Hindus, Buddhists turn out for 1st ever Thai celebration for ‘God of Success’

Worshippers bathe Ganesha in Pattaya Bay. This week, for the first time, Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated publicly in Thailand, as Hindus and Buddhists - who also worship Lord Ganesha as the “God of Success” - came to the sea at Pattaya’s Bali Hai Pier as part of a five-day celebration of the son of supreme deity Shiva.

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Naval recruiting center begins drug testing of conscripts

Concerned about illegal drug use in the military, Royal Thai Navy officials have begun testing all new conscripts at Sattahip’s Naval Recruiting Center.
Recruiting Center Commander Capt. Nopadon Supakorn said the screenings are necessary because conscripts come from all across Thailand, including many rural provinces where drug use is common and enforcement lax. Of 4,000 recruits queried, nearly all said they’d consumed illegal drugs at some point in their lives because they didn’t believe they’d face punishment.

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Pattaya ‘Be Our Guest’ promotion enters second phase

Mail Bag
DWP, visas, and Jomtien

OUR COMMUNITY

City holds fire drill at Long Beach Garden

Continuing its series of fire-prevention seminars around the city, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department descended on the Long Beach Garden Hotel and Spa to demonstrate blaze battling in high-rise buildings.

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FEATURES

Pattaya remembers Father Ray on 6th anniversary of his death

Six years after the death of Father Raymond Brennan, about 1,000 friends, students and coworkers of the man who helped so many of Thailand’s needy turned out over two days to remember the man behind the Father Ray Foundation.

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OUR CHILDREN

YWCA fit Pattaya students
for glasses

Seventy Pattaya school children were given free eye exams for Mother’s Day under a joint project by the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center, Beautiful Optical and Banglamung Industrial and Community Education College.
Those who were found to need glasses will be fitted in September.

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SPORTS

Thai bodybuilders take third place at Asian Bodybuilding Championships

Led by a team of strong women, Thailand’s national bodybuilding team finished in third place with 25 medals at the Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Pattaya.

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SOCIAL SCENE

As part of celebrations to honor Her Majesty the Queen on the auspicious occasion of her birthday, Nittaya Patimasongkroh, president of Y.W.C.A. Bangkok, Pattaya Chapter was chosen as the Most Outstanding Mother of the Year. Sermsitthi Rungruji, deputy director of Pattaya City School No. 8 presented her with an award whilst children presented her with garlands and paid their respects.

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DINING OUT

The 80 baht lunch

I was walking through the Northern Thai real estate office the other lunchtime, when I noticed one of the salesmen sitting there with a large tray of food and a large cup of soup. He also had a small container of bacon bits, something to which I am very partial. So I stole some. However, everything looked so good and wholesome I had to ask where he got it. It turned out it was Sizzler.

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