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A homeless man sleeping off a bender in Pattaya drew almost no notice from passersby. The man, who appeared to be in his 30s, was sleeping on the beach April…
Cable jumble worries Sukhumvit Soi 36 residents
Friday, 19 April 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 16 By Vittaya Yoondorn
A cluster of high-voltage lines hanging only 1.5 meters off the ground are worrying residents of Sukhumvit Soi 36. The cable threat is doubled by a nearby electric transformer, itself…
Garbage is piling up on a stretch of Soi Arunothai 10 near Soi Bongkot. Litter and trash continues to be dumped on the roadside, despite signs prohibiting dumping. No one…
Beach vendors near Jomtien Beach’s Dongtan Curve say city trash collectors need to solve persistent problems with three trash dumpsters behind the bus stop there.
A “leaning tower of power” is giving Soi Buakhao residents a jolt of fear. The utility pole, located near a busy intersection, is listing at an ever-increasing angle. Residents worry…
Open drains pose traffic hazard in Jomtien
Friday, 11 January 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 2 By Vittaya Yoondorn
Thieves have been stealing iron drain covers in Jomtien Beach, leaving behind hazardous holes filled with garbage. Pattaya city officials apparently are aware of the vandalism in front of the…
Trash piling up along Jomtien Beach Second Road
Friday, 11 January 2013 Issue Vol. XXI No. 2 By Vittaya Yoondorn
Trash continues to pile up on Jomtien Second Road, where locals are dumping bags of refuse where the city doesn’t collect. The location, starting from the Bali Breeze Restaurant, is…
Beach chair vendors were warned to stick to their allotted number of benches during a city patrol of Pattaya Beach. Maj. Col. Jeerawat Sukhonthazup, chief of the Pattaya Permanent Secretary…
Another flood, this time at Ruampho Market
Friday, 07 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 49 By Warunya Thongrod
Will it ever end? A Nov. 17 rainstorm flooded the Ruampho Market area along Jomtien 2nd Road, inconveniencing pedestrians and tying up traffic. It seems that every time it rains,…
Signs warning against throwing cigarette butts on Pattaya Beach aren’t doing much to deter smokers from using the shoreline as one big ashtray. The signs warn of fines up to…
100 homeowners outraged over water outage near Siam Country Club
Friday, 26 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 43 By Vittaya Yoondorn
Residents in Pattaya Fah Mi Aad Kan Village have host patience with the Provincial Waterworks Authority which has failed to fix broken water pipes to nearly 100 homes, forcing residents…
The Pattaya Sanitation Department last week was busy cleaning the drainage system on Third Road in preparation of the upcoming (and sometimes current) rainy season.
A Beach Road beggar seemingly impatient for donations became an aggressive nuisance as he shouted at people for money.
Amid busy traffic at the Second Road intersection with the Dolphin Roundabout, taxies are parking in a no parking zone whilst waiting for customers. The alternating red and white stripes…
The Pattaya Engineering Department is fixing broken brick work on Walking Street to prevent accidents. Engineers dug up bricks and repaired one spot in the road, before resurfacing it Aug.…
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