Evicted Wong Amat food vendors protest beach development

Tourists and expats join in the protest against the city tearing down
the illegal restaurants and shops on Wong Amat Beach.

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City moves to cordon off swimming, diving areas from boats

In an effort to shore up marine safety standards as well as the city’s reputation, Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh called together city department heads to brainstorm ways to prevent further accidents like the one that killed a Russian diver off Koh Larn earlier this month. At the Jan. 15 session, Ronakit assured the public the city has not taken lightly any of the three accidents and three boating-related deaths since early December. Indeed the city has begun surveying beaches, watersports areas and marine transport routes to determine how to better protect tourists.

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OUR COMMUNITY

Rotary Club of Pattaya Marina holds 1st party of 2010

The Rotary Club of Pattaya Marina held its first party of the new year with Rotarian Jean Francois Le Cot hosting a barbecue at his Kasira farm Jan. 9.

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FEATURES

A call for education reform on National Teacher’s Day

Calling education the “motor that will drive the nation’s progress,” Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome honored and encouraged more than 1,000 Pattaya teachers to reform Thailand’s educational system at a National Teacher’s Day celebration at the Pattaya Indoor Stadium.

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OUR CHILDREN

College students enjoy their field trip

We all remember school trips from our childhood, wherever we may have been brought up. And in Thai schools today, this tradition continues, especially as recent educational acts have stressed the need for Thai children to experience their culture close up and first hand.

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SPORTS

Maria Kirilenko plans early arrival in Pattaya

Russian star Maria Kirilenko, who knocked out former champion Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open, is planning to arrive early in Pattaya to prepare for the upcoming US$220,000 PTT Pattaya Open,

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SOCIAL SCENE

Ophthalmologists from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya led by Dr Pipat Anuchatrakoon recently provided free eye check-ups for underprivileged children from the School for Blind as part of the hospital’s community service.

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DINING OUT

Jeez, Pascal! Bring on the cheese!

A couple of weeks ago, Pascal Schnyder wrote to the Dining Out Team suggesting that we might like to try the new menu at Restaurant Poseidon in the Jomtien Complex.

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