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Local fishermen hit by rising fuel costs
Reduction of 3 baht per liter would help keep boats at sea
Pacharapol Panrak
Local fishermen may be fighting a losing battle against
global fuel hikes. Many fear they will lose their livelihoods if the government
decides to float the price of benzene and diesel and are asking the government
to lend them a hand.
Reporters interviewed fishermen in the Sattahip area and
found that fisheries are undergoing severe hardship due to higher operating
costs. Many boat owners are now left wondering which course of action is worse,
to let their boats sit at the dock which cuts fuel consumption, but incurs loss
of income and puts their employees out of work, or pay the high price of fuel
and hope to charge higher prices for their product.
One fisherman who asked to remain anonymous said the
fisheries are being squeezed between soaring fuel prices and rising debt. He
said, “Entrepreneurs must take on credit to order about 500,000 liters of
gasoline from petrol stations inland to fill up their big and small boats at 10
piers in the Samaesarn Sub-district. They lose more money if they decide to buy
oil later as the price rises; otherwise they must let the boats sit at dock.
The cost is higher to fill up at sea.”
To cope with overhead, many transporters have changed their
methods by buying gasoline from the petrol stations inland, and then
transporting about 15,000 liters to the pier on each trip. In the Samaesarn
Sub-district of Sattahip there are about 10 piers. Many large and small boats
use these piers before oil is transported by land to Chonburi Province.
Another fisherman who was interviewed explained, “Normally
there are about 30 gasoline trucks transporting around 450,000 liters per day
and lots of money can be saved by doing this. This way we don’t need to bring
the boat out and fill it up at sea. This avoids the cheating that goes on. When
filling up at sea sometimes we pay for 10,000 liters only to find we have
actually got only 9,000 liters. Of course some fisheries have to accept this
because they have no choice, and must buy on credit from financial backers.”
Soranat Phitakkorn, a boat owner at the Warasin pier said, “The fisheries
have real problems. They have appealed to the government for help, asking for
the gasoline price for these entrepreneurs to be reduced at least 3 baht per
liter. This could relieve some of the difficulties they have at the moment and
allow them to put their boats to sea. Otherwise, they will be forced to keep
their boats at the dock. Idle boats and their equipment deteriorate without use
and put ships’ crews out of work, leaving their families without income.
Pattaya Vegetarian Festival scheduled for October 13-23
Ancient ceremony sees revival
Decha Chalermyart
A deeply spiritual experience for devotees, the
Vegetarian Festival is also one of the region’s most exotic and vibrant
festivals and is a favorite among local and international tourists. Chinese
in its origins, devotees cleanse their bodies and souls by fasting in
preparation for ceremonial activities that honor ancient deities. This year
Pattaya will go all out to make this fete the best one ever.
Pattaya City in cooperation with TAT Central Region 3,
Sawang Boriboon Foundation, Chonburi Province and private organizations will
be holding the annual Pattaya City Vegetarian Festival 2004 from October
13-23 at the Sawang Boriboon Foundation premises in Naklua. The purpose of
this festival is to promote Pattaya’s image and to revive the ancient
traditional vegetarian ceremony.
The activities will start on Wednesday, October 13 at
12:29 p.m. with a dragon parade. A colorful procession will then wind its
way from the Bali Hai pier, though South Pattaya’s Walking Street, then
turn left onto Pattaya South Road, then to Chaiyamongkol temple, and turn
left onto Pattaya Second Road. From here the procession will advance to
Pattaya Central Road and on to Pattaya Third Road. Participants will then
take a bus from Pattaya Third Road to Swang Fa temple in Naklua and start a
new parade making its way to Larn Po to welcome “Kiew Aoung Huk Jow” and
“Bodhisattva” to the Naklua vegetarian premises.
The opening ceremony at 4:30 p.m. will be presided over
by Minister of Tourism and Sports Sontaya Khunplome. At this ceremony,
Thailand’s well-known cook Jabchai Jae will attempt to make the biggest
pot of Thai soup for distribution to those in attendance. Officials from the
Ripley Museum will be there to record this historic event.
Buddhists and tourists alike are invited to join the
parade for contentment and prosperity in the Pattaya Vegetarian Festival at
the Bali Hai pier and the opening ceremony at Sawang Boriboon Foundation
premises in Naklua. For more information please call 038-221380 and
038-222380.
Pattaya Mobile Service goes to Phothisamphan
New legal aid service introduced
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Residents in the Phothisamphan community of Naklua were
the latest recipients of the Pattaya Mobile Service, a city sponsored
program to aid low income families of various communities by providing basic
necessities to those in need.
 Tawit
Chaisawangwong, Pattaya’s city council chairman explained the mobile
service’s activities.
A new service called the ‘Mobile Solicitor’ was
introduced to give consultation on the law.
Tawit Chaisawangwong, Pattaya city council chairman,
along with council members, presided over the day’s activities at the
Phothisamphan Temple.
Promoted by the city council, this roving service is held
monthly and includes a mobile medical unit which provides free medical and
dental checkups, free haircuts and beauty care, massage, pet vaccinations
and handouts of basic food items.
The team also gives an opportunity to residents to
exchange information and discuss problems within their neighborhoods with
officials.
Product booths are set up and fun activities such as
music and dancing are organized for participants, and local police join in
to improve relations with the communities.
Tawit and his team explained the new Mobile Solicitor to residents as,
“We have set up this new service so that the public can ask questions and
receive advice and consultations regarding the law. We have distributed
handbooks for further information on this subject. There are still some
communities in our city which suffer from poverty and lack basic
necessities. The Pattaya Mobile Service and the Mobile Solicitor are geared
to come straight to the people so we can better help them with their
problems and raise their living standards.”
East Water signs with Pattaya City Hall for water project on Larn Island
Clean water for residents within one year
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Lingering water supply problems on Larn Island now have a
solution in sight, as Pattaya City just signed a contract with Eastern Water
Resources Development and Management Public Co. Ltd., or “East Water”,
to supply an adequate water supply for the island. The initial stage of the
service should be available to the public within 1 year.
 Thidarat
Kraiprasit (left), East Water’s Financial and Human Resources Department
director and Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn sign an agreement to produce
potable water on Larn Island.
The contract signing was formalized at city hall by Mayor
Niran Wattanasartsathorn and East Water, led by Thidarat Kraiprasit,
Financial and Human Resources Department director on September 17. After a
period of 15 years, East Water will transfer the project to Pattaya City
administration.
The project, when completed, will provide enough clean
water meeting stringent quality standards to serve the needs of the 2,220
residents on the island and an estimated 2,000 tourists who visit each day,
and development stages are planned to meet future demand.
East Water will use the reverse osmosis system (RO) for
producing fresh water at Samae Beach. Pattaya City authorized the use of 2
rai of land which can be connected by water pipes to the other beaches on
the island. This production method is already successfully converting
seawater to tap water on Sichang Island and at Chonburi.
The construction will be in 3 stages. The first stage
(1st year) will involve an investment of about 30 million baht, resulting in
a distribution system capable of producing 250 cubic meters of water per
day. The second stage (5th year) will involve adjustments to the system and
expansion of the volume of water produced by increasing the investment
budget by 11 million baht and will result in a production rate of 500 cubic
meters per day. The third stage (10th year) will result in an increase to
750 cubic meters per day with a budget of 11 million baht. The total
investment will amount to 51 million baht.
The tap water rate has been set at 70 baht per cubic
meter including VAT which is in line with rates in the province.
Namsak Wannawisoot, East Water’s business development vice-president
said, “This project will solve the water supply problems on Larn Island
and will be able to meet the predicted rise in tourist volume for the
future. The company wants the inhabitants to have fresh, clean water for
their consummation all year round. The rate of 70 baht per cubic meter is a
fair price and corresponds with the standard price of the Provincial
Waterworks Authority and is the same as on Sichang Island and in Chonburi.
We don’t see the project incurring any problems with the environment or
the price structure.”
“Phapa” Garbage Recycle Project focuses on separation of trash
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Pattaya is determined to improve the environment and clean up
the city’s trash. The new “Phapa” Garbage Recycle Project was introduced
to educate the public on how important it is to separate trash items for easier
recycling.
Pra
Pisarnthammapathee gave an inspiring sermon on the guidelines of responsible
living and met with many people to further explain his ideals.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn presided over the opening of
the Environment Activities Exhibition on September 17. Held behind the fire
brigade station on Third Road, the exhibit emphasizes the importance of
environmental protection and shows how valuable items can be separated from
ordinary garbage so they may be utilized in other ways.
A competition was held for the best environment awareness
project. Officials from the Natural Resources and Environment Department judged
winners on their overall effectiveness and ingenuity in different categories.
The school winner was Pattaya School No. 8. The Soi Post Office community came
away winners in the community category, and the Siam Bay View Hotel took top
honors for its pristine environment.
The exhibition was organized by the Department of Health,
Hygiene and Environment and along with various corresponding activities,
including the Environment Concourse and Resisting Recycling, will run until the
end of the year.
The object is to reduce the monthly output of city garbage by
around 15 tons which could save the city a considerable sum in expenses which
they now incur for trash pickup. Money saved will be donated to various temples
in Pattaya City.
The public also participated in the exhibition’s opening day by bringing in
their unwanted items to donate to Suankaew Temple in Nanthaburi Province. A
sermon by Buddhist priest Pra Pisarnthammapathee on responsible citizenship
rounded off the day.
City Scope with Mayor Niran :Pattaya’s new mayor determined to improve city’s image
City’s beautification efforts to coincide with opening of new airport
Ariyawat
Nuamsawat
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn says he wants to change
Pattaya’s image into a respected international tourist town. But he
inherited a lot of long standing problems when he entered office. Some of
them have already been addressed, if not solved, and he and his management
team continue to seek answers to a multitude of issues, including increased
security for tourists and reducing the crime rate.
 That’s
not chocolate pudding coming up as workers dig trenches to lay water pipe on
Pattaya’s Second Road. The rainy season is causing a muddy mess, but Mayor
Niran says his projects will clean up the city.
Another important factor in image is the physical
appearance of the city. What makes a town appealing to the eye so that
visitors to the city get a good first impression? Cleanliness and trash
pickup are ongoing maintenance jobs, as is the upkeep of public gardens,
shrubbery and flowers. Pattaya has added a lot of landscaping areas to the
city during the past few years.
Mayor Niran commented on the water sprinkler system the
city is now installing. “Water pipes were laid down for water sprinklers
for the plants in the middle of Sukhumvit Road and in North Pattaya. The
first stage was completed, but the sprinklers’ ranges were set too high
and they sprinkled passing traffic and poured water into the roads,” he
said.
This year the second stage will start and will cover
North Pattaya to Krathinglai by connecting water pipes from the Dolphin
Roundabout. The construction will run from North Pattaya to the Pattaya
Central Road traffic light (Top’s Supermarket), adding water pipe for
sprinklers, which will be used in various communities including the schools
and their fields and gardens. The work will take about 2 months, which will
congest traffic on certain roads with construction areas. At the moment the
Pattaya City Roads Department is digging on many roads including Beach Road
and Second Road.
Mayor Niran said, “This image improvement plan is
scheduled to support the new Suwanabhumi Airport, which the central
government believes will be ready on September 29, 2005. As the construction
project follows the plan, they expect that the new airport will support
industrial tourism especially in Pattaya.
“The government wants to make Thailand the aviation and transportation
hub of South East Asia, including transporting imported and exported goods
by sea at Laem Chabang, which is one of the important ports for eastern
Thailand, while Pattaya is a tourist destination. All of this could make
Pattaya’s tourism grow more rapidly till the year 2005,” the mayor
concluded.
Brit customer trounced by fellow countrymen in Pattaya beer bar
Boonlua Chatree
British national Allen Neal Joseph entered a Pattaya
beer bar on the night of September 17 to ask if anyone had found his lost
gold chain. The response from other patrons drinking in the foreign-owned
bar on Soi Yodsak was a brutal beating which left the 38-year-old victim
bloodied and bruised.
 Battered
and bruised, Joseph made a report to the police, but they evidently
couldn’t help him obtain justice.
Joseph made a report at the Pattaya police station. He
arrived at Soi 9 with two black eyes and cuts on his face. He told officers
that he had been drinking in many bars the evening before and somewhere
along his rounds he had lost a valuable gold chain and went back to look
for it, asking if anyone had found it. When he entered the bar on Soi
Yodsak, a group of Brits were drinking there. According to Joseph, when he
asked about his chain, a number of them attacked and beat him. He said he
had no idea why.
Officers immediately went to the bar in question and found a lot of
foreigners drinking and shouting. But questioning of customers and the bar
owner only revealed that the alleged assailants had already fled and there
was no one to arrest.
British man collapses and dies on South Pattaya street
Stroke thought to be cause of death
Boonlua Chatree
Passersby on South Pattaya Road witnessed British national
Peter Eric Brown, 61, collapse in the street on September 23. A baht bus was
summoned to rush him to Pattaya Memorial Hospital, but he was pronounced dead
on arrival.
At the request of the hospital, police arrived on the scene
to investigate the death. An initial investigation of the body showed that
although the man was overweight, there were no signs of injury. A post mortem
check by a staff doctor revealed the man was a diabetic. Hospital staff said
the man had stopped breathing by the time he arrived and they were unable to
resuscitate him. It is believed Brown suffered from a stroke.
The British Embassy was notified and the body will be sent
to the police forensic lab for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of
death.
Police arrest couple at Bali Hai pier in possession of 99 speed pills
Out on bail, couple sells drugs to raise money for their defense
Boonlua Chatree
Narcotics officers are still keeping a close eye on drug
trafficking in and around the city. While on patrol, a suspicious looking couple
was stopped by the police at the Bali Hai pier in South Pattaya. They were found
to be in possession of 99 methamphetamine pills.
What alerted police was the couple’s odd behavior when they
spotted the police, so officers stopped the pair as the couple attempted to ride
away on their motorcycle. Officers did a quick body search of Sunthorn Chookham,
23, from Surathani province and a woman identified only as ‘Dao’. They found
Sunthorn in possession of the class one illegal drug. The orange speed pills
were found in Sunthorn’s shirt pocket. Police seized the drugs, the motorcycle
and a mobile phone.
Police brought the pair to Soi 9 police station for further
questioning. Under interrogation the couple confessed that they were out on bail
from a previous charge of selling ‘ya ba’ to Thai and foreign tourists. They
admitted they had sold drugs to raise their bail and now they were selling speed
to raise money for their defense.
The pair’s bail was rescinded and they were placed in
custody to await judicial proceedings.
Bogus police volunteer arrested for causing accident
Dissembling drunk doesn’t fool police
Boonlua Chatree
Traffic accidents often trigger road rage, but
impersonating a police officer just gets more jail time.
Police received a report of an accident in Soi Korpai
Village No. 10 involving two vehicles. When they arrived at the scene they
found one of the men involved was bleeding and handcuffed to his motorcycle,
suffering from a broken jaw, a black eye and cuts on his face. The other
rider self-righteously presented himself as a police volunteer. When
officers discovered he was roaring drunk, they had their doubts. Since he
couldn’t produce the appropriate ID, police knew he was faking.
During questioning both drivers blamed each other for the
accident. Still handcuffed to his motorbike, Kittinan Kiyaphaet, 16, said
the other man, identified as Somsak Sawang, 42, hit him during the accident,
then jumped off his bike and proceeded to savagely beat him. Kittinan said
Somsak then proclaimed he was a police volunteer and cuffed him to the
motorcycle. Witnesses to the crime confirmed Kittinan’s story.
Police charged the still inebriated Somsak with a traffic
offence, drunk driving and impersonating a member of law enforcement.
Indian tourist dies in car crash
Driver flees the scene
Boonlua Chatree
Police received a report of a serious car accident on
Sukhumvit Road on September 19 at 10 p.m. involving a pickup truck and two
Indian tourists.
Arriving at the scene, officers found Jain Baboo Lal
weeping beside the body of his 56 year old wife, Jain Saroj Bai who had died
during the crash from a broken neck. The driver of the pickup had fled the
scene and witnesses did not get the license number.
The bereaved husband told officers he and his wife were
tourists in Thailand and had taken a bus from Bangkok to Pattaya. He said he
and his wife alighted from the bus at the North Pattaya Road traffic lights
and proceeded to cross the street when a bronze colored pickup truck,
driving erratically, ploughed into the couple and sped away without making
any attempt to stop. Jain Baboo Lal rushed to the aid of his wife, but she
was already dead.
Police are investigating the accident and are seeking the
driver of the truck for questioning.
English woman beaten and robbed by gang of thugs
Gang made off with cash and valuables
A female English tourist was robbed and badly beaten as she was walking
back to her hotel after an evening’s outing in the entertainment area of
South Pattaya.
On-duty officers received a report on September 23 from
the Pattaya Memorial Hospital that British national Adele Shaw, 36, was in
the emergency room being treated for injuries received after being assaulted
and robbed. Police arrived at the hospital to question Miss Shaw and found
her very distressed. Her face and body was back and blue from bruises, her
arm was bleeding and her clothes muddied.
During the interview Miss Shaw said that she had been
walking back to her hotel where she was staying and two Thai men on a
motorcycle blocked her way as she entered the street leading to the hotel.
When she tried to avoid them they kicked and punched her, taking 5,000 baht,
documents and her hotel key from her handbag, then sped away. Shaw said she
screamed for help but there was nobody around. She said she walked back to
the hotel to get help, where staff assisted her in getting to the hospital
and reported the crime to the police.
Police are investigating the crime and are searching for
the culprits.
Police briefs
Boonlua Chatree
Another 2,047 speed pills wiped out after
police chase
Pattaya police gave chase to a man after he avoided a
helmet check point on Thepprasit Road. The man, later identified as Teerayut,
23, from Banglamung tried to escape by steering his bike into the side road
of a shopping mall, but spilled his bike on the turn.
Undeterred, the man, carrying a conspicuous bag,
attempted to flee on foot with the cops hot on his heels. Teerayut was
finally surrounded and arrested.
On his body police found a sealed glass full of
methamphetamine type orange in 9 bags, each containing 200 pills, and 12
tubes each containing 20 pills, plus 47 pills in another package, totaling
2,047 pills. The police seized the evidence and his mobile phone.
Teerayuth confessed to his crime saying that he was hired
to deliver the drugs to an unknown man in front of the Tesco-Lotus mall.
When the contact didn’t show he became impatient and decided to take his
motorcycle out for a ride. When he encountered a checkpoint barrier with
police, he panicked and rode off.
Teerayuth is now in jail facing a stiff prison sentence
which will give him time to learn more patience, if nothing else.
Teen bandits
arrested for
motorcycle theft
Three teenage boys recently accosted a motorcyclist,
attacked him and made off with his motorbike. The victim, Chinaworn Pakwan
from Mikadahn was riding along Sukhumvit Road when he was approached by the
bandits.
When Chinaworn made a report to the police, a radio alert
was sent out and the fugitive trio was soon apprehended after Laem Chabang
and Banglamung police stormed their home and conducted a search. The three
boys, identified as Boo, 16, Sak, 14, and Nu, 15, had apparently been
engaging in nefarious activities for some time. The teenagers were caught in
possession of a pistol, a bottle of explosive gas, and 10 motorcycles in
various stages of disassembly.
All evidence was confiscated and although the boys denied
culpability, they were charged accordingly and now await trial.
Thief steals door from construction site
Police stopped 25 year old Wanlia Bunlua as he was
dragging away an aluminum door from the construction site of a commercial
building. When asked what he was doing with his unwieldy booty, the young
man said he was unemployed and needed cash. The building’s owner pressed
charges and Wanlia was charged with theft.
Pattaya Mass Media Club elects new chairman and committee
Annual party for newshounds celebrates another year of success
Staff reporters
The Pattaya Mass Media Club last week held elections for
a new chairman and committee and held their annual party to celebrate a year
of hard work and success.
 New
chairman of Pattaya Mass Media Club A-nan Kingsorn (left) gives flowers to
the club’s former chairman, Thonglor Amphung.
Thonglor Amphung, the club’s chairman, presided over
the election in the conference room of the Green Park Resort Pattaya.
Distinguished guests included Faruk Wongborisut, a member of the Pattaya
city council, and Wirat Kijsom, a senior journalist and media heavyweight.
Thonglor Amphung, chairman for the past two terms stepped
down. The group duly elected A-nan Kingsorn, the “Sue Tawan-ork”
newspaper owner to be the chairman of the club for the year 2004.
The vice-chairmen elected are: 1) Santi Lammaneenil, 1st
vice-chairman, 2) Chaiyot Phupattanapong, 2nd vice-chairman and 3) Amporn
Saengkaew, 3rd vice-chairman.
Other elected officials include Boonlua Chatree, advisor
to the club’s chairmen; Panjaporn Theerapolakul, secretary; Thanasap
Noisa-ard, treasurer; Indhukorn Srirat, public relations, and Pornthep
Noprujakul, registrar. Members also chose eight administrators from the
qualified Pattaya mass media.
The group decided to reduce the period of chairmanship
from two years to one year with the 1st vice chairman automatically taking
over at the end of the chairmanship rather than hold another election.
The club expressed their confidence that the new chairman
will develop and expand the group in new directions. They feel that A-nan
Kingsorn, with his talent and experience, will provide excellent leadership,
bringing both unity and harmony to the group enabling it to contribute much
to society.
At the end of the meeting the group held a buffet dinner in honor of the
new committee. A-nan Kingsorn even got up and sang a song, much to
everyone’s delight. The fun and relaxation was enjoyed by all, even though
those pressing deadlines never wait.
Seminar held on national security
Border protection tops agenda
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
A seminar on the nation’s internal security was
organized on September 21 under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior.
Held at the Sunbeam Hotel and presided over by Major General Chayan
Suthiwiriya, the seminar addressed Thailand’s national security,
particularly along its borders.
 Maj.
Gen. Chayan Suthiwiriya presided over the national security seminar.
Along with an evaluation of past and current performance,
the session underlined the importance of protecting Thailand’s national
borders by developing a nationwide management project in cooperation with
other ministries to better enforce borderlands according to strategies laid
down by the central government for the period of 2002-2004. The “Self
Protection and Volunteers for National Security” agency will be a major
factor in safeguarding specified border areas.
The aim is to reinforce security and community
development in 30 of the country’s border provinces, plus Pattani
Province, to help develop a minimum of 200 borderland villages per year. The
purpose of the project is to help the villages help themselves.
One hundred and fifty four people participated in the seminar including
project administrators and officers of the Interior Protection and Security
Department Section 1 - 4 (three people from each section), 3 instructors and
experts from 31 provinces.
- EDITORIAL - Pattaya tourism…where are we headed?
Suchada Tupchai
The new Pattaya administration seems to moving full steam
ahead with urgency in many avenues towards fulfilling their promise for the
betterment of our livelihoods in Pattaya.
Last week Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn called a meeting
of the newly appointed Committee for Tourism Promotion, Marketing and Public
Relations to discus the situation on tourism in Pattaya. At the meeting the
mayor made the statement that we have heard a hundred times. “Tourism is
on the decline.” He said that, even though statistics may show that
tourism from Asian countries, especially from China, is on an increase, the
people with the real spending power are the Europeans and we are not getting
enough of them. The mayor went on to say that there were certain factors
that caused this decline, one of them being the potential visitors’
overall image of Thailand and more especially on the local level in each
tourist destination.
The mayor went on to say that the people of Pattaya are
watching his administration very carefully to see whether he could pull the
‘rabbit out of the hat’ regarding bringing Pattaya back up on top of the
tourist destination list for these high powered spenders.
This meeting comprised of people from all walks of life,
but more especially those that were directly involved and had knowledge of
the tourism business. Many ideas were tabled and discussed and though
nothing concrete was decided, everyone agreed in one voice that ‘something
had to be done’.
Through past experiences we know that during the month of
November, Pattaya organizes something we call a ‘Festival’. In the last
few years, we tried to give it a better, more sophisticated European touch
by renaming it the ‘Carnival’. All it really turned out to be was a
glorified ‘beach temple fair’ which drew only crowds from the nearby
villages.
It was then decided in 2001 to cancel these annual events
completely. Makes one wonder why, Pattaya with its status of being a special
city with its own unique, independent style of administration, with a
special budget of enormous proportions, we are not able to organize an event
that could become an annual festival of international standards. This event
could then be registered in the annual tourism calendar to draw visitors
from all over the world.
This year, another ‘carnival’ spark has been lit and
the city fathers have come up with yet another plan to re-introduce the
festival/carnival in November. This time around private companies have been
invited to present their ideas of what they thought a Pattaya carnival
should look like. This is at least a positive sign, because in the past,
only one organizer was invited, which was probably the reason for the
‘same old show’ year on, year out.
We think that the intentions are commendable, but what
the organizers need to worry about now is that even if they get the go
ahead, time will be very short. Between now and the end of November
doesn’t really give them enough time to organize a carnival of the
proportions and quality which would not only impress the people of Pattaya,
but more important that the success would be resounded at all our tourist
markets around the world, making them want to come next year.
It is impressive to see that this new committee, though
new, is actually working together with new thinking and commitment towards
progress, especially in the tourism sector. It is better to forge ahead and
seek success, though hardships and some failures may hinder your way, than
to just lay stagnant and not do anything at all.
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