Tradition, candles highlight double Buddhist holiday celebration

Beautiful art and culture are the highlight of the candle parade down Beach Road. Throughout the greater Pattaya area, folks young and old celebrated two of the most revered Buddhist Holy Days this past weekend, Asalaha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa.

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Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Kamthon Pumhiran denied he is in the running to become defense minister in Thailand’s new Pheu Thai Party-led government. Continued

Handlers bring 2 female elephants to Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens with hopes of them becoming pregnant before being returned to the wild. Continued

On the 29th June at the Centara Mirage Grand Wongamat Beach, Naklua, developers David Marciano and Kobi Elbaz (MD Tulip Group) along with Kevin Wallace (President Centara Hotels & Resorts) held a contract signing ceremony for the Construction of Centara Avenue Residence and Suites in Central Pattaya. Continued

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“Service not Self” is the motto of the Royal British Legion, which turned 90 years old this year. Celebrations were held wherever there is a branch of the Legion, including Thailand. Continued

The Diana Group provided dinner and taught children yoga when hotel chain staff again visited the Child Protection and Development Center. Continued

Somrit bowled a 536 series and Ralph had a 517 to propel Brother D to a four point win over Cafê Kronborg and into second place. Kran Nielsen had a 532 series for Kronborg.

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In tropical, humid countries such as Thailand, everything grows very easily and quickly. Including fungi. A while back I had the problem of one of my lenses growing vegetables for me. A much loved 18 mm wide angle f2.8 Nikon began to get those tell-tale ‘spidery’ webs on the front element of the lens. Continued

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