Be prepared, Songkran week is upon us

This year authorities are once again stressing that Songkran be celebrated in a traditional way, and police have vowed to increase safety for tourists. Nonetheless, we urge you to be extra careful if you need to drive, expect long traffic delays, and please don’t wear your Sunday best out and about during this time. Nationwide, public holidays are April 13 to 17 for government officials and April 13 to 16 for banks and businesses. Locally, however, Songkran is celebrated on April 18 (Naklua) and 19 (Pattaya).

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Chonburi governor’s strategy aims at low accident toll over Songkran

Chonburi Province has set a strategy aimed at minimizing the number of road accidents during the Songkran festival.
Komsan Ekachai, deputy governor of Chonburi said that each year during the Songkran festival government and private sector offices are closed over a number of days and this is the time when the public travel by road to their home towns to spend time with their family members. They also travel to other provinces to celebrate the festivities. Consequently, during the period there is more traffic and more road accidents than usual.

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NEWS

Vendors at New Naklua Market are not meeting hygiene standards says health inspector

OUR COMMUNITY

A very busy PCEC meeting

There have recently been some very full meetings of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) but the programme on Sunday April 1st at Henry J. Bean’s must have been one of the busiest.

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FEATURES

PILC enjoys Songkran lunch at the Sheraton

It was an absolutely gorgeous day to spend looking out to sea while enjoying the very cool temperatures inside the Sheraton for the April lunch.

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OUR CHILDREN

Children on remand treated to lunch and kind words

The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center and Pattaya Sports Club laid on a grand lunch for the children currently on remand under the Chonburi Department of Youth Protection and Probation on March 27.

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SPORTS

Football trophy makes local appearance

Football fans were delighted to see the UEFA Champions League trophy on display in Pattaya last week, as part of a six-week Asian tour arranged in conjunction with the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA).

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