Area officials begin making good on threats to clear South Pattaya canal
Work has begun on tearing down structures blocking
the South Pattaya canal, which have been causing major flooding throughout South
Pattaya during heavy rainfalls over the past several years.
Sporadic work on central Pattaya wheelchair
route stops again
The on-again, off-again construction of a 3 million baht wheelchair path
near the Redemptorist Vocational School for Persons with Disabilities
has hit another pothole as Pattaya City Hall tries to remove private
structures encroaching on the public roadway.
Pattaya residents call for more parks & libraries at city forum
Health, traffic and education topped the list of concerns shared by
Pattaya residents when city officials solicited suggestions from
residents of 14 neighborhoods about how to improve the quality of life.
Songkran sedately ends in Naklua, Nong Yai with Kong Khao festival
Area residents bid farewell to the year’s Songkran
festivities with traditional rice festivals and “Kong
Khao” ceremonies in Naklua and Nong Yai. Continued
Brendan Daly (back row), GM of the
Amari Pattaya, led management and staff in the
auspicious ceremonies of pouring lustral water on the
sacred Buddha image and paid respects to their elders to
mark the Songkran Thai New Year at the hotel recently.
St Andrews crowned Asian Beach
Polo Junior Champions
On a magnificent
white sandy
beach, in front
of the very
grand
Intercontinental
Hotel, with the
sparkling blue
sea of the Gulf
of Thailand
behind, the
stage was set
for the Asian
Beach Polo
Championships
2014 in Hua Hin.
A great four
days of sport in
the form of
sailing and
rugby are
lined-up in
Pattaya this
weekend with 2
major sporting
events scheduled
to take place. Continued