Remembering victims of 2004 tsunami

People gather to offer prayers for the dead during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand Friday, Dec. 26, on the fourth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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City spends 21-million baht to boost tourism

Pattaya and Chonburi are using a 21-million baht budget to boost flagging tourism in 2009.
Pattaya City plans many promotional campaigns next year aimed at domestic tourists, funded by a six-million baht budget approved by the city council, and Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization has allocated 17 million baht to Pattaya to help the city counteract the ongoing economic crisis.
Mayor Itthipol Khunplome said in a meeting held on December 16 at Pattaya City Hall that the tourist industry was likely to face major problems as statistics now show a 40-50% reduction in the number of tourists.

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OUR COMMUNITY

Isaan comes to Pattaya

Isaan came to Pattaya as the annual ‘The best of Isaan’ festival got underway on December 20-21 on the sports field of Pattaya School No. 8.

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FEATURES

Busy Santa comes to town

Father Christmas might have looked a bit overdressed and sweaty in the tropical night of Christmas Eve as he arrived in Pattaya. But he made many appearances nonetheless, one after another, at many clubs and hotels to the delight of all that he met, especially children.

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OUR CHILDREN

‘Humbug’

The St Andrews Amateur Dramatic Society - SAADS for short - was inaugurated in March 2008 as a club with a mission: to put on our first ever Secondary School production. The journey to the drama production of ‘Humbug!’ had begun.

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SPORTS

Tennis stars Noppawan and Bammer join the PTT Pattaya Open

Thailand’s World No 1 junior tennis player Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and the 2007 Pattaya Open winner Sybille Bammer of Austria will be joining the star studded line-up at the PTT Pattaya Open,

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SOCIAL SCENE

‘Hana’ Tassanawalai Ongartittichai, famous TV Star, recently joined the ‘Amari Cares For Kids’ charity project by donating a Teddy Bear-Santa, for an underprivileged child,

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DINING OUT

12 Months of Dining Out

At this time of year we sit down and look at the restaurant reviews we have done. This past year (2008) we reviewed 19 new venues, which is almost a record. From the 19 new places to eat, there were three that were outstanding, and in our opinion will be able to hold their own amongst the established restaurants in Pattaya. These were the Minus 5 degrees supper club, the Café des Amis and the Grappa.

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