Happy Birthday HM Queen Sirikit

Happy Mothers Day to all

The management and staff of the Pattaya Mail, the Pattaya Blatt, the Chiang Mai Mail and the Pattaya Mail Television join the Thai people and the many others from around the world, to present our loyalty and devotion to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and best wishes for a most Happy Birthday and a long life on the occasion of her 76th birthday, 12 August 2008. We’d also like to say Happy Mothers Day to one and all. Today’s edition of the Pattaya Mail incorporates, with our profound love and respect, a special 12-page pullout section, courtesy of the Bureau of the Royal Household, showing a glimpse of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s remarkable life. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Royal Household)

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Vendors and touts to be cleared away from Bali Hai Pier

An urgent clean-up of Bali Hai Pier is to be undertaken, as the sprawl of vendors and the clutter of taxis along with the undisciplined use of the pier by boat operators is presenting a negative image of this important attraction.
Sanit Boonmachai, city councilor and chairman of the administration and peace keeping committee held a meeting at Pattaya City Hall during the afternoon of July 23, at which it was agreed that immediate action needed to be taken.
Sanit said that the appearance of the pier is rapidly worsening, with vendors taking up a complete lane of the walkway, boat operators mooring without following the safety regulations, and taxis and touts infesting the pier entrance.

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OUR COMMUNITY

PILC donates
to Baan Pak Rak Puan

Further to the previous article regarding the donation of a washing machine to Baan Pak Rak Puan from Fisher and Paykel - thanks to Adene Paykel of the Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC).

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FEATURES

Candles and a parade mark the beginning of the Rains Retreat

A parade and candle decorating festival was held in Pattaya on July 16 to mark Buddhist Lent Day, with 20 organizations and 10 schools taking part in what has become an annual Pattaya carnival.

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OUR CHILDREN

Jesters Children’s Fair Day is rapidly approaching

Incredibly, there are already only 37 days left until this year’s Children’s Fair gets here! That’s right, our annual family outing on Sunday, September 14th at the Diana Garden Resort and Driving Range in North Pattaya is right around the corner.

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SPORTS

Aussie sailors dominate the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek

Peter Ahern’s Australian team from Perth made no mistake in the Racing (IRC-1) Class at the recently finished Six Senses Phuket Raceweek - sailed over the period 23-27 July – with a total of eight races for some of the seven classes participating. Peter won every race on “Yo!2” for a perfect score.

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SOCIAL SCENE

Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive 2008 is getting closer and more exciting when the new Honda Click motorbike sponsored by Captain Steve Ponter arrived at Jamesons the Irish Pub, home of the party night, 20 September. Raffle Tickets and a list of all the prizes are up in the bar and you can buy a book of 12 tickets for 500 baht at the cashier’s desk.

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DINING OUT

A Tale of Two Tastings

The following evening, it was down to the Ice Bar in the Amari Tower to sample some Chilean wines. Again Ambrose wines were involved, with Pattaya Branch manager Pichit Intraramand bobbing up everywhere exhorting the numerous guests to try his offerings from Chile.