Pattaya is famous around the world for it's preponderance of beautiful women. Unfortunately as far as beauty pageants go the world is only exposed to the most beautiful fake women. Transvestites, Blokes dressed as women so it was nice to see a real beaty contest for real women in Pattaya and they really knocked the socks of their male counterparts.
As part of the Chinese New Year Festivities an attempt was made to bring only the best real ladies out of the woodwork and by gum what a bunch of lovelies on parade.
The Miss Qipao 2014 and was organised by City Hall and Pattaya Entertainment Republic Company Limited and it's aim to promote Pattaya as THE place in Asia to find really beautiful real women and held at Cenral Festival Pattaya Beach.
There were 41 lovely ladies from all over Thailand competing for crowns, sashes and of course cash.
The winner and title holder Miss Qipao 2014 was 24 year old Khun Ketmolee who received 30,000 baht, a tiara, a trophy and a sash. Runner up was Khun Jiraporn aged 23 who received 10,000 baht and in third but not last place was Miss Khun Saisakulset aged 22 who received 5,000 baht.
Nong Kham Police Lieutenant Wisit was called out by a rescue unit to the scene of a fatal road accident in Sriracha. At the scene he found the body of A Khun Natthapon aged 22 from Chanthaburi Province. He had sustained severe head injuries. His Honda Click motorcycle was laying in the road close by.
Witnesses to the accident said that they saw the motorcycle coming up to the nearby bridge when it was struck by a truck which then failed to stop and drove off before anyone could get any details of the truck or it's driver.
Police took photographs and collected evidence at the scene and the body of the deceased motorcycle rider Khun Natthapon was taken to Leam Chabang Hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out.
Sattahip police and rescue a unit from the Sawang Rojanatham Rescue Foundation rushed to the scene of a serious road accident near Soi Bonkai in Sattahip District.
At the scene they found a Honda Civic vehicle with a cracked windscreen and extensive damage to the front end. Nearby was the body of a severely injured man who appears to have been hit by the Honda.
The injured man a 72 year old retired Royal Thai Naval Officer had sustained massive traumatic injuries and despite the efforts of a passing motorist Khun Thai aged 57 who gave first aid to the victim he appears to have succumbed to his injuries and died before rescue workers got to the scene.
Police are interviewing the driver of the Honda Ms Sunisa and also witnesses who saw the deceased moments before the accident to find out what actually happened to cause the death of this elderly naval officer.
Police Leutenant Wisit of the Nong Kham police station was called to the scene of a fatal road accident in Moo 5, Tambon Nong Kham, Sriracha near the Borwin Temple Research Centre.
At the scene he found the body of A Khun Phanapha aged 34 who had suffered major traumatic injuries and her wrecked Honda motorcycle laying in the road about 20 meters away. Also at the scene was a damaged and blood stained Isuzu pick-up truck and it's driver Khun Julserm aged 36
Witnesses to the accident said that they had seen the Isuzu pick-up driving up to the motorcycle from the rear and crashing in to the bike. Apparently the driver had tried to flee the scene but was detained by witnesses to wait for the police to arrive as it appears that he was drunk.
The body of Khun Phanapha was transported to hospital by a rescue foundation vehicle for a full forensic autopsy to be carried out.
Pattaya police and rescue services rushed to a location in front of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in South Pattaya after receiving reports of a stabbing incident where a foreigner had been seriously injured.
At the scene they found a Mr. Vasily Klausen aged 25 a Danish national bleeding profusely from stab wounds to his chest and arms. Mr. Vasily who was still semi conscious was given first aid by medics on the spot and then transported to hospital for emergency treatment.
There didn't appear to be any reliable witnesses to the incident and CCTV cameras in the area were not working. From what they know already it appears that the Danish guy was attacked by a couple of knife wielding Russians.
Unfortunately Mr. Vasily's condition worsened as he was transported and remains in an unconscious and serious condition in hospital.
Police will have to wait until such time that regains consciousness and can give more details of the incident and whether he knew his attackers.
Khun Phawat a special operations officer of the National Command Center for Combating Drugs (NCCD) was conducting a drugs sting operation in the area of Ampharam Temple, Na Jomtien when his attention was diverted when he encountered a fish vendor acting very wierdly.
Khun Phawat is used to dealing with drug addicts but this guy seemed to "not be on this planet" His ID card showed that he was a Khun Tanya Kaew-ngarm, aged 50, from Takhien Tia district in nearby Banglamung
Khun Tanya explained that his mission today was quite simple. He needed to go to the temple to get the Abbot to exorcise evil demons that had taken over his body. Apparently he had become possessed after being kept awake all night by a Cambodian man in the next room praying loudly all night.
Khun Phawat wasn't buying this and gave the possessed man a drugs test which turned purple. A positive test for Yaa Baa (methamphetamines) Handcuffs were applied and then a miracle occurred the demons fled and the man seemed sober and lucid.
Now the story gets even wieder if that is possible. The now un-possessed Khun Tanya said that no way had he taken Yaa Baa he had quite simple taken some Tiffy tablets. For those new to Thailand Tiffy is a be all end all cure for cold and flu that can be bought from any 7-eleven store. The drugs suppression officer didn't believe this story either but humoured his handcuffed suspect and crushed a Tiffy tablet in to his drug detection kit. Amazingly it turned purple.
Black magic? we will never know. The fish vendor Khun Tanya was released from his handcuffs and sent on his merry merry way.
Pattaya is awash with tourists from all corners of the globe. Or at least it was in high season. Being able to communicate with these tourists in their own tongues will mean a more satisfying experience for the tourists and more satisfied bank balances for Pattaya business operators.
At Pattaya City Hall Khun Rankit Ekasing the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya presided over a meeting to launch the project Foreign Language Training to the Public year 2557
The meeting was attended by members of the public and local business people who are looking to improve their language skills. 238 people have already signed up this year for language training in Chinese, Russian and in English.
This programme has been well received and well attended in previous years with participants learning new language skills that have helped them to communicate with the International tourists that flock to this International tourist resort that we call Pattaya.
Nong Kham Police Leutenant Wisit was called out by a rescue unit to the scene of a fatal road accident in Sriracha. At the scene he found the body of A Khun Natthapon aged 22 from Chanthaburi Province. He had sustained severe head injuries. His Honda Click motorcycle was laying in the road close by.
Witnesses to the accident said that they saw the motorcycle coming up to the nearby bridge when it was struck by a truck which then failed to stop and drove off before anyone could get any details of the truck or it's driver.
Police took photographs and collected evidence at the scene and the body of the deceased motorcycle rider Khun Natthapon was taken to Leam Chabang Hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out.
Police Leutenant Wisit of the Nong Kham police station was called to the scene of a fatal road accident in Moo 5, Tambon Nong Kham, Sriracha near the Borwin Temple Research Centre. At the scene he found the body of A Khun Phanapha aged 34 who had suffered major traumatic injuries and her wrecked Honda motorcycle laying in the road about 20 meters away. Also at the scene was a damaged and blood stained Isuzu pick-up truck and it's driver Khun Julserm aged 36
Witnesses to the accident said that they had seen the Isuzu pick-up driving up to the motorcycle from the rear and crashing in to the bike. Apparently the driver had tried to flee the scene but was detained by witnesses to wait for the police to arrive as it appears that he was drunk.
The body of Khun Phanapha was transported to hospital by a rescue foundation vehicle for a full forensic autopsy to be carried out.
Pattaya police and rescue services rushed to a location in front of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in South Pattaya after receiving reports of a stabbing incident where a foreigner had been seriously injured.
At the scene they found a Mr. Vasily Klausen aged 25 a Danish national bleeding profusely from stab wounds to his chest and arms. Mr. Vasily who was still semi conscious was given first aid by medics on the spot and then transported to hospital for emergency treatment.
There didn't appear to be any reliable witnesses to the incident and CCTV cameras in the area were not working. From what they know already it appears that the Danish guy was attacked by a couple of knife wielding Russians.
Unfortunately Mr. Vasily's condition worsened as he was transported and remains in an unconscious and serious condition in hospital.
Police will have to wait until such time that regains consciousness and can give more details of the incident and whether he knew his attackers.
Khun Phawat a special operations officer of the National Command Center for Combating Drugs (NCCD) was conducting a drugs sting operation in the area of Ampharam Temple, Na Jomtien when his attention was diverted when he encountered a fish vendor acting very wierdly.
Khun Phawat is used to dealing with drug addicts but this guy seemed to "not be on this planet" His ID card showed that he was a Khun Tanya Kaew-ngarm, aged 50, from Takhien Tia district in nearby Banglamung
Khun Tanya explained that his mission today was quite simple. He needed to go to the temple to get the Abbot to exorcise evil demons that had taken over his body. Apparantly he had become possessed after being kept awake all night by a Cambodian man in the next room praying loudly all night.
Khun Phawat wasn't buying this and gave the possessed man a drugs test which turned purple. A positive test for Yaa Baa (methamphetamines) Handcuffs were applied and then a miracle occurred the demons fled and the man seemed sober and lucid.
Now the story gets even weirder if that is possible. The now un-possessed Khun Tanya said that no way had he taken Yaa Baa he had quite simple taken some Tiffy tablets. For those new to Thailand Tiffy is a be all end all cure for cold and flu that can be bought from any 7-eleven store. The drugs suppression officer didn't believe this story either but humoured his handcuffed suspect and crushed a Tiffy tablet in to his drug detection kit. Amazingly it turned purple.
Black magic? we will never know. The fish vendor Khun Tanya was released from his handcuffs and sent on his merry merry way.
Pattaya is awash with tourists from all corners of the globe. Or at least it was in high season. Being able to communicate with these tourists in their own tongues will mean a more satisfying experience for the tourists and more satisfied bank balances for Pattaya business operators.
At Pattaya City Hall Khun Rankit Ekasing the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya presided over a meeting to launch the project Foreign Language Training to the Public year 2557
The meeting was attended by members of the public and local business people who are looking to improve their language skills. 238 people have already signed up this year for language training in Chinese, Russian and in English.
This programme has been well received and well attended in previous years with participants learning new language skills that have helped them to communicate with the International tourists that flock to this International tourist resort that we call Pattaya.
Sattahip police and rescue a unit from the Sawang Rojanatham Rescue Foundation rushed to the scene of a serious road accident near Soi Bonkai in Sattahip District.
At the scene they found a Honda Civic vehicle with a cracked windscreen and extensive damage to the front end. Nearby was the body of a severely injured man who appears to have been hit by the Honda.
The injured man a 72 year old retired Royal Thai Naval Officer had sustained massive traumatic injuries and despite the efforts of a passing motorist Khun Thai aged 57 who gave first aid to the victim he appears to have succumbed to his injuries and died before rescue workers got to the scene.
Police are interviewing the driver of the Honda Ms Sunisa and also witnesses who saw the deceased moments before the accident to find out what actually happened to cause the death of this elderly naval officer.
Nongprue police manning a checkpoint near the health centre on Soi Nernplubwan in East Pattaya stopped a motorcycle in a routine stop. During a search of the bike they found drugs hidden under the seat. There was a bag of 70 Yaa Baa (methamphetamine tablets) and 1.7gm of Yaa Ice (Crystal Meth)
The driver of the motorcycle Khun Yutthani owned up to the drugs stash and faces charges for drugs possession and possession of class 1 narcotics for distribution.
Police then went to the suspects room. There they found more drugs hidden under a mattress and after failing a drugs test they arrested the girlfriend of Khun Yutthani a Ms Cholticha aged 19.
Pattaya police rushed to the scene of a shooting incident on Soi Nernplubwam in East Pattaya. At the scene near the Sukhumvit end of the long Soi they found that the victim had already been transported to Banglamung Hospital by friends.
Police sent a team to the hospital and another team secured the scene to interview witnesses and collect evidence. The victim Khun Sakda aged 18 is a volunteer policeman at Nongprue police station and was off duty at the time of the shooting. He had been shot in the chest and was in a serious condition in hospital.
Witnesses said that Khun Sakda was sat on his motorcycle at the side of the road waiting for some friends to arrive to go to eat at a local restaurant when a group of about 8 Thai youths on 3 or 4 motorcycles pulled up alongside. One of them pulled a gun and fired several shots one of them hitting and severely wounding Khun Sakda before driving off in the direction of North Pattaya.
Police searched the area but could not find any shell casings. There were CCTV cameras and these are being looked at to see if they contain images of the attackers. It is not known at this time what the motive for the shooting is however there is tension between police and local Thai hooligans. Whether this is a personal hit or just an attempt to shoot any police officer is yet to be ascertained.
At the headquarters of C.P All Public Company Limited a blood donor session was organised with the co-operation of the Sriracha Hospital.
Staff at the offices and local citizens donated over 80 units of blood which will be added to local blood bank stocks for use in the region by patients who need blood transfusions either due to accidents or regular surgical procedures.
C.P. All PCL are the owners of one of the most famous franchise business in Thailand. C.P. All PCL or Seven-Eleven as they are more commonly known have regular community commitment and blood donor sessions are held at their headquarters in the Eastern region every three months.
Thais like gold. Gold jewelry, gold necklaces, gold rings anything with that golden hue will bring a bigger than normal smile to any Thai face especially a Thai Lady's face.
Gold sold in Thailand is a deep yellow gold known as 24 carat or almost pure gold and as such is bought and sold not only for it's beauty ass a jewelry or decorative piece but also as an investment.
Talking to gold shop owners in Chonburi this week they said that trade was very quiet. Normally at holiday times like the Chinese New Year there is an upsurge in trade with folks buying gold jewelry as gifts. However this year there seems to be great uncertainty in the Thai economy with the political unrest in the Nation and people are choosing to keep money in cash in their pockets and bank accounts rather than wearing it around their necks.
Customers who are buying are tending to purchase smaller less expensive items like rings at around 5,000 Baht than the usual 1 Baht gold chains at 19,500 Baht for a one Baht chain.
For those with money gold is cheap well cheaper than a year ago. Time to invest in gold. Up to you but please don't wear it in public especially whilst walking down Pattaya Beach Road in the early hours of the morning.
Khun Itthipol the Mayor of Pattaya presided over the opening of the 36th Academic Open House event which was held at Pattaya School number 5.
The event brings together Pattaya city administrators, Pattaya City council members, Pattaya city school administrators, Pattaya teachers, parents and of course not to forget the students of Pattaya.
The Pattaya Academic Open House gives a chance to showcase the work of teachers and students and the progress that has been made over the years in the education system. This year emphasis was made on the upcoming entry of Thailand in to ASEAN where cross regional standards of education will benefit all in Pattaya and across Thailand.
A press conference was held at Central Festival Pattaya Beach to announce the events that have been scheduled to celebrate Chinese New Year 2557 on the 31st of January.
Chinese New Year is a popular festival in Pattaya as there are a significant number of local Thai citizens who boast Chinese lineage having parents or grand parents from China. Missing this year will be many thousands of Chinese tourists who are staying away in droves due to the political unrest that is causing concerns at the moment.
Khun Wutthisak the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya presided over the press conference and laid out the plans for the assembled media representatives.
The celebrations will showcase Chinese culture with Show Lion Dance and Yingge ensembles entertaining the crowds. There will be activities throughout the day with a parade of dragons at the King Taksin Monument in Naklua and entertainment centred around the Sawang Boriboon Foundation that has it's headquarters in Naklua. There will then be a colourful parade of Lions and Dragons that will dance it's way from Naklua along Beach Road to South Pattaya.
With a little Chinese Girl beauty competition and concerts by well known Thai Bands the day should be a fun day out for all whether Thai, Chinese or Farang.
Pattaya Beach Road is looking a lot more beautiful in the daytime. It should do after the millions of Baht that have been spent by Pattaya City Hall. The next task is to make Pattaya Beach Road not only pretty at night but also safer as thousands of tourists wend their way down the beach side walk for a night out on Walking Street.
Regular raids are being carried out to rid this area of Undesirables. This week it was the turn of Police Captain Netthitorn who led a team of Pattaya Police Officers and Pattaya Police Volunteers. Their targets tonight were the drug dealers and their customers who try to push their products on passing foreign tourists and locals.
Their haul was not large. They netted only 2 suspects and confiscated 5 bags of marijuana. They were then hauled off to the police station where they will be drug tested and face charges for drugs possession and possibly possession with intent to sell narcotic substances.
