In a city where even an hour of heavy rain
floods main arteries, last weekend’s 12-plus hour
downpour brought Pattaya to its knees as its
flood-control infrastructure again proved unable to
keep up. This lonely car on Sukhumvit Road is just
one of the many casualties of a city underwater. Continued
Central Festival showcases
HRH Princess Sirindhorn’s photography
Central Festival Pattaya Beach showcased a collection
of photographs shot by HRH Princess Sirindhorn to reflect her
interactions with Thailand’s people, animals and nature. Continued
City drainpipe cleaners rewarded with free food, housing
Pattaya’s mayor and city council said “thank you” to the
city’s street sweepers, trash collectors and drainpipe cleaners by giving
them handouts of free food and an invitation to live in new city housing
being built for their department.
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Hilton to celebrate
Oktoberfest 2011
The Pattaya Hilton will celebrate Oktoberfest for two
nights next month with authentic beer, sausages and music.
The September networking evening organized by the Australian Chamber of
Commerce (AustCham) was held at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club,
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Pattaya Sports Club visits Khopai School
The Khopai area is one of the largest housing areas
where families with very low income reside, and it is
well known that there is a high level of crime, alcohol
and drugs in the area. The whole family generally lives
in rented single rooms with very poor facilities.
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The Outback’s 4th birthday was celebrated in the
traditional fashion with a two day competition at two different courses. The
format was stroke play with a separate stableford competition on day 2 –
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The government generated higher-than-expected revenue in
August, bringing the total revenue collection in the first 11 months of
Fiscal 2011 to Bt1.789 trillion, which exceeds the target by Bt200 billion,
Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) Director-General Naris Chaiyasoot said on Friday.
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