Sand bags are seen
stacked up on Pattaya waterfront to help prevent
further erosion of the beach. Researchers at
Chulalongkorn University have forecast that the
city’s beach could disappear beneath the waves
within as little as 5 years unless urgent remedial
action is taken. Continued
Ex-Chonburi cop arrested for drug dealing
A former Chonburi policeman fired and jailed for drug
dealing was again caught with methamphetamines, marijuana, a loaded gun and
20,000 baht in cash.
Continued
Leading hoteliers call
for establishment of tourism bank
A group of leading Thai hoteliers last week met with
Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij and a representative of the government’s
specialised financial institutions to call for the government to establish a
tourism bank tasked to serve the tourism sector only.
Hotels included in the meeting were the Pavilion Samui,
Boutique Resort, Silver Sand Resort, Nara Resort, and Bandara Hotels &
Resorts.
The Diana Group, Pattaya Mail Publishing and City Life FM
raised nearly 400,000 baht for underprivileged children with a charity
concert featuring two generations of musicians.
Continued
It was indeed a happy day on January 21, 2011 when a
group of old friends of Thailand and more especially the Pattaya Orphanage
trudged in to visit their old home to visit their children and friends of so
many years ago.
Continued
Local realtors land the big one at 10th UNICEF Golf Invitational
In the 10th year of the Khun Anand
Panyarachun Charity Golf Invitational for UNICEF Thailand, held at Eastern
Star Country Club & Resort on Saturday, January 22, the local Eastern Star
Real Estate team produced a fine winning score of net 6o to just narrowly
edge out the Kasikorn Bank 1 team, Continued
Myanmar tourism rebounded in 2010 after three consecutive
lackluster years, with Myanmar Marketing Committee vice chairman Phyoe Wai
Yar Zar describing the year as an “eventful” one for the local tourism
industry. The country recorded 295,174 foreign visitor arrivals for
the year, up 29.8 percent over 2009. Phyoe said the brief introduction of a
visa-on-arrival facility between May and August resulted in a 30 percent
increase in visitor arrivals during the three-month period alone.
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