Prayer and candle light mark Visakha Bucha Day

Buddhist monks lead devout Buddhists in the wien thien ceremony around Nongyai Temple to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day on May 12. Solemn ceremonies took place at temples throughout Pattaya.

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Annulled election leaves Pattaya voters fed up with waste of time and money

Pattaya residents are disgruntled over the annulled election, many of them saying that it has all been a waste of time and taxpayers’ money and that they and their families will probably not bother voting next time.
The April 2 general election was annulled after the Constitutional Court scrutinized the actions of the Election Commission. The court found that the timing of the election was unfair, giving an advantage to the government at the time of dissolution and therefore breaking the impartiality of the Election Commission under Article 136 of the constitution and violating Article 144, which covers the holding of fair and clean elections.

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