again go to local charities.
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