A researcher at Addibas confirmed NightWalker's rumor about their new Soccer shoes. The secret of the new shoes developed by Addibas Unlimited here in Thailand is a built in GPS module. It directs the shoe automatically in the correct position to the rival's goal. It is said that Portugal's Soccer team on June 21st played with a prototype of the new shoe. The surprising 7:0 result against North Korea showed the world what it can expect from the next World Cup in 4 years...

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Google Foulplay, a new software jointly developed by Google and Apple Inc., is capable to detect any kind of foul, offsite position or goal instantaneously and with a high 99.99% accuracy. It could replace referees in the very near future, the companies say. Referees are still biassing a lot of games with wrong decisions. A spokesman from Google said that the new software can't be fouled by kickbacks. Referees and bookmakers all over the world immediately announced complaints with FIFA®. Sepp(li) Blatter, a Swiss national and the president of the FIFA, immediately dismissed any change in FIFA regulations. 'The FIFA always supported referees realising their own ideas - it's my very own style of life too...', he said.

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All information published on this page are as accurate as possible, but this one is a joke...

From June 26th to June 28th an unannounced Culture from the City of the Sea - Festival happened on Pattaya Beach Promenade. Not even the neighbours had an idea what will happen during these days...

Tina's Malibu Show Bar is back on its former site on Soi Post Office / 2nd Road. The venue at the entry to Soi 10 closed and is on the block.

Mr. Jumroon Wisawachaipan, the Chairman of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association, made the proposal to host the World Expo of 2020. He also urged the Thai government to lift the curfew during Pattaya's low season. The curfew, imposed by the Thai government and the CRES (Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation), affected the tourist industry tremendously. Many tourists had cancelled their trips to Thailand because of the curfew, he said. Mr. Jumroon said City Hall can present the World Expo 2020 Thailand. It is well prepared for such an event because Pattaya is close to the large campus of Thammasart University Pattaya and the Siam Country Club (!). The chairman added that Pattaya is situated only 120 kilometers from Suvanabhumi Airport, 30 kilometers from Pattaya International U-Ta Pao Airport and offers a wide range of accommodations with over 25'000 rooms.

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Update: Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban claimed on June 21st that some groups of people were preparing to incite fresh violence after the emergency law in Bangkok and other provinces is lifted and this is why the emergency decree cannot be revoked at the moment. On June 24th Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said 'I expect the emergency law will be revoked in many areas when its enforcement expires on July 7th'. CRES spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the same day the invocation of the emergency decree was expected to continue but would probably not cover all 24 provinces. The Thai army is at the peak of its power after playing a key role in security operations to crack down on anti-government protesters last month. Up to 90 people were killed and almost 2'000 were injured between March 12 and May 19.

Thailand's ICT ministry has so far shut down 43'000 websites deemed to be defamatory to the royal institution, the ministry says. Other sources claim that Thailand is blocking at least 113'000 websites and that the emergency law enforcers at CRES (Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation) are adding at least 500 more sites per day... Internet service providers will face legal action and have their licences withdrawn if they refuse to cooperate with the government to block websites, Thailand's ICT Minister Juti Krairiksh said on June 17th 2010.

In our February News we wondered why an only 28-month old hotel got demolished. Now we have the answer to this 'phenomenon': The owners of the Honey Inn transformed the hotel into a Body Massage Parlour. In a few weeks time Soi 11, also known as Soi Honey, will have two massage parlours you can choose from: The Culture Club near the entry to 2nd Road and the new Honey Body Massage in the middle between 2nd Road and Soi Buakhaow. Pit says: Thai Culture lives up in Honey.

On June 10th the all new Peppermint A-Go-Go opened on Walking Street on the first floor at Marine Disco. The Peppermint Palace A Go-Go on the second floor of the same building closed.

Let's hope Pattaya's highly skilled baywatchers know at least the basics of a lifeguard - and are not only an advertising stunt.

City Hall installed floodlights along the whole 3kms of its Pattaya Beach Promenade. They are lighting up almost every corner of Pattaya's famous 'Catwalk'. Since a few days 'you can see what you get', even during the nights! Update: On June 20th 2010 Pattaya's famous catwalk was fully in the dark from Walking Street down to Mike Shopping Mall... City Hall invested 56 million Baht into the 38 towering lamps and their integrated 'Big Brother is Watching You'-security-cameras.

Answer: Because Western Resorts also have one, but it seems that Pattaya City Hall hasn't the slightest idea why people like promenades. City Hall not only is using the promenade as a free water storage unit after more or less heavy rain, its surface is a more than 3-kilometer long 'patchwork' with integrated stumbling blocks. Moreover, as on the picture above, City Hall is forcing pedestrians out of the promenade, urging them to walk on the dangerous Beach Road. Sometimes the stupidity of City Hall's officials is hard to top: They will never unterstand that Farangs as well as other tourists like to walk - safely. Link for officials: Wikipedia: Esplanade - Promenade. According to Wikipedia and other sources a promenade can be anywhere, but it is exclusively for walking...

The Buy 1 Get 1 Free scheme is an enormous success at every shopping center in Thailand. Therefore it's no wonder that some bars adopted the idea too: Buy 1 drink, get another one free. The only thing I don't understand: Why the scheme is restricted to drinks and doesn't include the ladies too...

Hottie's Club at Smile's Avenue, across from Mike Shopping Mall on Pattaya's 2nd Road, shut down the lights and closed the door. The club was announced first as a coyote club, but changed the format later to a (would be) A Go-Go Bar. The venue is on the block. If you are interested in, please call 081 923 2932.

The Phuket located organisers of the 'Miss Italia Asia' competition have decided to move this year's event to Pattaya. The new venue of the contest will be the offices of the Italian Consulate, located off Thepprasit Road in Jomtien Beach. The organizer's Website is still refering to its 2009 event. We could not find any announcements for the 2010 competition. Real Professionals...

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Before you buy any condo keep in mind that Thai citizens can buy 64 - 80 sq.m. town houses for as little as 800'000 Baht - even in Pattaya! Almost all buildings in Pattaya, small and big ones, town houses and condominiums, are built using 7 cm 'strong' walls (bricks or Ytong-blocks). They transmit not only every vibration from a fixed ventilator or a speaker system but almost every other kind of noise into your room. These walls also transfer every single sunbeam into heat. Placing plants or trees in front of the walls can help to reduce the heat significantly. At a condo this is almost impossible. You have to live with an air-conditioner. Air-conditioner are cheap to buy, but they use a lot of electricity - between 2'000 and 6'000 Baht a month at a small apartment! My average electricity bill is between 400 and 500 Baht a month. About 150 Baht/month I have to pay for water, including the about 20 liters my plants are asking for every day. Cable TV costs another 200 Baht/month. Renting a Horn Thew, I don't have to climb staircases and I don't have to walk through dark and dirty corridors. In your country it takes a few hours only to replace a faulty neon lamp, in Thailand it needs a few days or weeks - assumed you can contact the housemaster...

These pictures show what can happen if you invest in unfished projects. All these building were announced in big letters as 'sound financed and sound investments'. The owners also advertised 'Construction already started'. Yes, the construction started and even ended, but never finished. All buildings on prime locations on Jomtien Beach Road...