Powerful quake, tsunami kills thousands in Japan

Residents look over destroyed buildings half submerged in water from the tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, after Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. At the time of going to press (Tuesday, March 15), Japanese police say the official death toll is 2,414; thousands more missing. More photos and details on pages 8 and 9. (AP Photo)  Continued

After months of non-stop complaints about purported rip-offs, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome personally warned Pattaya Beach jet ski vendors their “cards have been marked” and finally moved to write new laws to regulate their operation.  Continued

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The Pattaya Mail Media Group won the prestigious “Most Outstanding Mass Media of the Year” award for the 13th straight year from the Eastern Mass Media Association.. Continued

With 400,000 people expected to attend this weekend’s Pattaya International Music Festival from March 18-20, Pattaya officials are taking steps to keep cars and glass bottles away from the beach.Continued

PCEC treated to magical meeting 

One of the founding members of the Pattaya International Ladies Club celebrated her 70th birthday March 8, another milestone in a life of charitable achievements.  Continued

Saturday, March 5, was Asian University’s Alumni Homecoming Day, when alumni from the first graduating class joined graduates from every year all the way up to the current 13th class, reuniting under the theme ‘Asian U blood’..Continued

Pattaya United a.k.a. the ‘White &-Blue Dolphins’ welcomed visiting Saraburi outfit Osotspa M-150 team to an eerily quiet Institute for Physical Education Stadium in Chonburi last Sunday evening./font> Continued

Bhutanese judge Pema Needup (4th left) was a special guest of Supakorn Noja (top far right), director of the Child Development and Welfare Centre and Sopin Thappajug (7th left),  Continued

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