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Farmers losing battle with developers
Published on 15/08/2012
» PHUKET: The countryside in Srisoonthorn is becoming a battleground between traditional and modern, farmers and developers – and the farmers worry that the old ways, and their livelihood, may be pushed into extinction.
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Bangkokians buy up Hua Hin condos
Published on 07/09/2013
» Published: 22 Aug 2013 at 14.31 Online news:
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Cha-Am Celebrates Queen’s Birthday
Published on 09/09/2013
» The Cha-Am Municipality hosted a celebration of Queen Sirikit’s birthday which also marks Thailand’s National Mother Day on 12th August 2013. On this occasion, a mother from every local community in the City received a special Mother Day award.
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MICE market booms in Pattaya
Published on 15/09/2013
» Business executives and public officials considered the potential of MICE (Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions) during a conference at Royal Cliff Hotel. Hosted by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the confab took not of the growing segment in Pattaya. In the last few months Pattaya has experienced a strong growth in the numbers of corporate events such as environmental conferences, company staff training and Indian weddings.
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Tourism needs clear direction from above
Published on 19/09/2013
» The government’s plan to achieve 2.2 trillion baht in tourism revenue in 2015 depends on clear action and policies, according to tourism-related experts. Dr. Naligatibhak Sangsanit, head of DASTA (Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration), said that simply relying on bigger numbers doesn’t necessarily lead to bigger revenue on the scale anticipated.
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Human excrement thrown by rival
Published on 29/07/2013
» A Thai garment seller reported to police with a video clip that every morning a neighbour passed his house and threw human faeces at the windows or doors. Tawewat Somboonawin, 37, said he was a vendor at the main South Pattaya market, opposite Chaimongkol temple, and was astonished to confirm it was another clothes seller who was the party guilty of this very annoying and smelly habit. Police interviewed Somboon Nhongai who confessed that she had been having arguments for years with Tawewat and decided to take matters into her own hands by becoming a flying dung expert. She was fined 1,000 baht and told to clear up the disgusting mess outside her neighbour’s house. She also promised to keep the excrement to herself in future.
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Pattaya Colosseum opens in July
Published on 02/07/2013
» <p>With an investment of more than 400 million baht, the 16-rai Pattaya Colosseum will open on Tepprasit Road next month. The venue recreates the entertainment atmosphere of ancient Rome. It’s expected that Pattaya’s latest mass-market attraction will further boost the image of Pattaya as the leading provincial centre for family fun and games.</p>
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Rawai soi turned into garbage dump
Published on 18/04/2013
» Canadian expat Andy Greenlay, 71, has been picking up garbage around where he lives in Rawai for 30 years, but the garbage problem has become so bad now that he cannot keep up with it.
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New credit card scam hits Pattaya
Published on 19/12/2012
» Pattaya tourists and expats are being warned by police not to give out personal details on the phone after the latest credit card catastrophe hit town. Major credit card companies have acknowledged the widespread fraud being perpetrated and have advised potential victims to terminate the conversation and to hang up the moment they are even remotely suspicious.
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Thailand’s Hidden Hazards
Published on 06/08/2012
» Thailand travel guides warn you of exotic diseases that melt your brain, shopping scams that gut your wallet, and cultural no-no’s that may send you to the slammer, but seldom cover the day-to-day, life-threatening hazards you only learn about if you survive them. On my first day in Thailand, I almost died just trying to walk.
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