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 February 2018
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  Rich man too busy to meet Police
Accused poacher Premchai Karnasuta, one of the country's wealthiest men, was too busy to report to police, his lawyer and Khaosod English report.
Update (February 23rd):
One charge already dropped
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Infamous Tiger Temple reopens as Tiger Zoo
The so-called Tiger Temple will reopen legally as Tiger Zoo later this month with about 24 new tigers.
Although Thailand is a signatory of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, and the government had vowed to end commercial breeding, business is booming at the tiger farms, Khaosod English writes.
Obviously Thailand's Government is thinking that the agreement is just a piece of paper, who cares?
Military Junta manipulates Poll
Thailand's Military has been thoroughly embarrassed in its attempt to distort a poll held by the whistleblower Facebook page CSI LA, which played a major role in exposing Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan's possession of luxury watches.
During the first days after the poll was posted, the result was clear as tens of thousands of online voters said they wanted Prawit to leave. Then over the weekend, the numbers changed dramatically, showing more people wanting him to stay.
As it turned out, the majority of the 16'000 names on the petition as of yesterday were bogus. On Monday morning, after a review, the number of actual signatures fell to about 300.
For additional information please read the reports published by The Nation and Khaosod English
Dispite Gen Prawit had said he would resign if people did not want him to remain in office, a spokesman says that Deputy PM Prawit has no intention to resign because it's in the best interests of national security and public safety...
Update (February 6th):
The Nation: Most Prawit supporters identified as bogus...
Since many years we doubt the numbers of tourists visiting this country as well as the amount of money they are spending during their holidays.
To see the discrepancy yourself, you only have to stroll through Pattaya's Shopping Centers and Main Streets, count the empty shops and ask the businesses about their turnover.
Most of them will tell you that 2017 was the worst year Pattaya ever experienced.
The numbers Thailand's Military Junta and TAT (Tourist Authority of Thailand) publish tell you the contrary.
More People die from Prostata than Breast Cancer
The latest figure from 2015 show that in the United Kingdom (UK) more people now die from prostata than breast cancer.
Nevertheless, the biggest cancer killers in the UK remain lung and bowel cancer, with prostate now in third place, BBC reports.
 Thailand remains under Dictatorship
On January 30th Thailand's Dictator General Prayuth Chan-ocha has appealed to the public to let him stay for an indefinite time in power to continue laying the foundations for the country.
The self-appointed Prime Minister and leader of his handpicked National Legislative Assembly (NLA) already broke a few times his promise to hold election.
The international community has now sincere doubts to trust the General's words.
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The Soldier that aims to be a Politician
39 individuals summoned for demanding elections
7 Activists to be prosecuted for urging junta to hold election
8 organisers of We Walk accused of violating junta's public assembly ban
Prayuth appeals for more time at the helm
NCPO, police reacting to protests
For additional Information about the current situation in Thailand please read:
 Pattaya News Flash does not report about the daily crimes in Pattaya.
It you are interested in - and you should for your very own security - then please click Pattaya Daily News and Pattaya One.
Pattaya News Flash reports about the funny side(s) of this World Class Resort.
 Thais have little faith in their justice system
Thais have little faith in their country's justice system,
The Nation writes. The system provides loopholes for influential people and groups, Thailand's citizens believe.
For additional information please read Thailand's Rich and Famous play Cat & Mouse with Thailand's 'Justice'
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Senior DSI official faces probe over alleged rape, extortion
The Nation reports that a Senior DSI Official faces probe over alleged rape, extortion. The Official from Thailand's FBI extorted 2 million Baht from a woman.
Sixty Policemen received New years money from a gambling den owner
The Nation reports that Sixty Policemen from four Police Stations in Bangkok are facing a disciplinary probe for having allegedly received Chinese New Year gift money from an alleged gambling den owner.
Former Top Cop grilled over brothel owner's loan
Khaosod English reports that a former Top Cop get grilled over a brothel owner's 300 million Baht loan.
Ex-Official wanted for helping one of Thailand's richest man
Khaosod English reports that a former parks official is wanted by police for allegedly calling in an order that Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development, and his hunting party be allowed into the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary where they are accused of killing rare wildlife including a black panther.
 New SCAM?
Pattaya Police ask for a Licence that doesn't exist!
According to a report published by Dailymail and ThaiVisa a bunch of Pattaya Policemen raided Bars on Soi 6 and asked to see the bar's Dartboard Licence.
When the staff were unable to produce the documentation required, police confiscated their dartboards.
Non of the visited Bars could show the requested documents, simply because no Dartboard Licence exist in this always Amazing country.
According to our lovely Police, the existing entertainment license required by bars doesn't cover playing darts. Until such a Licence exists, Bars are not allowed to let patrons playing the game. Therefore even Pattaya's popular darts league had to be suspended.
Its not the first time Pattaya Police launched a ridicule crackdown on Farangs: In 2016 Police raided the Jomtien and Pattaya Bridge Club and arrested 32 elderly foreigners because the bridge club broke the law by possessing more than 120 playing cards at one time.
Once again our Officials exposed Pattaya to ridicule
Our Officials destroy the 'Good Image' of Pattaya - nobody else
 Amazing Police
Khaosod English reports that 40 Policemen were suspended from active duty for not cutting their hair to an uniform style that calls for the sides and backs of their heads to be shorn close.
Police commissioner Chakthip Chaijinda ordered the new hairstyle last November.
In Thailand, the Policemen's military look-a-like haircut is obviously now part of the uniform.
Pattaya Police Officer linked to extortion and rape
A Pattaya Police Officer and two others allegedly tried to extort money from a 22-year-old woman and two of them forced her to have sex with them, The Nation and Khaosod English report.
Khaosod English also published a video as evidence.
Update (February 17th):
Pattaya Mail: Nongprue cop, 2 others jailed for rape, kidnapping and extortion
But the best
is yet to come: We update NightWalker's News Page as soon as we get new information.
  Free WiFi on Pattaya Beach
Pol Maj Gen Pinit Maneerat, the Military Junta's spokesman for Pattaya, announced that the city has invested 24 million Baht* to install a free WiFi system along Pattaya Beach for the general public and tourists.
It's the third time City Hall announces a Free WiFi service during the last 10 years or so.
The last two times TOT Public Company Limited, a Thai state-owned telecommunications company, was responsible for the (failed) service.
This time City Hall claims that they made a 1-year contract with state enterprise CAT Telecom Plc.
According to Pol Maj Gen Pinit Maneerat CAT installed 24 hotspots along Pattaya Beach, from Dusit Thani to the Bali Hai pier area.
To use the Free WiFi users have to register with their personal details. In return they will get two hours of free access per day.
For its Thai citizens Pattaya City Hall published an instruction to register (automatically?) - but not for the City's real breadwinner - the tourists.
*On November 26th, a spokesman from City Hall corrected the press release and said that the City has to pay 14 million Baht/year for the 24 hotspots.
Unusable!
Our Testrun on November 25th shows that - at least for tourists - the announced service is not usable.
Using a smartphone communicating in another language as Thai it is impossible to do the required registration.
When connecting to @Pattaya City Free WiFi the display immediately asks for the passwort.
Moreover, the signal strength is satisfying only in front of a hotspot, in between it's mediocre and the signal is characterised by strong fluctuations with a maximum throughput of 1 Mbps.
The whole announcement of @Pattaya Free Wifi doesn't make sense.
It's nothing else than a bad joke!
Obviously the Government tries everything that Thailand remains a laughing stock
Update (December 1st):
Pattaya Mail writes that Surfing has taken on a whole new meaning on Pattaya Beach after the city launched free wireless internet access.
But they didn't check if the service is reliable - or not...
 Important Notice
Since General Prayuth Chan-ocha and his Military Junta launched their Coup d'état on May 22nd, 2014, Thailand's Visa ground rules are constantly changing. More over, not every consulate can issue all the different Visas. Some smaller consulates even display notices to the effect that non-immigrant visas are unavailable.
Our advice: Before booking your holidays please contact the Embassy in your country to obtain information about Thailand's latest regulation(s) and check the Chonburi Immigration Website or the website of Thailand's Immigration Police.
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Pattaya News Flash February 2018 - The Source
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Smoking on Thailand's Beaches is Prohibited
 Please click into the picture for a larger and readable pic
 During August 2017 Pattaya City Officials claimed during a meeting that 99% of the signs inspected on Walking Street do not meet the required safety standards and exceed size limits. They pose a threat to pedestrians in high winds and block passageways when fire trucks are needed in emergency situations, they said.
The Military dominated City Hall ordered the remove of the objected signs and presented a year-end plan to begin reinstalling all the main power cables underground.
What happened?
The privat sector removed or replaced the objected neon signs, but City Hall simply bundled up the cables along Walking Street, completely ignoring the fact, that the most dangerous obstacles on Walking Street are not the neon signs, but City Hall's very own Power Cables.
We already reported of an announced 'plan' to replace the cables in our December 2008 (!) edition.
As you can see with your own eyes: Nothing happened during the last ten years.
 Our Officials destroy the 'Good Image' of Pattaya - nobody else
Sparkling Water makes you Hungry and Fat
 According to a recent study done last year at Birzeit University in the Palestinian territories, male rats consuming fizzy drinks regulary put on more weight at a much faster rate than rats given either flat sugary liquids or tap water.
The story was of such a high interest that BBC's Trust Me I'm a Doctor team thought it should do a similar experiment, but with a mix of human volunteers.
The result?
Fizzy sugary drink makes you a lot hungrier an hour later than drinking the same drink, but flat.
For additional information please read Drinking fizz make you fat published by BBC.
 Sidewalk on Pattaya Central Road:
No space for a buggy or a wheelchair Pattaya City Hall, backed by soldiers, aggressively rousted street vendors from Pattaya Beach, Walking Street and other public areas because their semi-stationary carts block traffic and pedestrians, the lovely officials claim.
The lovely men forgot to remove far more dangerous - or at least - annoying obstacles placed all over Pattaya's mostly unusable and badly maintained sidewalks.
Our Officials destroy the 'Good Image' of Pattaya - nobody else
 Pattaya Second Road
Our Officials destroy the 'Good Image' of Pattaya - nobody else
Update (February 7th):
American Tourist electrocuted on Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya
If it doesn't look like a Duck and doesn't walk like a Duck, then it must be a Prime Minister...
 Thailand's Dictator General Prayuth Chan-ocha as life size cardboard cutout
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Prachatai:
If it doesn't look like a duck and doesn't walk like a duck, then it must be a PM Khaosod English: Politician Prayuth, the camouflaged Junta Leader Wikipedia: General Prayuth Chan-ocha Wikipedia: Narcissism Wikipedia: Narcissistic personality disorder  Seen on Pattaya's World Class Beach Promenade on January 29th, 2018
 For more Cartoons please click into the Picture or here for Mike Baird's Original.
Update (February 7th):
The Terrace opened!
Should the patient survives our emergency room, you will read it here.
Poised to continue
 In Soi Welcome, off Jomtien Beach Road, the nice, small and affordable McCoy Beach Hotel opened its door. At the time of writing, rooms start at 390 Baht.
Poised to continue
 
 Thailand's Minor Food Group Pcl. replaced The Coffee Club with its Singapore established Thai Express restaurant.
The Minor Group is part of Minor International (MINT), one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific Region, and runs Pizza Company, Swensens, BreadTalk, Burger King, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Riverside, SSP and the VGC Food Group in Thailand.
Minor International was founded by William Ellwood Heinecke in 1978 as Royal Garden Resorts (RGR).
Mr. Heinecke naturalized as a Thai citizen in 1991, renouncing his United States citizenship.
Poised to continue
 The well-known Sleep Café, a Hostel once located on Pattaya North Road, moved to Soi 1, off Pattaya Second Road.
 Gyo Gyo Gyo, a Japanese Manga Bar and Restaurant, is set to open soon on Pattaya Beach Road.
  Thumb Up, once a steak & grill outlet, will be replaced by a Japanese (not Japaness as announced on the banner) restaurant. The venue is located on South Road between a 7-ELEVEN mini market and Pattaya's famous Bamboo Bar.
 Grand Sole Hotel, located on Pattaya Second Road, closed down for renovation.
 T-Junction, an Indian Dance Bar located on Thappraya Road already closed down.
The club opened on December 2nd, 2017.
Poised to continue
Poised to continue
 In the rooms of the defunct Duangjai Ladyboy Bar the LK Bar opened its door with a party on February 16th.
 Duangjai Ladyboy Bar closed down, the rooms are on the block.
It seems as if Soi LK Metro is now Pattaya's only entertainment street without the city's notorious Ladyboys.
Poised to continue
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Poised to continue
 In the rooms of a former tailor shop, a White Bar will open in a black environment.
It is on the right side of Tony's Entertainment Complex. The venue was empty since February 2017 but its front was usually occupied by a bunch of Walking Street's infamous Ladyboys.
 Marilyn Monroe A Go-Go closed down.
The bar opened on November 16th, 2017, in the rooms of the former L'Italiano Restaurant.
As Bad Girls A Go-Go and Top One A Go-Go, both located on Walking Street, Marilyn Monroe A Go-Go seems to be a victim of City Hall's restrictive licensing.
We all remember December 20th, 2017, when Pattaya Police raided the newly opened bar and claimed that it opened without having the required licence(s).
Although Thailand's Rich and Famous obviously can violate all laws in this country with impunity, it is not opportune for ordinary people to do the same...
 The Terrace, an all new open air club and restaurant located behind the Liquor Shop on Marine Plaza, opened on February 7th, 2018.
The restaurant is part of Midnight Pattaya and was announced first as a Beer Garden.
Extravagant: Even the chefs are wearing Gigolo hats:
 Exemplary: A large menu card in front of the restaurant informs about the cost of the food. No surprise for your pocket:
 During the opening of the restaurant, one of the bars opened temporarily to give an impression how the large bar area behind the eatery could look in a few months time:
  In the rooms of the failed Bad Girls A Go-Go Club a B-Girl Massage Club opened.
 The Countdown begin(s) the LED ticker of Mauja, Walking Street's latest Indian Dance Club, claims.
It finally happened
 After an officially prevented opening on December 30th and on December 31st, 2017, Walking Street's latest Indian Night Club was able to legally open its doors on February 2nd, 2018.
It's a typical Indian dancing with an integrated (and expensive) restaurant, a concept that doesn't work with Westerners, at least not here in Pattaya.
 Top One A Go-Go had its last day on January 31st. A day later, on February 1st, the venue located on the still ailing Soho Square, remained in the dark...
Update (February 3rd):
 On February 2nd at about 09:30 Top One A Go-Go was closed and in the dark, but at about 00:35 the door to the club was open and the lights were on. Nevertheless, we couldn't spot the expected beauties...
On February 7th, the lights were down again. On February 8th at least some lights were on, but not the A Go-Go signs. I was told that the venue is now a Tomboy Bar.
 Sahara Kebab opened between Sandy's fashion shop and Insomnia's iSalon.
 On Soho Square in the rooms of a failed A Go-Go Club, once known as The Champion, a Hip Hop and R&B dancing called Club 713 opened during last month.
Update (February 20th): The club already closed down for 'renovation'.
 In the room of the failed Frog A Go-Go Club a Tattoo shop called Lion Gold Ink opened.
Poised to continue
Poised to continue
 For more Cartoons please click into the Picture or here for Mike Baird's Original.
   TAT (Tourist Authority of Thailand) aims to attract new group of tourists
      Seen at Soi Buakhaow Week Market
 ISS 'Security' seen at Friendship Supermarket, Pattaya South Road
  Almost everything is still fake in this country: The Smiles, the Boobs, the Ladies, the Watches, the Brandnames as well as some Tigers and self-declared Politicians
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Firepork
Avenue Pattaya Starbucks #2
at CentralFestival Pattaya Beach Texas Chicken
CentralMarina, North Pattaya Pizza Company
South Road, Pattaya KemScreen
Soi Buakhaow Spirit of India
Soi 8 Top One A Go-Go
Soho Square Announced to Open:
Chinese Food Plaza
Jomtien Surprise yourself
Soi Buakhaow Reincarnation:
Mandarin A Go-Go
Walking Street Rebranded:
Chaos Club A Go-Go
rebranded as Kiss A Go-Go Closed:
Bronx Pizza
Tipp Plaza, Beach Road Pattaya Mujra
Soi 14, off 2nd Road WakaWaka
Pattayaland 2 (Soi 13/4) Bad Girls Club A Go-Go
Walking Street Last month's Highlight:
For more information click January 2018 News.
Don't let the EU take control of the UK!
 The EU (read: Merkel, Jucker & Co.) asks for a special treatment for EU citizens, including the right to vote in the UK...
Note: The EU acts like a carcinoma.
Brexit will be a Disaster for the European Union, not for the United Kingdom
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Previous Publications of Pattaya News Flash
Wikipedia about Pattaya Pattaya claims to be a world-class beach resort. It's a lie! The city is not even capable to present an event calendar.
Most events are announced only a few days before they happen.
Other cities or even whole regions publish event calendars or event books covering all events of a year.
Pattaya suffers from megalomania.
 Published by Baden-Würtenberg (Germany)
 Beat Richner
(Beatocello) and his Children's Hospitals in Cambodia  No Alcohol Days
Thailand's National No Alcohol Days include Buddhist holidays and election days.
On all other days alcohol can only be sold between 11:00-14:00 and 17:00-24:00.
Vendors caught breaking the ban are liable to a prison sentence of up to six months, a 10'000 Baht fine or both - but local Police use their own discretion to decide which venues need to be visited and fined...
Don't start laughing:
Do not try to buy non alcoholic beers (available from Clausthaler and Oettinger in this country).
The shops won't sell them during dry days.
Some not even sell Soda Water, because Thais and their Police associate it with (Thai) Whisky...
There's a sucker born every minute...
The Godfather's Story
 Never forget:
It's not your Face and not your Body that makes you sexy.
It's your MONEY!
Electric Vehicles use batteries and batteries are not only a threat to our planet during manufacturing, the 'Recycling' of batteries is still an unsolved problem in most countries.
If the power for charging the batteries is generated by fossil or nuclear power plants then the LCA (life cycle assessment) turns completely to the worse.
 Nature destroyed by Solar Cells - Please click for a larger picture
Solar Cells are a threat to our planet:
The higher the efficiency of a Solar Cell the more Cadmium it contains.
Cadmium is banned from most products in almost all countries, but it can be used without restrictions in Solar Cells. Who controls the 'Recycling' of Solar Cells?
Never forget Chernobyl, Hiroshima, Nagasaki & Fukushima!
Never use a technology you do not master 100%!
February 17th, 2017:
Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected!
Jan & Feb, 2018:
Spike from Pattaya Days reports from Chernobyl:
Spike's photos show that the area never recovered from the disaster. Think about!
Huawei remains #1 in China
In terms of smartphone shipment volume, Huawei remained the top vendor in China in the fourth quarter of 2017, while Xiaomi Technology and Oppo tied for second place. Vivo ranked third and Lenovo was fourth.
Obviously China's consumers are choosing less expensive smartphones over Apple's recently launched completely overpriced iPhones.
Paranoid US
US politicians excluded Huawei from the US smartphone market. They claim that they had long been concerned about Chinese espionage in general, and Huawei's role in that espionage in particular.
The real reason behind that move?
Huawei is actually the world's No.3 handset vendor and says it wants to be No.1.
The #2 is an American company with strong connections to some influent people...
The company is also known to slow down its older phones by operating system updates.
 If you are involved in Electronics, you badly need Sherlab.com
 Milking Foreigners!
Thailand's National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department ordered that admission fees for foreigners at national parks throughout the country have to be 400 Baht.
Entry charge for Thai nationals remains 40 Baht for adults and 20 Baht for children.
To cover the inequity the local's prices are printed in Thai script only.
 No progress on Jet Ski saga:
Pattaya City Hall still doesn't do anything to stop the scam!
All the announcements made during last year were City Hall Blah-Blah only...
As long as Jet Ski vendors - respectively their victims - fill up our officials' pockets nothing will happen!
Update (published by Pattaya Mail): Problems with Jet Ski operators unsolved.  The boats are overloaded, don't provide lifevests for all passengers, are badly maintained and aren't covered by adequate insurance policies.
Pattaya's lazy and allegedly corrupt Officials promised to check owners, personnel and boats regularly, but they don't.   According to Pattaya Police, it is common in this resort that foreign tourists get drugged and robbed in their hotel rooms, apartments or houses by prostitutes or ladyboys.  Ladyboy Pick-Pocket Gangs are working almost daily on Pattaya's Beach Promenade!  Never wear Gold in Pattaya! Between 30 to 50 snatching valuables cases are reported to Pattaya's Police every single month. Love is an art - but only when it's well done
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