Pattaya parties despite

bomb blasts in the capital

Despite the turmoil in Bangkok, celebrations went ahead without incident in Pattaya. Security was stepped up but that didn’t keep thousands of revelers bringing in 2007 with plenty of cheer. Shown here (from left to right) Itthipol Khunplome, Miss Thailand 2006 Lalana Kongtoranin, Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn and Chanyuth Hengtrakul enjoy a Champagne toast on the stage at Bali Hai pier.

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5 die in Christmas Eve crash on Sukhumvit

Five people were killed when the car they were traveling in hit a power pole on Sukhumvit Road in the early hours of December 24.
The accident happened in front of the Pattaya Iron Steel Center Shop near to Jittapawan College. The car was speeding in the direction of Chonburi.
Police, Sawang Boriboon Foundation officers and a physician from Banglamung Hospital were called to the scene where they found that the vehicle, a black BMW series 312i, had plowed into the front of the iron shop and then hit a power pole. All five people in the car were killed on impact.

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NEWS

Life jackets to be enforced on tourist boats

OUR COMMUNITY

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital celebrates 16th anniversary

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital celebrated its 16th anniversary on December 20, with hospital director Dr Piras Pradithwanit leading a Buddhist ceremony featuring nine monks to commemorate the occasion. Senior doctors, including Dr Yingdao Krairuek, chief executive officer of Bangkok Eastern Hospital Group, and Kamjorn Suriyasin, assistant director of Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, were also present.

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FEATURES

Christmas in Pattaya - there’s no better place to be

Pattaya once again proved to be “the place to be” for Christmas, as, despite this being a mostly Buddhist country, there was plenty of Christmas spirit and many traditional celebrations to choose from.

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OUR CHILDREN

Oxford Junior School holds annual party for parents

On December 20 at the Town in Town Hotel in Central Pattaya, Kamonporn Saetae, director of Oxford Junior School in Pattaya held a party for the parents of the school’s pupils.

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SPORTS

Jameson’s rings in Christmas, but Harry & Saranya were loudest!

The 2nd annual “Golden Gloves Pattaya” junior boxing tournament was held December 21-27 at The Thepprasit Boxing Ring. Famous boxing trainer Yodthong Sriwararak presided over the opening of the competition, which included many novice boxers from the Chonburi region.

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