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NASA May Come Back U-Tapao Next Year

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued another statement yesterday, saying their plan to conduct a weather research mission at U-Tapao naval base may be revisited next year. NASA spokesman Steve Cole said that currently, no decision has been made on whether NASA will be able to fly the mission next year or sometime in the future. NASA cancelled their request to use the U-Tapao air base as the project's operations headquarters after the Thai government agreed to forward NASA’s proposal to Parliament for a non-voting debate on August 1. NASA had sought to operate the mission from U-Tapao airfield which was a launchpad for U.S. B-52 bombing missions during the Vietnam War, because of its central geographic location, access to infrastructure and cost considerations. Mr. Cole noted there are several other locations both inside and outside Thailand which could serve as headquarters for a future study. He concluded that without proper approval f…

Remove 40 Pattaya’s Coconut Ghosts

Especially those in search of companionship for a price, are now affectionately known as Coconut Ghosts and the 40 transsexuals were charged with loitering with intent to commit a crime. This charge offers a maximum fine of 100 Baht which each transsexual paid before being released back on to the streets to presumably continue whatever they were doing previous to their arrest. The Pattaya Police have vowed to continue rounding up male and female loiters on a daily basis so as to cause them as much inconvenience as possible with the hope they will finally leave the area for good.

Karaoke Bar Employee Jump Off Pattaya Apartment

On Monday the Police were called to the Baan Chichar Apartments and eventually persuaded Khun Supasan is 21 year old,a Karaoke Bar employee to come down from the roof. He revealed how he rented a room at a neighboring apartment block and Police suspect he may have been under the influence of narcotics. Khun Supasan was depressed over the current relationship status with his room-mate and by his own admission ingested Yabba Tablets and drank some whisky before deciding to climb onto the roof where he was threatening to jump from. Police have taken Khun Supasan into custody for his own protection until Police consider him to be in a condition where he is unlikely to harm himself or others.

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya win FIFDA Award

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya win award of the FIFDA medical centre of excellence, the first time the award has been bestowed in Thailand.

Police Arrest High Low Gamblers in South Pattaya

Thai police arrested 74 gamblers along with equipment at an old restaurant in South Pattaya road while playing High-Low. The police was able to record only 13 names and seize some of the gambling equipment.

Siam@Siam Hotel Second Fully Owned Property in Pattaya

Siam@Siam will expand its hotel portfolio to include a second fully owned property in Pattaya due to open in February 2013 at an estimated build cost of 1 billion baht. In Pattaya, the 25-floor hotel located of Pattaya Sai 2 Road near Central Festival will have 268 rooms of around 34 sq m each. Its signature feature will be a roof-top infinity swimming pool offering views of Pattaya bay. Siam@Siam Pattaya will have the same pop art design adopted by the Bangkok property.

Police Arrest Two Ladyboys Criminals in Pattaya

Mr. Ryoichi Tsuchimura is 42 year old from Japan who is the victim, together with the two captured, lady boys suspects: Mr. Jaroen Munkong is 25 year old from Petchaboon and Mr. Jantakarn Somprandee is 18 year old from Lampang . Mr. Jamlong, the motorbike taxi rider said, that before incident occurred as he was sitting and waiting for passengers in front of Tops supermarket and he saw Mr. Ryoichi Tsuchimura walked pass and then the 2 lady boys. Moments later Mr. Jantakarn offered sexual services to Mr. Ryoichi and started molesting him while pick pocketing him. Then Mr. Jantakarn tried to escape by running away to the motorbike where Mr. Jaroen his friend was waiting. But instead got caught by Mr. Jamlong. Thereafter the victim found that his wallet was gone missing with 6,000 THB cash. The 2 suspects lady boys were detained and the police checked their criminal history and found that they were part of gang of lady boys cruising around and looking for foreign tou…

Democrat wants Clarification on NASA Proposal U-Tapao Airport

Mr. Chawanon Intarakomalyasu, the Democrat Party spokesperson, revealed to the media that, in regards to the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) request to use the U-Tapao International Airport as a base for conducting studies on the atmosphere, that the opposition is not impeding operations, but is only asking that more details of the project be made public. At present, the government has not offered any clarification regarding the project. Furthermore, the spokesperson noted there are a number of points that require explanation, such as why the NASA website states that project equipment was transported into Thailand on May 18, and the use of NASA ER 2 airplanes, which can fly as high as 21 kilometers from the ground, making it undetectable to certain types of radar. The Democrat Party spokesperson also noted that the project leader is a former nuclear explosives expert. Mr. Chawanon asserted that these observations are being made to urge …

Found Caught A Thief at Pattaya Soi 9

The pattaya police notified that the locals at Pattaya Soi 9, second Pattaya Road had caught a thief. Mr. Rang is the suspect, is about 30 year old was unconscious on the ground. Allegedly beaten by vigilantes who had take the law in their own hands. Mr. Vichean Khanarbkaew is 36 year old is one of the locals who caught the thief said that, his fiends were drinking alcohol by the beach near Best Friend bar. The men started quarreling with a group of foreign tourists. A fight broke out. Mr. Rang used that opportunity to steal the foreign tourists wallets and a notebook computer. Thereafter he escaped. Mr. Vichean and his friends found Mr. Rang who had pawned the notebook computer and used all the money to buy drinks at the beach. Mr. Vichean and friends told Mr. Rang to surrender to the police but Mr. Rang didn’t listen to them and tried to hit them after that the ran away with Mr. Vichean & friends in hot pursuit. Thereafter they managed to catch the su…

Pattaya Immigration Police Arrest 100 Beggars All Over Pattaya

Pattaya Immigration Police arrested 97 beggars Cambodians ,Burmese and Laotians who had entered to Thailand illegally: 43 were men, 18 were women, and including 39 beggars, 8 were men, 14 were women, 11 boys and 6 girls. The government had announced that the state security policy would improve the immigration system, by adapting new immigration methods, re-organizing border points and improving the whole system of recording immigrant workers. The commissioner of Immigration office commanded to speed up the deportation all of the illegal immigrants who had come to Thailand to work illegally or to beg.