Nongprue Police and a Unit of The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation swung into action after reports that a body had been seen floating in a small lake nearby. At the scene in in Soi Tungklom Tanmun 27 in East Pattaya they found the body of Khun Mai who was discovered floating face-down in the lake and he is thought to have been dead for around 10 hours.
Khun Mai aged 51 had no marks on his body suggesting foul play and at this stage it is thought that due to some unknown medical condition Khun Mai had fallen into the water and drowned.
Khun Sai the 52 year old wife of the deceased looked on distraught as the body of her husband was brought to shore. Khun Sai explained that she had had a bad premonition of death the previous evening and begged her husband not to go fishing. He laughed it off. That was the last time she saw him alive.
The body of Khun Mai was transported to hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out before his body can be released to the family for funeral rites to be carried out.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Security Guard Dies of Heart Attack in East Pattaya
Nongprue Police and a Unit of The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation were called to a house on MaiYaiLia Soi 25 in Nongprue to investigate reports of a man who had suffered fatal heart attack. At the house they came upon the body of 48 year old Khun Dawut laying face up just inside the doorway to the house and still dressed in his security guards uniform.
The police spoke with his wife Khun Somjit aged 42. She said that her husband had no medical problems and was a normal fit man although he was known to work hard and spent many hours at his job as a security guard.
This evening he had returned home from work. Shortly after he arrived a friend who is a motorcycle taxi driver Khun Buala aged 62 arrived to deliver a television. Khun Dawut helped his friend to carry the TV into the house at which point he suffered a seizure and fell to the ground. Moments later he stopped breathing and died.
The police took photographs as evidence before Khun Dawut was transported to hospital for a full post mortem to be carried before his body can be released to the family for funeral rites to be carried out.
The police spoke with his wife Khun Somjit aged 42. She said that her husband had no medical problems and was a normal fit man although he was known to work hard and spent many hours at his job as a security guard.
This evening he had returned home from work. Shortly after he arrived a friend who is a motorcycle taxi driver Khun Buala aged 62 arrived to deliver a television. Khun Dawut helped his friend to carry the TV into the house at which point he suffered a seizure and fell to the ground. Moments later he stopped breathing and died.
The police took photographs as evidence before Khun Dawut was transported to hospital for a full post mortem to be carried before his body can be released to the family for funeral rites to be carried out.
Falling Electric Pylon Kills True Corporation Technician in Soi Kao Talo East Pattaya
Nongprue Police and a unit of The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation were called to attend a fatal accident in Soi Kao Talo, East Pattaya.
At the scene outside The Siam Royal View Estate in Soi Kao Talo they found a concrete post carrying electrical cables that had fallen across the road. Trapped underneath the post was a Technician who works for The True Corporation. He had been crushed and trapped beneath the fallen post.
Khun Suppachai aged 38, who was working with his younger brother had been sent to the location to replace and move some fibre optic internet cables. Despite having received warnings that the post was in an unstable condition Khun Suppachai put up a wooden ladder and started to climb the post. The warnings proved accurate, the post fell over with Khun Suppachai falling backwards into the road and the post crushing his head and torso.
The post was eventually lifted and Khun Suppachai's body freed from the tangle of wires. His body was transported to hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out before his body can be released to relatives for funeral rites to be performed.
Police are investigating the incident further in conjunction with the Internet Company The True Corporation at this time.
At the scene outside The Siam Royal View Estate in Soi Kao Talo they found a concrete post carrying electrical cables that had fallen across the road. Trapped underneath the post was a Technician who works for The True Corporation. He had been crushed and trapped beneath the fallen post.
Khun Suppachai aged 38, who was working with his younger brother had been sent to the location to replace and move some fibre optic internet cables. Despite having received warnings that the post was in an unstable condition Khun Suppachai put up a wooden ladder and started to climb the post. The warnings proved accurate, the post fell over with Khun Suppachai falling backwards into the road and the post crushing his head and torso.
The post was eventually lifted and Khun Suppachai's body freed from the tangle of wires. His body was transported to hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out before his body can be released to relatives for funeral rites to be performed.
Police are investigating the incident further in conjunction with the Internet Company The True Corporation at this time.
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Pattaya Beach Brolly Free Beach For at Least One Day
Wednesday this week saw the first day of an experiment dreamt up by the bright sparks at Pattaya City Hall. A beach that actually looks like a beach. A 3 km expanse of golden sand, when the tide goes out totally free of any man made or man controlled structures like beach deckchairs or beach brollies.
Yes it looks pretty and makes for a good souvenir picture postcard "Wish You Were Not Here" image to send home to the folks. Pattaya City Hall in their infinite wisdom have decided to stamp their bureaucratic control on the feature that they deam to be the most important feature of any International Beach resort "The Beach"
However Pattaya Beach is not "The Beach" that drug addled Leonardo De Cappaccino and his pot smoking compadres made famous. Pattaya is not St Tropez or Copacabana. Blackpool Beach, The Illuminations on Walking Street and kiss me quick darlink short time maybe.
Tourists surveyed on this first brolly less day were generally enthusiastic. Beach vendors not so happy after all their income has just effectively been slashed by 15%
Beach vendors as well as putting out deckchairs and picnic tables and erecting umbrellas on their "Patches" of beach that they pay exorbitant money for also put out rubbish receptacles and are constantly cleaning up after their customers.
Who is going to clean up after the hordes or not so many hordes of freelancer tourists on a vendor free beach?
Others who will benefit from Umbrella free beaches will of course be local clinics and hospitals with tourists thronging emergency rooms with severe cases of sunburn and dehydration and the long term effects of dramatic increases in skin cancer.
Yes it looks pretty and makes for a good souvenir picture postcard "Wish You Were Not Here" image to send home to the folks. Pattaya City Hall in their infinite wisdom have decided to stamp their bureaucratic control on the feature that they deam to be the most important feature of any International Beach resort "The Beach"
However Pattaya Beach is not "The Beach" that drug addled Leonardo De Cappaccino and his pot smoking compadres made famous. Pattaya is not St Tropez or Copacabana. Blackpool Beach, The Illuminations on Walking Street and kiss me quick darlink short time maybe.
Tourists surveyed on this first brolly less day were generally enthusiastic. Beach vendors not so happy after all their income has just effectively been slashed by 15%
Beach vendors as well as putting out deckchairs and picnic tables and erecting umbrellas on their "Patches" of beach that they pay exorbitant money for also put out rubbish receptacles and are constantly cleaning up after their customers.
Who is going to clean up after the hordes or not so many hordes of freelancer tourists on a vendor free beach?
Others who will benefit from Umbrella free beaches will of course be local clinics and hospitals with tourists thronging emergency rooms with severe cases of sunburn and dehydration and the long term effects of dramatic increases in skin cancer.
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
North Pattaya Condo Causes a Stink With Pattaya City Hall
Khun Viravat, senior Trade Officer and a deputy mayor of Pattaya led a delegation of Pattaya City Hall Officials with the city Sanitation Engineering to sniff out a long standing problem in North Pattaya. The offensive problem was not too difficult to find as an offensive smell permanently permeates the pristine sea breezes that should be wafting through the area.
Local residents of soi 16 in Naklua North Pattaya have been increasingly vocal in their complaints of the increasingly bad smells coming from the nether regions of The High Rise Laguna Heights Condo. Khun Viravat and his entourage had a chat with some of the local residents and took note of their complaints and concerns and assured them that Pattaya City Hall would speedily sort out the smelly situation.
A meeting later with Condo management highlighted the problems that were causing the pongy pollution. Pumps at the condo building were coping with extracting the excremental sewage but were not able to transfer the resultant rancid waste water into the local drainage system leading to leakages. The condo management said that they had a three phase plan to fix the problem starting with new pumps and sewage control systems.
Khun Viravat passed on the concerned local residents concerns and said that his team of Sanitation engineers would pay regular visits to the area to ensure that The condo was following up on it's promises to deal with this problem.
Local residents of soi 16 in Naklua North Pattaya have been increasingly vocal in their complaints of the increasingly bad smells coming from the nether regions of The High Rise Laguna Heights Condo. Khun Viravat and his entourage had a chat with some of the local residents and took note of their complaints and concerns and assured them that Pattaya City Hall would speedily sort out the smelly situation.
A meeting later with Condo management highlighted the problems that were causing the pongy pollution. Pumps at the condo building were coping with extracting the excremental sewage but were not able to transfer the resultant rancid waste water into the local drainage system leading to leakages. The condo management said that they had a three phase plan to fix the problem starting with new pumps and sewage control systems.
Khun Viravat passed on the concerned local residents concerns and said that his team of Sanitation engineers would pay regular visits to the area to ensure that The condo was following up on it's promises to deal with this problem.
Pattaya Beach Vendors Left High and Dry
Khun Rankert Ekasing the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya headed for the beach this week. He wasn't there to lay out in a comfy beach deck chair shaded by a beach umbrella and cooled by a chilly bottle of Chang provided by one of the hundreds of beach vendors. Oh no Oh contraire. Khun Ekasing was not there to laze and sample the fayre.
Today was Big Cleaning Day. You have heard the phrase you can't see the wood for the trees. Well in Pattaya you can't see the beach for a forest of beach umbrellas. Not withstanding that there is not that much beach left as City Hall fights a loosing battle as it gives millions of Baht to friendly trucking companies dump tonnes of sand on to a rapidly eroding beach environment.
So Khun Ekasing was the man with a plan and flanked by City Hall Officials and military officers he was there to carry out the plan come hell or high water whichever came first. The plan to was simple. Have - No have, Have - No Have, Have - No Have. The beach was to be split up into areas with beach umbrellas and areas without beach umbrellas so that tourists could have a choice as to whether to sit under the blazing sun on their hotel towel or pay a beach vendor to provide anti skin cancer protection ice cold medicinal medicines and spicy health food supplements.
So what about the vendors in the No have zones. To be sure they are not going to be happy chappies. Still they can all go for a beer on a Wednesday whether they have or No have as Wednesdays have been designated No Have Umbrella for the whole beach. Of course they can't sit under a cool umbrella. I wonder if someone from City Hall has just bought a serious share in Seven Eleven.
Today was Big Cleaning Day. You have heard the phrase you can't see the wood for the trees. Well in Pattaya you can't see the beach for a forest of beach umbrellas. Not withstanding that there is not that much beach left as City Hall fights a loosing battle as it gives millions of Baht to friendly trucking companies dump tonnes of sand on to a rapidly eroding beach environment.
So Khun Ekasing was the man with a plan and flanked by City Hall Officials and military officers he was there to carry out the plan come hell or high water whichever came first. The plan to was simple. Have - No have, Have - No Have, Have - No Have. The beach was to be split up into areas with beach umbrellas and areas without beach umbrellas so that tourists could have a choice as to whether to sit under the blazing sun on their hotel towel or pay a beach vendor to provide anti skin cancer protection ice cold medicinal medicines and spicy health food supplements.
So what about the vendors in the No have zones. To be sure they are not going to be happy chappies. Still they can all go for a beer on a Wednesday whether they have or No have as Wednesdays have been designated No Have Umbrella for the whole beach. Of course they can't sit under a cool umbrella. I wonder if someone from City Hall has just bought a serious share in Seven Eleven.
Pattaya Knitters Knit for Cool Folks in Chiang Mai
A seemingly innocuous house in South Pattaya was the scene this week for a gathering of a large number of Thai ladies with a large number of needles being used to give the occupants a much needed and much welcome high. No these were not needles attached to hypodermic syringes they were knitting needles grasped in the nimble fingers of dozens of volunteers. Feverish activity as the knitters knitted furiously to complete dozens of sweaters, wooly scarves and woolly hats.
Ok I know it has been a little cool in Pattaya just lately but woolly jumpers?
The organiser of the knit in chief knit himself Khun Somsak - secretary of The Lions Club Pattaya
January 11 to the 14th will see a road trip for the Lions Club of Pattaya who will join forces with the Lions Club of Bangkok, Lions Club of Chonburi and Lion cubs from all over Thailand as they travel up north to hand out the sorely needed sweaters and other supplies to poor folks chilling out in the hills around Chiang Mai.
Ok I know it has been a little cool in Pattaya just lately but woolly jumpers?
The organiser of the knit in chief knit himself Khun Somsak - secretary of The Lions Club Pattaya
January 11 to the 14th will see a road trip for the Lions Club of Pattaya who will join forces with the Lions Club of Bangkok, Lions Club of Chonburi and Lion cubs from all over Thailand as they travel up north to hand out the sorely needed sweaters and other supplies to poor folks chilling out in the hills around Chiang Mai.
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Pattaya Journalists Spend a Day on Pattaya Beach
Being a journalist in Pattaya can be a tough job. Late nights attending gruesome accident scenes. Putting their lives on the line reporting on raucous rioters or just plain mind numbing hours of boredom attending an endless stream of Pattaya City Hall committee meetings.
News must be slow in Pattaya. A group of budding media moguls were given the onerous job of spending a day on the beach. Their task to report on tourist numbers, or lack of tourist numbers and what the foreign and Thai tourists get up to when they take their clothes off.
Well according to the Journos tourist numbers are healthy and folks seem to be taking advantage of the new beach regulations that have been set up where beach lovers can set up for their vitamin D fix without having to use the services of the beach brolly brigade.
News must be slow in Pattaya. A group of budding media moguls were given the onerous job of spending a day on the beach. Their task to report on tourist numbers, or lack of tourist numbers and what the foreign and Thai tourists get up to when they take their clothes off.
Well according to the Journos tourist numbers are healthy and folks seem to be taking advantage of the new beach regulations that have been set up where beach lovers can set up for their vitamin D fix without having to use the services of the beach brolly brigade.
Na Jomtien Pattaya Traffic Checkpoints
Pattaya Police are utilising the power of the press to get their road safety messages across to the general public. Journalists and other members of the media being invited to observe and report on the activities of the fine boys in brown as they set up extra traffic checkpoints across the region.
In Na Jomtien near Pattaya the highway traffic officers assisted by Pattaya police volunteers set up checkpoints at the crossroads by the region 2 Prosecutors building a place for reasons I won't go into I know very well. The crossroads is a busy spot with the main road to Huay Yai district crossing the multi lane Chonburi to Sattahip Sukhumvit Road highway.
The police are on the look out for motorcyclists and their passengers riding without helmets and peering through windows to spot motorists too lazy to click on their seat belts. When a stop is made paperwork is scrutinised, registration documents, driving licences and the like.
Whilst the journalists were there one motorist whose breath seemed to suggest that more attention was warranted. He was asked to blow into a breathalyser which suggested that he may have partaken of Seang Som rather than Som Tam. A group of teenage motorcyclists were pulled up for a chat. They turned out to be clean and their paperwork even cleaner.
In Na Jomtien near Pattaya the highway traffic officers assisted by Pattaya police volunteers set up checkpoints at the crossroads by the region 2 Prosecutors building a place for reasons I won't go into I know very well. The crossroads is a busy spot with the main road to Huay Yai district crossing the multi lane Chonburi to Sattahip Sukhumvit Road highway.
The police are on the look out for motorcyclists and their passengers riding without helmets and peering through windows to spot motorists too lazy to click on their seat belts. When a stop is made paperwork is scrutinised, registration documents, driving licences and the like.
Whilst the journalists were there one motorist whose breath seemed to suggest that more attention was warranted. He was asked to blow into a breathalyser which suggested that he may have partaken of Seang Som rather than Som Tam. A group of teenage motorcyclists were pulled up for a chat. They turned out to be clean and their paperwork even cleaner.
Monday, 29 December 2014
Brit Paints Walls of Wat Suttawat in East Pattaya
At last a story with many happy endings. Happy for a Brit, Happy for a temple, happy for the community and unexpectedly happy for me your humble news reader.
Before Christmas 77 year old Brit Mr. Terry Smith had got down on his knees and started the mammoth job of painting the perimeter walls of Wat Suttawat at the end of Soi Nernplubwan in Nongprue District East Pattaya.
Terry who had converted to his Thai wife's religion of Buddhism had noticed the walls were well due to a coat or two of paint and with the Abbot's permission a bucket of white paint a brush in hand and his wife cheering him on he got down to work.
A video of him hard at his charitable work went viral on the Interweb with foreign and Thai posters on Facebook praising his efforts. There were a few naysayers on the forums and chat rooms who did the Bah humbug impressions and warned that he could well end up in jail for working without a work permit.
This of course was never going to happen - instead over Christmas and New Year hundreds of locals , army officers the old and the not so old worked tirelessly with 20,000 Baht of buckets of donated paint to finish the job that Mr. Terry had started. Making merit and celebrating His majesty King Bhumiphol's extended reign as the King of Thailand was their declared aims
And an additional and unexpected happy ending. I live near Wat Sutthawat Temple and took a motorcycle taxi from Big C Extra Central Pattaya a few days ago. I was rummaging in my pocket for the 150 Baht fare when the motorcycle taxi driver waied me and said you are a good guy paint temple no charge and rode off. Now that was a very nice gesture but a little disconcerting as I am a long way off the 77 years young Mr. Terry.
Before Christmas 77 year old Brit Mr. Terry Smith had got down on his knees and started the mammoth job of painting the perimeter walls of Wat Suttawat at the end of Soi Nernplubwan in Nongprue District East Pattaya.
Terry who had converted to his Thai wife's religion of Buddhism had noticed the walls were well due to a coat or two of paint and with the Abbot's permission a bucket of white paint a brush in hand and his wife cheering him on he got down to work.
A video of him hard at his charitable work went viral on the Interweb with foreign and Thai posters on Facebook praising his efforts. There were a few naysayers on the forums and chat rooms who did the Bah humbug impressions and warned that he could well end up in jail for working without a work permit.
This of course was never going to happen - instead over Christmas and New Year hundreds of locals , army officers the old and the not so old worked tirelessly with 20,000 Baht of buckets of donated paint to finish the job that Mr. Terry had started. Making merit and celebrating His majesty King Bhumiphol's extended reign as the King of Thailand was their declared aims
And an additional and unexpected happy ending. I live near Wat Sutthawat Temple and took a motorcycle taxi from Big C Extra Central Pattaya a few days ago. I was rummaging in my pocket for the 150 Baht fare when the motorcycle taxi driver waied me and said you are a good guy paint temple no charge and rode off. Now that was a very nice gesture but a little disconcerting as I am a long way off the 77 years young Mr. Terry.
Young Thai Lady Dies in Fall from Central Festival Shopping Mall Pattaya
Pattaya Police had only a short distance to cover from Pattaya Police Station to the second Road entrance of Central Festival Shopping Mall after a report came in that someone had jumped from the car park at the side of the Shopping Centre. At the scene they found only a blood stain on the ground as the person had already been taken by staff of the shopping mall to the nearby Pattaya Memorial Hospital.
At the hospital police ascertained the identity as Miss Nathan aged 26 from Buriram Province. It is thought that she was a shop worker at the Central Festival shopping mall.
As soon as the incident had occured a security guard was confronted with the massively injured body of Miss Nathan and had rushed to inform Mall management staff. A manager decided that it was not a nice thing for the dead body to be left in situ as it was high season and the sight of a mangled body would upset Thai and foreign customers coming and going at The Mall.
Whether she committed suicide by jumping from the 5th floor, was murdered and her body tossed over the parapet or this was an accidental death of some form we may never known as the only evidence was immediately removed.
At the hospital police ascertained the identity as Miss Nathan aged 26 from Buriram Province. It is thought that she was a shop worker at the Central Festival shopping mall.
As soon as the incident had occured a security guard was confronted with the massively injured body of Miss Nathan and had rushed to inform Mall management staff. A manager decided that it was not a nice thing for the dead body to be left in situ as it was high season and the sight of a mangled body would upset Thai and foreign customers coming and going at The Mall.
Whether she committed suicide by jumping from the 5th floor, was murdered and her body tossed over the parapet or this was an accidental death of some form we may never known as the only evidence was immediately removed.
Pattaya Walking Street Entertainment Venues Undergo Fire Safety Inspections
Just before the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Pattaya swung into full gear Khun Komsan the Governor of Chonburi Province tasked Khun Amnat, the Chief Bailiff of Banglamung District with carrying out a series of inspections of safety standards in the town's nightclubs, discos and entertainment venues.
A team of Banglamung officials, fire safety experts and building safety officials and Pattaya Police officers started their task on Walking Street in South Pattaya where the bulk of foreign and Thai tourists will be flocking to enjoy the seasons festivities. Establishments were checked to make sure that they met stringent fire safety standards with requisite fire extinguishers and that water fire suppressing sprinkler systems and fire exits were available and serviceable.
The authorities are haunted by the tragic events of the Santika nightclub disaster in 2009 when a fire swept through the venue taking the lives of 59 mainly Thai revellers.
Some irregularities were found during the visits and the venues were served with notices and instructed to make make urgent changes otherwise they could be subject to temporary closure orders which would be devastating for the business in the midst of the high season.
Whilst touring Walking Street venues the Officers also detained a number of street vendors who were selling illegal fireworks in contravention of local regulations.
A team of Banglamung officials, fire safety experts and building safety officials and Pattaya Police officers started their task on Walking Street in South Pattaya where the bulk of foreign and Thai tourists will be flocking to enjoy the seasons festivities. Establishments were checked to make sure that they met stringent fire safety standards with requisite fire extinguishers and that water fire suppressing sprinkler systems and fire exits were available and serviceable.
The authorities are haunted by the tragic events of the Santika nightclub disaster in 2009 when a fire swept through the venue taking the lives of 59 mainly Thai revellers.
Some irregularities were found during the visits and the venues were served with notices and instructed to make make urgent changes otherwise they could be subject to temporary closure orders which would be devastating for the business in the midst of the high season.
Whilst touring Walking Street venues the Officers also detained a number of street vendors who were selling illegal fireworks in contravention of local regulations.
Saturday, 27 December 2014
Pattaya Countdown 2015 Counting on Huge Influx of Tourist Dollars, Baht, Yen and Roubles
From the start of the Pattaya Countdown to 2015 which will culminate with the final Count down a few seconds before midnight on the 31st of December the town of Pattaya has been a buzz of frenzied activity with hundreds of thousands of extra and much needed tourists expected to attend the Countdown activities and Countdown music concerts.
Pattaya business folks and vendors are counting on Countdown to bring in millions of Baht, Dollars, Yen and Rubles that will be eagerly be collected, counted up and handed over to counter staff at the local banks.
Top Thai bands are being counted on to provide stellar performances. Legendary Thai Rock Band Black Head along with star performers such as Big Ass and Bodyslam will draw in huge crowds of foreign and Thai tourists who hopefully have brought along huge amounts of money to spend in this quiet family orientated palm fringed resort called Pattaya
And of course even before the last fireworks dives into the blackness of The Bay Pattaya officials will be counting down to the time of the first preparedness meeting for Countdown 2016. Of that fact you can count on for sure.
Pattaya business folks and vendors are counting on Countdown to bring in millions of Baht, Dollars, Yen and Rubles that will be eagerly be collected, counted up and handed over to counter staff at the local banks.
Top Thai bands are being counted on to provide stellar performances. Legendary Thai Rock Band Black Head along with star performers such as Big Ass and Bodyslam will draw in huge crowds of foreign and Thai tourists who hopefully have brought along huge amounts of money to spend in this quiet family orientated palm fringed resort called Pattaya
And of course even before the last fireworks dives into the blackness of The Bay Pattaya officials will be counting down to the time of the first preparedness meeting for Countdown 2016. Of that fact you can count on for sure.
Thailand Minister of Public Health Inspects Pattaya New Year Carnage Preparedness
At New Years in Thailand millions of folks undergo long treks back home to celebrate the New Year with friends and family back home in Nakhon Nowhere. Millions will be cavorting in pubs and clubs consuming copious amounts of alcohol and then the carnage begins as they attempt to mount or enter a lethal weapon in an intoxicated state.
Police and emergency services plan months in advance to cope with this certain carnage which will see thousands killed on the roads of Thailand and tens of thousands left severely injured or maimed for life during the main five days between December the 31st and The 4th of January.
Police officers are put on overtime to man the checkpoints. Blow in the bag kits prepared. Thousands of extra body bags ordered and distributed to be made available at traditional Thailand death spots. Doctors, nurses, paramedics put on emergency readiness and 24 hour round the clock standby.
In Pattaya Dr.Ratchata Ratchatanawin The Minister of Public Health and his entourage descended on one of the main accident emergency centres in the area BangLamung hospital to inspect the preparations for this years season of blood and gore.
The minister visited the command and control centre which will co-ordinate the dispatch of ambulances and emergency medics whose prompt and professional attendance at accident scenes will give victims a better chance of survival. Next on the tour was the emergency rooms, ICU Unit and the checking of stocks of medical equipment, medical supplies and of course blood for transfusions. No doubt a visit to the mortuary was also undertaken to make sure there are plenty of chilled cabinets available.
Satisfied with Banglamung Hospitals battle preparedness he and his entourage mounted up and moved on to other medical facilities across the Chonburi region.
Police and emergency services plan months in advance to cope with this certain carnage which will see thousands killed on the roads of Thailand and tens of thousands left severely injured or maimed for life during the main five days between December the 31st and The 4th of January.
Police officers are put on overtime to man the checkpoints. Blow in the bag kits prepared. Thousands of extra body bags ordered and distributed to be made available at traditional Thailand death spots. Doctors, nurses, paramedics put on emergency readiness and 24 hour round the clock standby.
In Pattaya Dr.Ratchata Ratchatanawin The Minister of Public Health and his entourage descended on one of the main accident emergency centres in the area BangLamung hospital to inspect the preparations for this years season of blood and gore.
The minister visited the command and control centre which will co-ordinate the dispatch of ambulances and emergency medics whose prompt and professional attendance at accident scenes will give victims a better chance of survival. Next on the tour was the emergency rooms, ICU Unit and the checking of stocks of medical equipment, medical supplies and of course blood for transfusions. No doubt a visit to the mortuary was also undertaken to make sure there are plenty of chilled cabinets available.
Satisfied with Banglamung Hospitals battle preparedness he and his entourage mounted up and moved on to other medical facilities across the Chonburi region.
Friday, 26 December 2014
Pattaya Orphange Christmas Giving
It is so good to see that the gift of giving at Christmas time seems to be a worldwide phenomenum unless you are unlucky enough to live in places like Afghanistan.
Pattaya Orphanage played host to local children's charities who put on a grand Christmas shin dig that put the biggest of smiles on the kids with the biggest of hearts in Pattaya. Guests of honour and guests who were not so honourable took part in bestowing the big smile theme with Christmas presents for all the kids.
Fun activities and shows for the kids and the adults kept the happy theme going well into the day. An auction was held where donated prizes were snatched up by folks paying often much over the odds to provide funds that will see the Orphanage well funded into the New year.
And of course food - lots of food. There's nowt more satisfying than a well stuffed kid snoring away with a big smile on his or her face.
Pattaya Orphanage played host to local children's charities who put on a grand Christmas shin dig that put the biggest of smiles on the kids with the biggest of hearts in Pattaya. Guests of honour and guests who were not so honourable took part in bestowing the big smile theme with Christmas presents for all the kids.
Fun activities and shows for the kids and the adults kept the happy theme going well into the day. An auction was held where donated prizes were snatched up by folks paying often much over the odds to provide funds that will see the Orphanage well funded into the New year.
And of course food - lots of food. There's nowt more satisfying than a well stuffed kid snoring away with a big smile on his or her face.
Pattaya Countdown 2015 starts with Christmas Opening Ceremony
Christmas day in Pattaya is the time for tourists to make merry and stuff themselves on turkey and trimmings. Christmas evening was when The business folks in Pattaya put together their well oiled annual plan to stuff the tourists over the holiday period. It is called the Pattaya Countdown.
An elaborate ceremoney at Bali Hai Pier saw Khun Itthipol the mayor of Pattaya along with his elder Brother, Khun Wittaya, the Chairman of the Chonburi Provincial Administration declare open season on tourists which will see a seven day frenzy of merry making, music making and of course money making.
Big name Thai bands including Klear, Sweet Mullet, Blackhead, Paradox, Big Ass, Bodyslam and numerous other Thai Superstars will serenade, or rather blow out the ear drums of tourists along beach road. Traffic will grind to a halt and local bank tellers will be working overtime to count the piles of Thai Baht, Roubles, Francs, Pounds, Dollars and Dongs as the expected hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to spend millions of Thai Baht, Roubles, Francs, Pounds, Dollars and Dongs.
The culmination of this massive frenzy will end on New Years Eve when a massive fireworks display will bring in the New Year with massive oohs and ahhs from massive crowds of farang and Thai tourists.
An elaborate ceremoney at Bali Hai Pier saw Khun Itthipol the mayor of Pattaya along with his elder Brother, Khun Wittaya, the Chairman of the Chonburi Provincial Administration declare open season on tourists which will see a seven day frenzy of merry making, music making and of course money making.
Big name Thai bands including Klear, Sweet Mullet, Blackhead, Paradox, Big Ass, Bodyslam and numerous other Thai Superstars will serenade, or rather blow out the ear drums of tourists along beach road. Traffic will grind to a halt and local bank tellers will be working overtime to count the piles of Thai Baht, Roubles, Francs, Pounds, Dollars and Dongs as the expected hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to spend millions of Thai Baht, Roubles, Francs, Pounds, Dollars and Dongs.
The culmination of this massive frenzy will end on New Years Eve when a massive fireworks display will bring in the New Year with massive oohs and ahhs from massive crowds of farang and Thai tourists.
Increase in Traffic Stops in Pattaya Area Over New Year Holiday
Police in the area across the region and indeed all over Thailand have been planning their New Year Party for a long time. Senior Police officers at Na Jomtien for example explained that they plan extra patrols and police traffic check points on the Sukhumvit Highway which traverses their jurisdiction.
Regular traffic cops will be bolstered by police volunteers who have been ordered rather than volunteering to man the checkpoints in an effort to curtail the tsunami of illegal activities like riding a motorcycle without a helmet, driving a car without a seat belt or God forbid not carrying a valid driving licence.
Thais and farangs alike whinge at these draconian tactics. There is however a real motive for this apparent petty pestering of the travelling public.
Sukhumvit Highway is not only a major thoroughfare for traffic but also a hub for the trafficking of illegal drugs and firearms which are often found and seized in these seemingly routine traffic stops.
New Year as well as Songkran has been the traditional time for the culling of the Thai population. Warning The Royal Thai Police are getting tough on idiots who operate lethal machines on Thai roads whilst under the influence of alcohol. So unless you have loads of dosh in your wallet or a get out of jail free card then get well oiled to your heart's content but leave those car, motorcycle keys at home.
Regular traffic cops will be bolstered by police volunteers who have been ordered rather than volunteering to man the checkpoints in an effort to curtail the tsunami of illegal activities like riding a motorcycle without a helmet, driving a car without a seat belt or God forbid not carrying a valid driving licence.
Thais and farangs alike whinge at these draconian tactics. There is however a real motive for this apparent petty pestering of the travelling public.
Sukhumvit Highway is not only a major thoroughfare for traffic but also a hub for the trafficking of illegal drugs and firearms which are often found and seized in these seemingly routine traffic stops.
New Year as well as Songkran has been the traditional time for the culling of the Thai population. Warning The Royal Thai Police are getting tough on idiots who operate lethal machines on Thai roads whilst under the influence of alcohol. So unless you have loads of dosh in your wallet or a get out of jail free card then get well oiled to your heart's content but leave those car, motorcycle keys at home.
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Pattaya Crocodile Caught in Jomtien Lake
Locals living near the go-kart track on Soi Teppraset in Jomtien near Pattaya called on the experts to provide assistance after what was thought to be a crocodile was spotted in a small lake behind the track.
A team of reptile rescuers from The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation arrived n scene. A short survey of the scene showed no sign of the snapping creature. Boats were brought in and as pumps drained the pond the water level started to subside.
Lures were laid out ladened with chicken carcases but obviously the croc was not hungry. After about 24 hours the reptile was spotted lurking in some bushes near the bank. The rescuers moved in and snared the beast. The crocodile around 1.8 meters long and weighing about 20 kg was handed over to Fisheries Department officials who will find a safer spot to release the predator well away from humans and go-karts. Meanwhile a search was made of the rest of the pond just in case the crafty croc had a mate lurking nearby.
A team of reptile rescuers from The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation arrived n scene. A short survey of the scene showed no sign of the snapping creature. Boats were brought in and as pumps drained the pond the water level started to subside.
Lures were laid out ladened with chicken carcases but obviously the croc was not hungry. After about 24 hours the reptile was spotted lurking in some bushes near the bank. The rescuers moved in and snared the beast. The crocodile around 1.8 meters long and weighing about 20 kg was handed over to Fisheries Department officials who will find a safer spot to release the predator well away from humans and go-karts. Meanwhile a search was made of the rest of the pond just in case the crafty croc had a mate lurking nearby.
Friday, 28 November 2014
2 Year Old Locked Herself in Aunts Car
A precocious 2 year old brought a market to a halt and prompted the calling out of a unit of rescue personnel when she managed to lock herself in her aunts car. The anguished Aunt Khun Da had taken her niece along with her as she went to set up her stall at a local market in Sattahip. It was raining heavily so she left the two year old as snug as a bug in a rug inside the car.
Not a wise choice. The little girls nimble fingers operated the door lock and Auntie was left out in the rain and in a fair old dizzy fit.
A shower of market vendors tried in rain sorry in vain to open the locked car but were not successful. When the rescue workers arrived they tried for an hour. Still no joy. So only one course left. A rescue worker smashed a window. Lesson learned for Khun Da. Next time just find a local motorcycle taxi driver. If he can not open a locked vehicle I am sure he will know a man who can.
Not a wise choice. The little girls nimble fingers operated the door lock and Auntie was left out in the rain and in a fair old dizzy fit.
A shower of market vendors tried in rain sorry in vain to open the locked car but were not successful. When the rescue workers arrived they tried for an hour. Still no joy. So only one course left. A rescue worker smashed a window. Lesson learned for Khun Da. Next time just find a local motorcycle taxi driver. If he can not open a locked vehicle I am sure he will know a man who can.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
9 Year Old Girl Sweeping Pattaya Streets
After looking at video footage of a young girl sweeping the street in Pratumnack journalists decided to find out what was happening and why such a young girl was out early in the morning with a broom in hand.
A Journalists turned up at 4am to talk to the girl but she wasn't there. They managed to track her down to her home in Soi Nimit, Nong Krabok road, Moo 9 Tambon Nong Prue in East Pattaya. At the rented room the journalist found Mrs. Orasa Boonserm, aged 50, and her daughter Miss Rujipha aged 9, who is a grade 3 student at Ban Thoong Klom Tarn Marn primary school.
They told a sorry but heart warming story. The mum was disabled after she had been struck by a car and the 9 year old and her older 18 year old sister would go out early in the morning to help her mum with her job.
The girl didn't mind helping her mum although it sometimes made her late for her 7am start at school. Teachers knew of the family situation and didn't make any objections. Mum had a dream that maybe someday she will qualify for Government housing as most of her money went on rent and paying for utility bills.
A Journalists turned up at 4am to talk to the girl but she wasn't there. They managed to track her down to her home in Soi Nimit, Nong Krabok road, Moo 9 Tambon Nong Prue in East Pattaya. At the rented room the journalist found Mrs. Orasa Boonserm, aged 50, and her daughter Miss Rujipha aged 9, who is a grade 3 student at Ban Thoong Klom Tarn Marn primary school.
They told a sorry but heart warming story. The mum was disabled after she had been struck by a car and the 9 year old and her older 18 year old sister would go out early in the morning to help her mum with her job.
The girl didn't mind helping her mum although it sometimes made her late for her 7am start at school. Teachers knew of the family situation and didn't make any objections. Mum had a dream that maybe someday she will qualify for Government housing as most of her money went on rent and paying for utility bills.
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