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SERVING THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THAILAND

Police to get tough with baht bus drivers

Baht buses have been stopping in the middle of the road,
 causing traffic jams for too long, says Sanit Boonmachai.

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Public meeting held for law amendment

The Law Reform Committee held a public consultation in Pattaya on June 30, the results of which will be submitted to the Cabinet on August 23.
The event was held at the Siam Bay View Hotel by the Office of Justice Affairs and was led by Kanit na Nakhon, former attorney general and chairman of the Law Reform Committee, along with Wallop Nakbua, director of the Law Reform Committee Office.
Kanit said that the meeting was being held under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand Section 81 (3). This states that the state will act in compliance with the law and justice policies to prepare the law to establish an autonomous organization to reform the judicial process. It is therefore necessary to listen to people who are affected by the law draft reform to avoid any disagreements after the process is complete.

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OUR COMMUNITY

Game for a laugh

A 55-year-old female teacher had something to smile about when she won a 12-minute laughing contest at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, and received a prize of 100,000 baht. The competition for “Loud, Long and Amusing Laughter” took place on July 5 at the Royal Garden Plaza, where it was opened by Mrs Bupha Robroo,

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FEATURES

Nong Ae named Young Tourism PR Ambassador

A secondary school class 5 student from Pothisampan Pittayakarn School has been named as the winner of the 3rd Young Pattaya PR Ambassador competition, the finals having been held on July 5.

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OUR CHILDREN

Bon and Nong ‘open wide’
for Dr. Kanokrat

Dr. Thanoporn, Dr. Tapasit and dental staff from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Dental Center recently visited the Fountain of Life Center to examine the teeth of the 93 kids who were present that day. (Pattaya Mail report July 4th). The next step in the dental care program for these kids is a follow up at the hospital with a full in-surgery examination and treatment.

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SPORTS

Pattaya City gears up for Marathon weekend

The Pattaya Marathon, one of the most prestigious sporting events in Thailand and now in its14th year is taking place this coming Sunday morning, July 20. The event, which has earned itself fame and great reputation over the years, features five race categories this year, namely: Wheelchair for 42.195 kilometres, Marathon- 42.195 kilometres, Half marathon- 21.10 kilometres, Quarter marathon- 10.55 kilometres and Student marathon- 5 kilometres.

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SOCIAL SCENE

Pierre Andre Pelletier (2nd right), GM and Nichaya Chaivisuth (right), director of communications & PR of the Amari Watergate Hotel recently welcomed famous superstar Kawi Tunjararak, aka Beam D2B (2nd left), for a cooking demonstration, which was instructed by Chef Thanasit Lampasuk (left) at Thai On 4 restaurant in the Amari Watergate Hotel.

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DINING OUT

A very relaxed wine appreciation evening

The Dining Out team has just returned from a very relaxed Californian wine dinner at the Mantra restaurant. We enjoy our wines, but would not consider ourselves to be expert wine critics.

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