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Editor;

Re: Re: NHS treatment in UK (Mailbag Friday, 30 March 2012) Free entitlement to NHS treatment has nothing to do with citizenship nor NI Contributions. Like it or not. Apart from genuine emergencies occurring after arrival in the UK, entitlement depends on your normal place of residence, and assuming you are entitled to reside in the UK. Absences of 3 months are permissible.

See http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england /healthcare_e/healthcare_help_with_health_costs_e /nhs_charges_for_people_from_abroad.htm

Chas Hayley

Beach Rd. is hazardous at night

Editor;

Re: Why widen Beach Road? (Mailbag Friday, 30 March 2012) - Beach Rd. is hazardous at night as vendors park their carts next to overcrowded walkways especially around Soi 7, 8 and the police station. Pedestrians must take their chances with vehicles by walking into the street. There are excessive baht busses at night also.

Jerry S

Phone yakking whilst driving

Editor;

Re: Mobile phone mania (Hillary, Friday 30 March 2012) I keep seeing Thais on motorbikes yakking on their phones while riding. I think this is incredible and wonder if the cops see anything here? Actually see the cops riding motorbikes w/o helmets. Setting an example? My friend 2 Ks away insists on ‘talking’ on the computer and we both have phones! Crazy stuff.

Kamal Hyder

Mosquitoes being ignored

Editor;

Re: Pattaya goes to war against mosquitoes (PM Friday, 06 April 2012). What a joke. If I had Bt1 for every time I phoned Pattaya City Hall about the mosquito breeding ground at the two abandoned buildings at the old bankrupted mega market development on Beach Rd Jomtien that houses an eternal tribe of mosquitoes (and fish) in the basement I’d be rich. Not once in three years did anyone come down and inspect / act. The same place where the deck chair vendors got City Hall to remove all of the beach front public seating for more than 2km because it was taking their business away. Just a show job for the media.

John

Black Rob passes away

Dear Sirs,

I wonder if through the good offices of your mail column I could say a few words about Elfrado Roberts, or Black Rob, as he affectionately liked to be called. Five weeks ago Rob unexpectedly encountered chest pains and after initial in-house treatment at Pattaya Memorial Hospital returned to England. On Saturday 7th April, in the company of his two sons, he peacefully passed away at hospital in Sheffield. Rob was a very young 67 when lung cancer took him from us.

After spending his working life in England in the medical world, mainly training nurses and other medical staff for the British Health Service, Rob retired to Thailand. Once here he again took up teaching, this time teaching his university subjects of Biology and English at international schools.

His spare time was spent on his love of sport in general and cricket in particular. He was a prime mover in the Pattaya Cricket Team. He was also deeply involved with aiding children in sporting activities both here and up county in the Nong Bua Lam Phu area.

He will be missed by his many friends, both from sports and the quiz teams. We shall also miss the “Chilli Con Carne” he made from time to time when wearing his chef’s hat.

May we pass to his sons, Ashley and Leon, our deepest condolences.

Roy Harris,

On behalf of Rob’s many friends.

Thank you Pattaya Mail

Editor;

We wish to express our recognition and appreciation for your enduring tireless efforts and outstanding support to the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya in making the 8th Cross Bay Swim once again a great successful event.

Pattaya Mail’s generosity and the personal commitment of Pratheep (Peter) Malhotra have made a major difference to the quality of life of thousands of Thai people over the years and have helped “Make Dreams Real for the underprivileged Children in Thailand.”

Brendan Kelly,

Past President of the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya

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Beach Rd. is hazardous at night

Phone yakking whilst driving

Mosquitoes being ignored

Black Rob passes away

Thank you Pattaya Mail