Suspended permanent secretary for transport Supoj Saplom has been found by a subcommittee of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to be unusually wealthy, NACC spokesman Klanarong Chanthik said on Thursday. He said Mr Supoj would be summonsed to hear the charge of being unusually wealthy on Jan 23 at the NACC office in Nonthaburi....
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Kerati Chantaravisutlert (centre), food & beverage manager of Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa, hosted lunch for Russian Media FAM trip group at Benihana for the occasion of their inspection in Pattaya. The group visited the Marriott resort complex and all of its restaurants.
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Great food and delicious drinks ¬– Brunch doesn’t get any better than this! The Brunch-time party at Benihana, at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa, is the essential event of the weekend. Our talented Teppanyaki chef’s are ready to entertain you with their juggling, and live cooking skills, as they dish up an extensive...
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Thai and foreign buyers snapped up 55 units in 48 hours as the Centara Grand Residence Pattaya launched its sales campaign in Bangkok. Calling it “the most exclusive project ever undertaken in the resort city,” project owner the Tulip Group said initial sales confirm increasing demand for luxury property in Pattaya. Sole agent...
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Pattaya Askals captured the 13th season open Romy’s Cup in a thrilling finale 84-72 in overtime. Playing at School 7 Sukhumvit Basketball gym, the Bullets Reloaded bombarded the Askals with booming triples in the early going to establish an 8-0 salvo at the start of the 1st quarter. It was the hot hands...
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More than 400 members and guests converged on Town-in-Town Hotel where Bob Clark, Pattaya Sports Club vice president, and the executive committee welcomed them to the annual PSC Christmas party. Tony Oaks, president, thanked Nigel Cannon, social chairman, for putting a great party together, then went on to announce a 50/50 draw would...
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by Charles Russo GM Michael Ganster and his dusitD2 baraquda pattaya staff visited the Camillian Centre in Ladkrabang, Bangkok. The group was eager to learn more about the Camillian Centre, which provides relief for orphans and disabled children, and to present the kids with a 20,000-baht donation. The team was greeted by Faisal,...
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The battle for the Republican presidential nomination turned increasingly nasty as favorite Mitt Romney faced last-ditch attempts from rivals desperate to forestall his victory march. An attack ad depicting Romney as a heartless corporate raider set the tone for what promises to be a bitter January 21 primary contest in South Carolina, a...
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African nations stepped up calls for greater international support for the African force fighting Islamist rebels in Somalia. The African Union called on the UN Security Council to increase the upper limit for peacekeepers in Somalia from 12,000 to 17,731 and also for greater financial help for the force which has won key...
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Japan on Thursday said it was planning to cut its imports of Iranian oil in response to a US-led drive to squeeze Tehran into giving up its nuclear programme. “In the past five years, we have reduced… the amount of oil imported (from Iran),” Finance Minister Jun Azumi said during a joint press...
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Democrats say package won’t end political rifts The government’s 2 billion baht compensation package for victims of political violence has failed to satisfy many relatives and left them repeating their demands for truth and justice. The opposition Democrats meanwhile blasted the scheme saying it was not comprehensive enough and inadequate to bring about...
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A high ranking customs official is being investigated for allegedly bashing a security officer about the ears after he refused to undergo a security check at Suvarnabhumi airport. The official, Sombat Chartchaiwaiyawit, who is chief of passenger inspection at the airport, has been transferred following the incident, pending a probe for allegedly assaulting...
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Senator, activist query legality of govt’s move A senator and a consumer protection activist have begun gathering people’s signatures to seek an Administrative Court injunction to stop the government raising the prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) next Monday. Senator Rosana Tositrakul and Saree Ongsomwang, secretary to the...
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Royal kin call for lese majeste law overhaul Govt urged to heed HM the King’s concerns A group of prominent figures with royal lineage have appealed to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to amend the lese majeste law. Eight people with royal lineage signed a letter which they sent to the PM on Saturday...
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A yellow-shirt spokesman criticised the government’s two billion baht compensation package for victims of political violence, saying it will mostly benefit the red-shirt group, as the government announced a new panel to oversee the payment details on Wednesday. A two billion baht compensation package announced by the government is discriminatory as it does...
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Provincial Police Region 7 has sent a letter to the Royal Thai Police Office asking it to submit a request that the House of Representatives allow Democrat Party MP Khanchit Thapsuwan meet police investigators, police spokesman Piya Uthayo said on Wednesday. The Samut Sakhon Court on Dec 26 last year issued a warrant...
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The UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre joined with Pattaya City officials to warn students of the dangers posed by pedophiles online. At a conference for eleven local schools, experts counseled children to beware of strangers online who try to persuade kids to meet them.
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Where no predecessor ever went Asif Ahmad, the newish British ambassador to Thailand, has answered dozens of questions about the diplomatic service sent in by Brits mostly based here in Thailand. Although the questions cover a wide range of topics such as the 2006 military coup and the affairs of Thaksin Shinawatra, on...
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The director of Banglamung hospital, Dr Nalongsak, hosted a press conference to answer charges that his staff had given poor treatment to a teenage girl who had been admitted with a broken leg. He and specialist staff said that the leg in question was swollen and not suitable for immediate treatment. Therefore, staff...
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The US Supreme Court questioned whether battling indecency made sense in these times, in a case involving blurted broadcasting of curse words, and TV series’ bare buttocks shots. Justices reviewing the case were vocally divided. Some insisted on keeping regulation in place while others stressed that the vast number of cable channels meant...
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Iran’s showdown with the West led to warnings that the row is sliding into dangerous territory, as international alarm over a new uranium enrichment plant raised the stakes. Both sides were digging in on Tuesday, with Iran’s defiance hardening and the United States and European Union actively taking steps to fracture the Iranian...
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Mitt Romney stormed to a commanding win in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, making him the clear favorite to take on President Barack Obama in November. Based on early results, major US media predicted Romney would win — the first time since 1976 that a Republican candidate who is not an incumbent president...
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Fears grow of another massive flood disaster Experts fear that the high water levels in some of the country’s major dams could lead to disaster. Disaster prevention and water management experts are worried that the delay in discharging water from the dams could lead to a repeat of last year’s catastrophic floods. “This...
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Pol Snr Sgt Maj Somkit Ketnuan, who was assigned to keep order at the Kuha intersection where the protest took place, was shot in the leg. Pol Sr Sgt Maj Somkit and the other five injured, who were among the protesters, were taken to Rattaphum Hospital for treatment. Police later set up checkpoints...
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Infrastructure, flood rehab work is priority The cabinet yesterday approved a massive 2.27 trillion baht spending plan, mostly for infrastructure projects over the next five years. The projects, which would be launched starting this year through to 2016, include new inter-city road links, high-speed train networks, urban mass transit systems, as well as...
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Local firms say project halt is news to them Thai companies remain confident in the future of a 4,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant at Dawei despite Burma abruptly halting construction on Monday after a domestic outcry over the plant’s environmental impact. Italian-Thai Development (ITD) and its partner Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc (Ratch) said...
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Hundreds of Muslims have staged a protest at Government House against the Wat Nong Chok secondary school’s ban on wearing head scarves. The demonstration culminated in Education Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul knocking down a mock “wall of prejudice” with a sledgehammer. The protesters, led by the Muslim Group for Peace, marched from the Royal...
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The people who died in the flood last year are being treated as if they were faceless beings whose deaths were meaningless and should be forgotten anyway. A total of 813 people had died and three were still missing as of Friday from the floods which struck 65 provinces with such destructive force since July...
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by Peter Blackburn It was that time of the month again when we get to play a stroke round in competing for the coveted Café Kronborg Monthly Mug. After two disappointing no shows, we were left with 28 starters. Just 28 minutes after leaving Café Kronborg we arrived at the course expecting a...
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by Peter Blackburn It was that time of the month again when we get to play a stroke round in competing for the coveted Café Kronborg Monthly Mug. After two disappointing no shows, we were left with 28 starters. Just 28 minutes after leaving Café Kronborg we arrived at the course expecting a...
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