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VOL.XXVI No. 18 FRIDAY MAY 4 - MAY 10, 2018 25th Year 30 BAHT Rainy season is back, and so are Pattaya’s floods

A lonely motorcyclist tries to make his way through flood waters on Pattaya 3rd Road. Songkran is over and the rainy season has returned. And the usual flooding problems have come back with it. Tropical storms over the past week have caused many local roads to turn into rivers with 40-60 centimeters of storm runoff disabling traffic. (Full story on page 3.) 2 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Pattaya officials helpless as Floating restaurants advised city’s garbage crisis worsens against dumping trash overboard Jetsada Homklin Jetsada Homklin Three floating restaurants Pattaya’s current garbage have been cautioned to make collector won’t invest in sure they properly dispose of more trucks or staff, its their garbage following a video dumps are at capacity and showing garbage stacked up the budget already is busted. on their sterns, with some The city’s trash crisis is slipping overboard. getting worse and city hall Pattaya Deputy Mayor appears helpless to solve it. Bandit Kunnajukr chaired an City council Chairman Anan April 26 meeting on the res- Ankanawisan met with taurant boats popular with Pattaya’s mayor, his top Asian tour groups a month deputies, local environmental after the video circulated. agencies and other city de- Following the controversy, partment heads April 27 to a recent inspection found brainstorm ideas on what to The city’s trash crisis is getting worse and city hall that the Navachakprad, do with the tidal wave of waste Pattaya Deputy Mayor Bandit Kunnajukr chairs a appears helpless to solve it. Piriyapong, and New Orien- Pattaya is drowning in. meeting advising three floating restaurants to make tal were storing all their sure they properly dispose of their garbage. Environmental workers said the current trash collector has and getting worse. rubbish in black bags at the the original estimate that proven unable to keep up. With no solutions on the stern of each boat and no Nonetheless, Bandit said, pollution could result in Pattaya is generating 450 tons Yet, at the same time, the con- table, Anan simply ordered trash was found in the sea all three operators were fines and possible revocation of garbage is wrong by as much tractor refuses to spend more the sanitation department to around them. advised that any subsequent of their licenses. as 30 percent now. The Khao on trucks or staff. accurately calculate how Maikaew dumpsite is nearly off Anan said Pattaya’s contract much trash is piling up per limits and the Sukhumvit Soi 3 with the trash collector is fin- day so a new online bid can transfer station cannot accept ished, but admitted city hall be started for a new contractor Speedboats again banned any more garbage. dropped the ball and has not and calculate a new budget Meanwhile, trash cans around yet organized a new bid. to solve the problem, even the city are overflowing and Basically, city officials ac- though no one can say what from Pattaya Beach left uncollected for days as knowledge, things are bad the money will be spent on. Two-pet limit enforced in Plutaluang

Patcharapol Panrak Plutaluang has started en- forcing a 26-year-old law, with fines up to 5,000 baht, barring sub-district residents from owning more than two unregistered pets. Anchalee Paengprom, director of the Public Health and Environment Department, confirmed April 26 that the 1992 Public Health Act decree against ownership of more Plutaluang has started enforcing a 26-year-old law than two cats and dogs is barring sub-district residents from owning more being vigorously enforced than two unregistered pets. again in light of Chonburi Pattaya City Council Chairman Anan Ankanawisan toured Bali Hai’s floating being declared a “red zone” than is legally allowed. Department for a checkup speedboat docks with Marine Department Director Eakaraj Kantaro and for rabies infections. A large sign was recently and vaccinations. municipal police chief, Pol. Maj. Jirawat Sukontasap April 24. She said the department erected in the Sattahip sub- So while shocked residents are up in arms, saying the has received more than 40 district reminding people Jetsada Homklin Jirawat Sukontasap April 24 The idea of relocating complaints about dogs chasing, about the law. It points out local government is trying to to check on the readiness of speedboats to the pier was barking or biting people. that anyone having more ban their pets, they can, in Speedboat operators again the facilities before the May quietly forgotten until Residents are letting their than two animals must take fact, keep them if they are were banned from loading 1 “D-Day”. Chonburi’s governor vis- dogs loose and keeping more them to the Public Health cleared for rabies and other and offloading customers on In February last year the ited Pattaya earlier this year diseases and registered. Pattaya Beach on May 1, army barred speedboats and and said using the beach as One person the law won’t nearly a year after they were tourist ferries from using a loading/unloading point daunt is local celebrity, Sawang told to dock on the sand Pattaya Beach, forcing them was unsafe and Pattaya’s Poltamai, 61, who keeps more than 50 dogs he rescued from because Bali Hai Pier all to utilize pontoons in- administrators needed to the streets. He gained notoriety couldn’t handle the traffic. stalled at Bali Hai Pier after finish the job they started by having two dogs join him Pattaya City Council Chair- the military demolished the last year. on his sidebar motorbike to man Anan Ankanawisan pier’s speedboat ramp and A city council meeting solicit leftover food from lo- toured Bali Hai’s floating kicked operators out of the quickly was called where cal restaurants. speedboat docks with Ma- parking area. Chonburi Deputy Gov. He said all his animals are rine Department Director The new process quickly Chawalit Saeng-Uthai ex- safe and clean and will reg- Eakaraj Kantaro and munici- proved untenable as it be- tracted pledges from ister any that need it. pal police chief, Pol. Maj. came clear the military didn’t Pattaya’s city and military properly calculate how many leaders that, for safety rea- speedboats needed dock sons, boats would be space. Criticized on social moved back to Bali Hai as media and shamed by pho- soon as possible. tos of long lines, disabled Little was said publicly passengers unable to board about the transition pro- boats and people falling cess, however, leaving many on wobbly pontoons, the questions about how and military surrendered and where tourists will catch sent everyone back to the their boats to Koh Larn un- beach in March 2017. answered. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 3 Pattaya Beach restoration resumes, August completion promised Jetsada Homklin After a month’s delay, the rebuilding of Pattaya Beach is underway again with Mayor Anan Charoenchasri vowing the long-delayed project finally will be completed by August. Restarted in early March following a 15-month sus- pension, the sand-refill project at the far northern end of Pattaya Beach was halted March 20 when the Marine Department decreed that the sand brought in from The rebuilding of Pattaya Beach is underway again with Mayor Anan Charoenchasri Koh Rang Kwian, a small vowing the long-delayed project finally will be completed by August. island off Pattaya’s coast approximately 10 kilometers shore. The sand then will be before years of costly delays Plans to rebuild Pattaya to the west of Koh Larn, hauled in to the beach as and restarts, calls for Pattaya Beach began in 2011 when didn’t match Pattaya’s needed. Beach to be widened to 35 researchers from Chula- beachfront well enough. The sand is darker than that meters from north to south, longkorn warned that the The entire project plan was native to Pattaya, but the con- with an extra 15 meters of sand beach would disappear within sent back to consultants at sultants insisted that once it added below the waterline. five years if nothing was Chulalongkorn University was spread on the beach, the Contractors also plan to done to counter erosion. Yet who twice before had rec- sun would bleach it to a white- install geotextile mesh rein- despite the urgent warnings, ommended the wrong sand. ness that matches Pattaya’s forcements under the sand funding for the project was This time, however, they main- own sand within a few days. along the waterline designed repeatedly delayed. tain they made the right call. Contractors who have already to mitigate erosion. Pattaya has sporadically Hauling of sand from Koh placed the new sand on Anan said contractors as- performed stop-gap refill Rang Kwian has resumed about 100 meters of the north- sured him the entire job can projects that only extended with the stockpile stored in ernmost shoreline concur. be completed within 120 the beach’s life expectancy barges resting on landfill The project, budgeted in 2011 days, or by the end of August a few years. poured about a kilometer off at 483-million-baht project at the latest. In 2014, the lead consult- ant in Chulalongkorn’s Ge- ology Department said that in 1952 Pattaya Beach cov- Rainy season is back, ered 96,128 sq. meters and was, on average, 35.6 meters wide. By 2011, the beach had and so are Pattaya’s floods shrunk to as little as 3.5 Jetsada Homklin meters. Today it is at most five meters wide. Songkran is over and the rainy season has returned. And the usual flooding problems have come back with it. Water ran a meter deep on Sukhumvit Road near the Highway Department April 27 following a second day of tropical storms. Beach and Third roads, likewise, turned into rivers with 40-60 centimeters of storm runoff disabling traffic. Roaring Songkran is over and the rainy season has returned. rapids developed along the And the usual flooding problems have come back major East Pattaya roads. with it. Authorities deployed pumps two hours, the roads became with water damage, city hall’s in seven locations to help passable again. promises of relief can’t be drain the water and, after For those repeatedly hit fulfilled soon enough. Plukpub Canal squatter faces mid-May demolition Boonlua Chatree A Plukpub Canal-area resident was given 15 days to vacate his property before Pattaya demolishes it for encroaching on public land. Engineering Department inspector Maruth Uthai- wattananon posted the 15-day notice April 27, telling the occupant of the two-story concrete home at 269/2 Moo 5 in Naklua that the city will knock down the building at his expense in mid-May. The unidentified owner, who built the house on 80 A Plukpub Canal-area resident was given 15 days sq. meters of canal land to vacate his property before Pattaya demolishes it without a permit, will be for encroaching on public land. billed 194,000 baht. If he cover the cost. demolish the building or doesn’t pay, the city will The demolition order origi- leave. But he appealed to auction off the remains of nally was filed on Oct. 6, giving Chonburi Province, which the house within 30 days to the homeowner 45 days to this year denied the appeal. 4 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Woman busted for Foreign cyclist dies robbing Yemeni tourist Teerarak Suthathiwong An elderly foreigner cy- Teerarak Suthathiwong cling in extreme heat died A 35-year-old woman was arrested for after tumbling from his bike allegedly stealing thousands of baht from a at Mabprachan Lake. Yemeni tourist in Pattaya. Richard Walter Moll, 67, Budsaba Kantiya, 35, was captured at a was found wearing cycling dormitory on Soi Bonkai in Nongprue April gear and no shoes April 24, 23, eight days after she allegedly fled his although a pair of flip-flops Pattaya Soi 13 hotel with 300 Yemini rial and was found near his bike. about 2,500 baht in Saudi riyal from the There appeared to be no wallet of Al Safi Saeed Al Safi Ba Wazir, 33. sign of foul play, so authori- The victim said he met Budsaba at a Walking ties assumed Moll collapsed Street disco around 5 a.m. April 15 and took in the 38-degree heat and her back to the Max Hotel. While he was in the humidity and died. shower, she stole his wallet, he claimed. Richard Walter Moll Police said she confessed to the charges. died after tumbling from his bike at Mabprachan Al Safi Saeed Al Safi Ba Wazir points Lake. to a photo he took on his phone of Budsaba Kantiya who he says stole money from him. 29 busted, massive fine threatened Drunk driver kills after Pattaya sex party Boonlua Chatree Police arrested 28 naked grandma in Sattahip foreigners and Thais in a raid of sex party at an illegal Patcharapol Panrak 51, who tested over the le- gal limit for alcohol. There hotel in Pattaya. A Sattahip woman was was an open bottle of liquor Banglamung District officials killed when she was hit by a found in his truck. and Pattaya police stormed drunk driver in Sattahip. The victim’s husband, Chao the Ban Tulip Hotel April 21, Flower vendor Prajane Sirisuk, Sirisuk, 72, said Prajane was finding 14 couples having 64, was pronounced dead at just getting off a baht bus group sex and exchanging the scene of the April 21 acci- when Pramin came barreling partners during the “swingers dent on Sukhumvit Road at down the street at approxi- party” they paid 1,500 baht the Ruan Yung Thong curve. mately 120 kilometers per each to attend. Rooms were Prajane suffered a frac- hour. He tried to flee the scattered with condoms, tured skull when she was hit scene, but was tackled by Pramin Posalaks tested lubricant, sexual enhance- Police arrested 28 naked foreigners and Thais in a by a Ford Ranger pickup traffic volunteer Khamron over the legal limit for ment drugs and sex toys. raid of sex party at an illegal hotel in Pattaya. driven by Pramin Posalaks, Pithisutorn. alcohol. Middle age foreign men from Australia, Cambodia, Banglamung District Chief public indecency, and oper- Canada, China, Germany, In- Naris Niramaiwong to close ating an illegal sex business. dia, Malaysia, Singapore, the hotel and – after calcu- Staffers were forced to Police academy to oversee Ukraine, the United States lating the fines and per-day serve the swinging guests and United Kingdom, were penalties for such an of- hot tea, clean up their mess taken into custody, along fense, recommend to Chon- and even join in the sex anti-graft tool in Chonburi with Thai woman and a buri Province that owner, games, Naris said. couple Thai men. Chinese national Xeng-chai The district chief added The Royal Thai Police The assessment of integ- The changes can be suc- The hotel, featuring 30 Yang, 53, be fined 18 million that the hotel had openly Academy will oversee imple- rity and transparency for cessfully achieved by empha- rooms and a “play zone” baht. advertised its weekend sex mentation of a new anti-cor- anti-corruption of Thai gov- sizing their responsibilities spread over a rai of property, He also was arrested and parties on the internet, but ruption process in Chonburi. ernment agencies relies on and participation in anti- has been open for five years, additionally faces charges of admitted authorities re- Rattana Salaithong, an the indexes mainly relating corruption within the agen- but was never licensed. offering sexual services, mained oblivious to it until analyst for the Office of the to good governance, global cies. These changes are, Pattaya police have asked public indecency, encouraging receiving a complaint. National Anti-Corruption ethics, Thai culture, as well though difficult to achieve, Commission’s Integrity and as facts on corruption issues considerably important for Transparency Assessment occurred in the government increasing the integrity and program briefed provincial agencies. transparency of the agencies. administrators in Chonburi Most of the integrity and The changes can also indirectly Aussie jailed for purse theft April 24. transparency issues arise create allies among the gov- The ITA is an evaluation from personal ethics, cultural ernment agencies for anti- tool for anti-corruption of factors of the agencies, cer- corruption in communities, Thai government agencies. tain types of works, and the societies, and the whole nation. The ITA framework was acceptance of gifts that are For Chonburi, the NACC has developed from the concept prone to corruption. Thus, appointed the Royal Police of the integrity assessment to resolve these issues Academy to be responsible for successfully used by the within the agencies is to the inspection, using the tools Korean Anti-Corruption and make attempts to change be- and guidelines of the ITA. The Civil Rights Commission, havior, value, and agency cul- Chonburi Council has already integrated with the transpar- ture of both executives and invited 150 civil servants to ency indices of the NACC. personnel in the agencies. take part in the survey and de- velopments are to be applied Read more news at pattayamail.com in the future. (CPRD)

Police arrested Australian Oliver Niyonsaba for allegedly stealing a purse from a woman on Walking Street. Teerarak Suthathiwong after being caught red-handed a table while she went to the with the black purse contain- restroom. She returned to find Police arrested an Austra- ing two necklaces and a pair it missing and people at a lian man for allegedly steal- of sunglasses belonging to neighboring table told her a for- ing a purse from a woman on Tanyalak Nasuho, 40. eign man took it the restroom. Walking Street. The Chaiyaphum native told Police nabbed him as he Oliver Niyonsaba, 21, was police she was in the Miami exited the toilet, the purse charged for “stealing at night” Club and left her handbag on hidden in his belongings. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 5 Wobbly plate causes traffic mayhem on North Road Teerarak Suthathiwong Traffic police deployed near the hazard and guided A steel plate laid over a vehicles through the area construction zone on North without incident, but the Road caused traffic mayhem problems caused a huge traf- after it came loose. fic backup. The plate, placed by the Police contacted the PEA Provincial Electricity Authority to make an urgent fix. near Soi Phettrakul to cover a trough where power and A steel plate laid over a utility lines will be submerged, construction zone on became unstable and wobbly North Road caused April 24, posing a danger to traffic mayhem after it motorbikes and cars. came loose. Walking Street gets post-Songkran scrubbing Pattaya sanita- Jetsada Homklin tion workers joined shop After the big party came owners, restau- the big cleanup. rateurs and bar Naris Petcharat, president operators to of the Walking Street Entre- hose down the preneurs Association, led street, scrub off the post-Songkran scrub of the nightlife strip April 24, powder and about two weeks after the pick up all the same group swept up the trash scattered street to prepare for the Thai over the previ- New Year. ous two weeks. Pattaya sanitation workers joined shop owners, restau- rateurs and bar operators to hose down the street, scrub Construction worker gives off powder and pick up all the trash scattered over the birth in restroom previous two weeks. Naris said the effort not Patcharapol Panrak only spruced up a key Pattaya tourist attraction, A pregnant construction worker’s baby was but created closer bonds so eager to join the world her mother didn’t between business owners. make it to the hospital in Sattahip. Sawang Rojana Thammasathan Foundation medics arrived at the construction workers camp on Soi Wat Thepprasarttaotan in Sattahip to find Prapaijit Intarabuth, 35, had already given birth to a baby girl in a restroom. The Udon Thani native was bloody and exhausted and the baby’s umbilical cord was still attached, but both mother and child appeared healthy. Paramedics transferred both to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center for a full checkup. A pregnant construction worker’s baby A coworker told authorities that he dis- was so eager to join the world her covered the mother-in-distress while tak- mother didn’t make it to the hospital ing a bathroom break and called paramedics. in Sattahip. Pattaya police now supporting ‘iLert You’ app

Jetsada Homklin Pattaya tourists and residents needing po- lice help can now use the “Police iLert You” smartphone app to call the cops. Chonburi police chief, Pol. Maj. Gen. Nantachart Suppamongkol and his Pattaya counterpart, Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech, an- nounced that Pattaya Police Station is now supporting the software. The Ministry of Information and Communica- tion Technology introduced iLert You to provide emergency medical assistance in August 2013, testing it first with the National Institute for Emergency Medicine, Thai Airways Interna- tional, Advanced Info Service and Bangkok Hospital’s network. The app became widely available in the Google and Apple app stores in 2015, but wasn’t supported by Pattaya-area authorities. Pattaya tourists and residents needing Complete with singing and dancing by the police help can now use the “Police Pattaya Police Band, local authorities announced iLert You” smartphone app to call the app can be used as an alternative to calling the cops. 191, a hotline that can be overloaded at times. Using a smartphone’s Global Positioning Police encouraged tourists to load the app System chip, police can pinpoint where the caller on their phone immediately after passing and emergency are located and always have a through immigration checkpoints so they way to get back to those calling in reports. will be protected while in Thailand. 6 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Sonthaya and Itthipol Kunplome Marbpradu makes merit for Songkran appointed to key government posts

The Marbpradu Community organized a large merit-making ceremony during which nine monks from Boonsamphan Temple chanted and prayed. Jetsada Homklin over the next year. and younger neighbors Following lunch, elderly gently poured water over The Marbpradu Commu- members of the community their palms in a traditional nity organized a large merit- sat in a row as children Songkran gesture. Friends and colleagues congratulate Pattaya’s ex-Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome making ceremony to bring (center, right) on his appointment as an assistant to the Tourism and Sports the Pattaya neighborhood Minister. prosperity for the Thai New Year. Boonlua Chatree The appointments, particu- and both men can remain in President Supaporn San- larly of current Palang Chon their jobs even if the ministers phakaew presided over the The appointment of Pattaya’s Party boss Sonthaya, who or government changes. belated Songkran celebra- former political machine to was a cabinet member for Weerasak, however, took tion April 21 in which nine the national government two former governments, pains to point out he was not monks from Boonsamphan sparked controversy, with raised eyebrows, with junta the one who appointed the Temple chanted and prayed both the appointers and critics calling it more proof Kunplomes and would “wait before accepting a morning appointees denying it has Prayut is trying to tie up career and see” how they worked meal. anything to do with politics. politicians ahead of next out, while Pattaya’s former Neighbors, civil servants The Cabinet on April 24 year’s anticipated election mayor – who was replaced and current and former so he can remain in power. with junta-appointed Anan named ex-Mayor Itthiphol politicians donated cash and Prayut, in comments to the Charoenchasri after his term monk necessities to make Marbpradu Community President Supaporn Kunplome an assistant to national media, did nothing expired in 2015 – said he only merit and support the Sanphakaew accepts a donation from the local We Tourism and Sports Minister to dispel that notion, admitting took the job to boost Thailand community organization Love Chonburi-Pattaya Group. Weerasak Kowsurat, and he wants a well-connected and Pattaya’s tourism industry. Itthiphol’s elder brother political veteran to help him He said the ministry is looking Sonthaya, who once headed learn more about politics. to reorganize the Tourism both the tourism and culture Deputy Prime Minister Authority of Thailand to be 7 arrested in illegal hotel raids ministries, an advisor on Wissanu Krea-ngam defended more efficient and better political affairs to Prime the appointments, saying develop and renovate tour- Boonlua Chatree Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. neither was a political post ist attractions. Currently, TAT is in charge of market- Pattaya-area authorities ing while the ministry’s De- arrested seven managers or partment of Tourism is tasked owners of hotels operating with issuing licenses and without a license. improving tourism routes. Banglamung District Chief A revamp will see those func- Naris Niramaiwong led a tions merged, Itthiphol said. squad of Pattaya, Tourist The ministry also plans to and Immigration police as appoint provincial-level well as soldiers in the April 26 operation, the first of two tourism and sports directors Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong led days of raids on 10 suspected while handing over sports-re- a squad of Pattaya, Tourist and Immigration police, illegal guesthouses. lated attractions and events as well as soldiers on two days of raids of 10 The illegal resorts, seven to the Sports Authority of suspected illegal guesthouses. Thailand. of which are foreign-owned, Being that many of those were ordered to secure the refuse to apply for one – Cocko Resort, the Jomtien sporting events take place in proper permits and licenses court orders will be sought Thani Hotel on Jomtien Chonburi, and with his famil- to operate as hotels. City to shut down the accommo- Beach Road and Atlantis iarity with Pattaya’s tourism officials said the rest of their dations providers. Condo on Jomtien Second and business-meeting facili- paperwork was in order and, Raided were the Central Road The raids came after ties, he sees his role as a min- thus, they will be allowed to Residence on Second Road, authorities broke up a sex isterial advisor only, helping continue operating as usual E-Outfitting Boutique Hotel party at a Chinese-owned Pattaya and Chonburi. while they apply for licenses. on Soi 8, the Boutique City Pattaya hotel that had been He said he doesn’t want Should the permits be de- Hotel and the Le Viman Re- operating illegally for five people to look at his appoint- nied – or should the owners sort. Also raided was the years. ment as a political step, but one that should be judged on how he helps Chonburi and Police urge patience amid the nation’s tourism industry. rainy-day officer shortage PATTAYA MAIL PUBLISHING CO., LTD. Keng Na Songkhla 62/284-286 Moo 12, Thepprasit Road, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150. Administration, Advertising and Editorial Offices: Pattaya police were asking Tel: 038 411 240-1, 038 413 240-1 • Fax: 038 427 596 for patience after only 80 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: http://www.pattayamail.com officers were available to Managing Director Pratheep S. Malhotra e-mail: [email protected] assist motorists during Executive Editor Daniel M. Dorothy e-mail: [email protected] heavy storm flooding. Director-Business Development Suwanthep Malhotra e-mail: [email protected] Pattaya police chief Pol. Editor Nopniwat Krailerg e-mail: [email protected] Col. Apichai Kroppech said Sports Editor Martin Bilsborrow e-mail: [email protected] he ordered traffic police to Executive Editor-Pattaya Blatt Elfi Seitz e-mail: [email protected] help locals and tourists Director of Communications Supa Kukarja e-mail: [email protected] following heavy rain April 27 Senior Special Correspondent Peter Cummins e-mail: [email protected] where flood waters created Newsroom Manager Marcus Souksi e-mail: [email protected] gridlock. Pattaya police were asking for patience after only Advertising Department Nutsara Duangsri e-mail: [email protected] However, only 80 officers 80 officers were available to assist motorists during News Department: Boonlua Chatree, Jetsada Homklin, Urasin Khantaraphan, were available for the entire heavy storm flooding. Patcharapol Panrak, Tanachot Anuwan, Theerarak Suthathiwong© Copyright Pattaya Mail Publishing Co., Ltd. city, meaning some areas He asked for patience, officers were working in (e-mail: [email protected]) received no assistance. saying volunteers and the hardest-hit areas. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 7

Duck die-off in Sriracha not bird flu Harness tech for EEC, Livestock officials are in- vestigating the mysterious death of all of a Sriracha property experts tell SMEs farmer’s 24 ducks. Poj Sichanuklit of the Chon- Pojanee Kajornpreedanon, director of the buri Livestock Department, Department of Public Works and Town his Sriracha office counter- Planning; hinted property companies can part Wanchana Thongyen cash in on the government’s Eastern and Lertchai Jinpitaksakul, Economic Corridor project if they exploit director of the Eastern modern technology. Veterinary Research and Development Center, visited the Nongkham Sub-district home of Jamlong Sasrong April 26. After an initial inspection, the animal experts said they Livestock officials suspect duck deaths in Sriracha did not believe the duck were caused by food poisoning, not bird flu. deaths were caused by bird flu, but, instead, by food he fed his ducks leftover food the leftovers had spoiled poisoning. donated by local restaurants and the farmer poisoned his Jamlong said that instead and mixed that with rice. entire flock with the rotten of bird seed or animal feed, Livestock officials suspect people food. (CPRD)

Jetsada Homklin Chunrakchote, president of technology to increase inno- Singapore PM: ASEAN growing the Chonburi Real Estate vation, competitiveness and Real estate professionals Association led the April 25 growth. Large firms already said property companies can panel discussion at the Holi- are doing this, the panelists closer to China and India cash in on the government’s day Inn Pattaya. noted. Smaller companies Eastern Economic Corridor While the EEC is heavily will be left behind if they project if they exploit modern based on transport and lo- don’t follow. technology. gistics, it has a high poten- Meesak and Vichai said Pojanee Kajornpreedanon, tial to boost other segments such businesses will have director of the Department of such as tourism and real es- great potential to grow un- Public Works and Town tate, they agreed. Small- and der the EEC. Planning; Vichai Virathakopan, medium-sized companies Conference participants acting director of the Real can benefit by facilitating also got the opportunity to Estate Information Center; large numbers of people and harvest database informa- Premsorn Sriwiboonchain, providing modern buildings, tion on the real estate indus- president of the Real Estate technology and other services. try in Rayong and Chonburi and Marketing Association SMEs should adopt “smart” that covered current invest- Chonburi; and Meesak information and communication ments, properties and more.

Leaders and country representatives from left to right; Malaysia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam, Myanmar President Win Myint, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, leave the stage after their group photo during the opening ceremony of the 32nd ASEAN Summit on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim) Annabelle Liang strength and influence. This Lee said the leaders agreed has opened up new oppor- that the refugees’ return Singapore (AP) - Southeast tunities for ASEAN member must be carried out “in a Asian countries will work states as we expand our safe, secure and dignified more closely with new powers cooperation with them.” way, without undue delay.” China and India to counter He said that the group The leaders also welcomed the pressure of protectionism faces challenges closer to home a historic summit between and ensure continued as well, such as the Islamic North Korean leader Kim growth, Singapore’s prime State group, cybersecurity Jong Un and South Korean minister said Saturday. and strengthening a regional President Moon Jae-in as a Addressing the summit of economic community. first step toward reducing the 10-nation Association of In a statement on Saturday, tensions on the Korean Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN leaders affirmed the Peninsula. Prime Minister Lee Hsien need for peace in the South “It’s a positive step - it’s Loong said that regional China Sea, where the bloc is better than firing missiles economic growth was under currently negotiating a set and testing bombs - but how threat because the political of rules with China to avoid does it go? That’s something mood in many countries had conflicts arising from a bit- which we will wait and see turned against free trade. He ter territorial dispute pitting and which we can only hope said recent trade tensions some members against for the best,” Lee said. between the U.S. and China Beijing’s vast claims to the To fight protectionism, Lee in particular are worrying. strategic waterway. said ASEAN would like The U.S. and China are They also encouraged to conclude negotiations entangled in their most con- Myanmar and Bangladesh this year on the Regional sequential trade dispute to press on with their “shared Comprehensive Economic since World War II. Both commitment to carry out the Partnership, a proposed free countries have proposed voluntary return” of about trade agreement between tariffs of $50 billion on each 700,000 Rohingya Muslims ASEAN members and Aus- other’s products. President who have fled Myanmar’s tralia, China, India, Japan, Donald Trump is looking to Rakhine state, Lee said. South Korea and New impose tariffs of up to $100 Myanmar’s military has Zealand. billion more on Chinese goods. been accused of instigating In addition to Singapore, “The global strategic balance the persecution of the ethnic the ASEAN members are is shifting, and so is the minority, which has been Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, regional balance,” Lee said. denied citizenship in the Indonesia, Thailand, Malay- “New powers, including China predominantly Buddhist sia, Vietnam, Brunei and the and India, are growing in country. Philippines. 8 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Photography - a senior moment? As one gets older, physi- Seniors do need some even easier. cal activity is important – basics, suitable to your Today’s camera manufac- just getting out of the house physical health. turers have taken the fears or condo is an enjoyment To play photography you out of flash too. Most in itself. This is where need a camera. And by that I new cameras have their own photography is so good. mean a ‘real’ camera, not a in-built flash which comes Give yourself a small photo smarty-pants phone camera. on when the light levels are project and out you go and My observation is that it is too low, will set their own illustrate it. very difficult for seniors to flash power and give you Photography is actually an handle a cellphone, point it perfectly lit indoor night As one gets older, the ideal pastime for seniors, in the right direction and shots every time. choices in pleasurable because it is something that push the right button. No, So there you have it, retirees. hobbies becomes less, un- can be picked up and put get a camera, a real camera. There are inexpensive cam- fortunately. Tennis and down at will, it is not too There are many types of eras available now which can squash are too physical and physically demanding, and camera on the market with get you into photography! If demand sharp eyesight. Any modern cameras can assist prices from less than 5,000 baht you once had the ‘photographic football code requires a in the areas where age has to 100,000 baht. DSLR’s are eye’, then that ability is still greater degree of general taken some toll. And the end nice, but for this exercise, not there. All you have to do is get fitness than that held by result is something that 100 percent necessary. Point used to have “You push the get a close-up, a wide angle the equipment to let you use octogenarians. The older can give you great joy, be and shoot compact cameras button – we do the rest.” and a distant shot from the and enjoy it again. Look for one gets, the closer one that award winning sunsets are just fine (and a lot cheaper). And that was 1888. This was same camera position. Maybe suitable AF digital compacts gets to Tic-Tac-Toe. (Stop or just pictures of the grand- Get one with autofocus because photography was an autofocus digital compact with built in zoom, anti-shake groaning!) children. (AF), most do have this, but too difficult in those days.) camera with an inbuilt zoom technology and auto flash. just check. There are many A nice feature to have is a lens is just the camera for Pricewise you are looking reasons for this, but since zoom type lens. Doesn’t you. Just push a button to make at spending something over sharp focus is necessary for need to be a 20-400 zoom. A the zoom bring the subject B. 5,000, though the range a good final print, let the ‘mini-zoom’ 24-55 is fine. closer or farther away. of cameras over B. 10,000 is camera do it for you, when Zoom lenses save you hav- As we get older, we are also greater. There are plenty of sharpness in vision is some- ing to go the distance. Is it more prone to the shakes. (It’s choices in the marketplace. thing that becomes very just too much of a hassle not just you!) Today’s digital Something from the major problematical as you get these days to walk up to dis- cameras can even compensate brands such as Nikon, older. Provided you can tant objects to get close-up for the tremor, with anti-shake Canon, Olympus, Samsung, point the camera in the right details? Then a zoom lens technology built in over the Casio and Lumix for example. direction, the camera will do will do it for you. With a zoom past couple of years. This A hint to the family around the rest. (Eastman Kodak lens it is no problem at all to makes photography for seniors birthday time should suffice.

Dear Hillary, would I be breaking the law? And would I be liable to pay rely on, and then she won’t need to go and work in the bars. I arrived back in Bangkok yesterday after a 6 day break for vet fees and the like, if I injured one? We have contacted I sort of feel I am being pressurized here. Is 50K a reason- in Vietnam. Sailed through immigration and baggage the city administration and they say they will look into it able amount? It looks to me like a bit expensive, and we collect- fantastic. Thought I would see what time the next but nothing has happened as far as I know. The dogs are aren’t even living together. coach was to Jomtien - 10 minutes, great. Bought ticket got still there. What suggestions do you have for us? Cliff on coach. Another English guy sat by me and we began Raymond chatting, Thai guy in front of us stood up and said no Dear Cliff, talking on bus, we carried on talking, he turned around Dear Raymond, Don’t jump off the cliff when you read my advice. again and repeated no talking, I used some old English There are 70 million people in Thailand You are being dressed for dinner, just like one of containing the word off. Anyway, the coach departed and and at three dogs per head, that’s 210 mil- your thanksgiving turkeys. You are being offered we carried on talking like most of the people on the coach. lion soi dogs, and you expect one little Hillary nothing for 50K. Have you even seen the shop? Before the coach had left the airport perimeter the driver can sweep them all up like the Pied Piper of Sometimes these “shops” are just a cover-up. pulled over and very aggressively walked down the coach Hamlin. Impossible, my Petal. And while your Have you stopped to wonder how she can take so shouting no talking on bus. Was it because of Songkran or running over a couple of dogs lowers the num- much time away from the shop? When she is off galli- has a new law been passed? ber to 208,998,000, that’s not doing much for the over- vanting with you, who looks after the shop? Petal, you are Confused expat. all problem, and yes, for many reasons, you would be being set up by a scheming woman. My advice? Spend your expected to pay the vet’s consultation fee. The best advice I 50K (per month!) on yourself. Forget about being the Issey Dear Confused expat, can give you is to organize the neighbors to get a spaying Mayake of Pattaya, but be the Usain Bolt instead and hoof it! You’re confused? That makes two of us. If the demand clinic and slowly you will reduce the numbers. I have been was in English, it was directed at you. If it was in Thai, then told you can fix male dogs by banging two bricks together. Dear Hillary, it was for everyone else. However, were you speaking very I asked wasn’t it very painful and was told only if you get A couple of weeks ago one of your lost sheep was all of a loudly, then the bus driver probably thought you were your thumb caught between the bricks. tizz because all the pot-bellied men were trying to hit on to Chinese or Indian. I think it will remain one of the world’s his Perfect 10 girlfriend. There is an old saying, which goes, great mysteries, sorry Petal. Dear Hillary, “If you love her, let her go. If she comes back nobody She’s beautiful, has her own little dress shop and wanted her either!” Look at all the anxiety that comes Dear Hillary, wants to move in with me. What can go wrong with through these pages, and it isn’t necessary. Pebbles on the We have a lot of stray dogs in our soi, and they are getting this arrangement? It all seems too good to be true. I had beach – there’s lots of them. to be a problem. Never mind soiling everywhere, they are known her for two months before we went dating and it just Garry also very aggressive. They haven’t bitten anyone yet to gets better and better, we go for dinner at least three times my knowledge, but I am sure it will happen, especially a week. The shop doesn’t make much profit so I’ve been Dear Garry, with the next litter to add to the number. There is also the happy to throw a few thousand baht into the kitty to keep Aren’t you the generous warm hearted one! You don’t worry about rabies, so much so we can’t take our own dog her happy. Now here’s the problem, I am going back to the seem to understand that some of my readers are no longer outside of our garden, so we get dog poo on our lawn as States next month and she is telling me that she needs a youngsters and need sympathy and understanding. You will well. If I were to accidentally run over one of these dogs, regular amount of money (50K) each month that she can be old one day too, Petal. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 9 True tales from the examination couch I have been a doctor for more years than the length of One would imagine that the cheers would be heard earth characters, with the blue singlet very much an Aus- time some of the readers here have propped up a long everywhere at the bar with its attendant nubile, but there tralian icon, originally worn by shearers and now adopted wooden bar with a nubile hovering near their wallets. Yes, was one drawback. Alprostadil only worked by injection. by the blue collar workers. “Can’t do me homework Doc,” I’ve seen quite a few changes in the art of medicine in my And that injection was directly into the penis. Definitely he said, getting straight to the point as Aussies do. After time, and it is an art keeping patients happy while the cringe material. examination and history taking, he was certainly suffer- treatment seems to be so slow in some cases. As a medical student we were supposed to be able to get ing from ED. So following explanation and an embarrassed Remember the five inch floppy? Not the computer one, blood samples from our classmate’s thumbs. That of course demonstration by both doctor and patient, he hared off but the one we didn’t talk about 30 years ago, so secret was someone else’s thumb, but which of my fellow to see if he would get a pass for his homework that that we didn’t even refer to it by name, but used the undergraduates would I trust with mine? Simple answer – evening, and with the promise to ring me in the morning. acronym ED. That stood for (I can say it in these enlight- none of them, so I spent 30 fruitless minutes chasing my First call was my welder, “How did you go?” said I. The ened days) Erectile Dysfunction. Roughly explained as thumb around the room. And that was for a thumb prick. reply was straight to the point, “Best root I’ve had in the inability of the penis (another word not often spoken Imagine the problems with a different prick. years!” (Forgive the Aussie vernacular, but that’s how in polite company, which I usually refer to as Willy the What the treating GP had to do was get over the innate Australian welders talk.) Wonder Wand), to get erect to carry out its number one reluctance of patients exposing one’s member, and then Delighted I congratulated him, but he went on a little function in a man’s life. teach the patient how to inject the Alprostadil. To make this further. “I think we should cut the dose down a little, Doc.” ED caused marriages to fold as men with the affliction even more of a hit and miss, the dosage was not accurately “Why?” looked for a lady with the key to making the member known and we were told that the first injection should be “They could have picked me up by the legs this morning remember its function. And then along came Alprostadil, done in the surgery and then send the patient off having and ploughed the front yard with me!” and this was long before the blue diamonds. guessed the dose, probably somewhere in the middle of the I admit I was unable to stifle my laughter, but my patient As a GP working on the frontline of medicine you were dosage range. In addition, the patient was to telephone the didn’t worry. “When’s me next injection, Doc?” brought up to speed on the latest developments by the GP in the morning to report back so we could get some idea With the advent of Viagra (Sildenafil, AKA the blue detailers, and a rather breathless chappie came to see me of dose and result. diamonds) the need for Alprostadil waned, but is still to tell me about Alprostadil, the wonder drug that could My first patient in need was an Aussie welder, blue used today for those ED sufferers for whom Sildenafil is put the lead back in any man’s pencil. Jacky Howe singlet and all. These are the salt of the not getting them a pass on their homework.

UN health agency: Dengue vaccine shouldn’t be used widely Maria Cheng never been sickened by dengue so doctors would be able to expert group, during a news of a hemorrhagic version of more than 3 billion pesos before were at risk of devel- quickly tell if people had pre- conference Thursday. the disease. The mosquito- ($59 million) from Sanofi and London (AP) - The World oping a more serious disease viously been sickened by Sanofi said last year that spread virus is found in is considering further legal Health Organization says the after getting the shot. dengue - but the group doctors should consider tropical and sub-tropical action. first-ever vaccine for dengue After a two-day meeting acknowledged doing that so whether people might have climates across Latin and In February, the Philippines needs to be dealt with in “a this week, WHO’s indepen- isn’t straightforward. been previously infected South America, Asia, Africa said the vaccine was poten- much safer way,” meaning dent vaccines group said it “We see significant ob- with dengue before deciding and elsewhere. It causes a tially linked to the deaths of that the shot should mostly now had proof the vaccine stacles in using the vaccine whether they should risk get- flu-like disease that can three people: all of them died be given to people who have should only be used “exclu- this way, but we are confi- ting immunized. The com- cause joint pain, nausea, of dengue despite having previously been infected sively or almost exclusively dent this also spurs the pany said it expected to take vomiting and a rash. In severe received the vaccine. with the disease. in people who have already development of a rapid a 100 million euro ($118 million) cases, dengue can result in The country imposed a In November, the vaccine’s been infected with dengue.” diagnostic test,” said Dr. loss based on that news. breathing problems, hemor- symbolic fine of $2,000 on manufacturer, Sanofi Pas- The U.N. health agency said Joachim Hombach, execu- People who catch dengue rhaging and organ failure. Sanofi and suspended the teur, said people who had a test should be developed tive secretary of WHO’s more than once can be at risk About half the world’s vaccine’s approval, charg- population is at risk of ing that the drugmaker broke dengue; WHO estimates rules on how the shot was that about 96 million people registered and marketed. US experts back marijuana-based are sickened by the viral More than 730,000 children infection every year. aged 9 and above in the Following Sanofi’s an- Philippines have received at drug for childhood seizures nouncement last year, the least one dose of the den- Philippines halted its den- gue vaccine, usually delivered Matthew Perrone this medication.” It’s not yet clear why the medicine gue immunization program, in three doses. Washington (AP) - A medicine made reduces seizures. the world’s first national There is no specific treat- from the marijuana plant moved one Epidiolex is essentially a pharmaceu- vaccination program for ment for dengue and step closer to U.S. approval Thursday tical-grade version of cannabidiol, or dengue. The government there are no other licensed after federal health advisers endorsed CBD oil, which some parents have also demanded a refund of vaccines on the market. it for the treatment of severe seizures used for years to treat children with in children with epilepsy. epilepsy. CBD is one of more than 100 If the Food and Drug Administration chemicals found in the cannabis follows the group’s recommendation, plant and it doesn’t contain THC, GW Pharmaceuticals’ syrup would the ingredient that gives marijuana its become the first drug derived from the On Thursday, April 19, 2018, a panel mind-altering effect. cannabis plant to win federal approval of Food and Drug Administration CBD oil is currently sold online and in the U.S. health advisers recommended in specialty shops across the country, The 13-member FDA panel voted approval of Epidiolex, moving though its legal status remains murky. unanimously in favor of the experi- the closely watched medication Most producers say their oil is made mental medication made from a closer to the U.S. market. (AP from hemp, a form of cannabis that chemical found in cannabis - one that Photo/Kathy Young, File) contains little THC and can be legally does not get users high. The panelists farmed in a number of states for cloth- backed the drug based on three studies research and interest into other ing, food and other uses. showing that it significantly reduced cannabis-based products. It’s unclear how FDA approval of seizures in children with two rare forms More than two dozen states allow a CBD drug would affect products of childhood epilepsy. marijuana use for a variety of ailments, already on the market. Executives for “This is clearly a breakthrough drug but the FDA has not approved it the British drugmaker GW Pharmaceu- for an awful disease,” said panel member for any medical use. The FDA has ticals say their goal is to provide a more Dr. John Mendelson, of the Friends Re- approved synthetic versions of another standardized, research-backed version. search Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. cannabis ingredient for other medical “We’re not looking to impact the The drug carries a potential risk of liver purposes. availability of other products on the damage, but panelists said doctors could Several patients and parents at market,” GW executive Steve Schultz monitor patients for any signs. More Thursday’s meeting spoke about the said before the meeting. “Our goal is common side effects included diarrhea, benefits of Epidiolex. Sam Vogelstein, to provide an additional option for vomiting, fatigue and sleep problems. 16, said he experienced daily seizures patients and physicians who desire a FDA regulators are due to make their - at times more than 100 per day - purified version of CBD for treatment decision by late June. Approval would before enrolling in a study of the drug. of seizures.” technically limit the drug, called “I just went to South Africa for two The company declined to comment Epidiolex, to patients with hard-to-treat weeks without my parents on a school on the price of the drug before the forms of epilepsy. But doctors would have trip,” said Vogelstein, who lives in approval decision. Wall Street analysts the option to prescribe it for other uses Berkeley, California. “I would not have estimate it could cost more than and it could spur new pharmaceutical been able to do that if I had not tried $25,000 per year. 10 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

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But, in a letter to the Hartwells they said, it had 24 Arrive at (5) been their experience that the use of the term “best friend,” 25 Tire out or use up (7) even when used in a loving way, can lead some children feeling 26 Abroad (8) excluded. Hartwell called the ban “outrageous” and “silly.” 27 Be afraid (4) She says children should be allowed to speak from their heart. Down Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa 1 Least advanced in age (8) 2 Sound (5) against buying Facebook ‘likes’ 4 Figured material (6) Cairo (AP) - Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a 5 Oarsman (5) religious decree, saying that buying Facebook “likes” is 6 Good buy (7) prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and 7 Reflected sound (4) deception. Grand Mufti Shawki Allam regularly issues all 8 Sitting room (6) sorts of fatwas, usually in response to questions by Mus- 13 One who makes a will (8) lims seeking religious guidance in matters related to even 15 Rubbish (7) the most trivial issues. The questions are asked of the Dar 17 Irritable (6) al-Ifa, the Sunni Muslim institution in charge of religious 18 Monetary unit of Spain (6) rulings, mainly based on the Muslim holy book of Quran 20 Continuing pains (5) and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. The mufti posted 22 Waterfall slide (5) on the institution’s Facebook page earlier this week that it 23 Threesome (4) is “religiously prohibited” to pay someone to click a “like” on a promotion. Allam says “it’s deceptive,” citing Answer to 1291 Muhammad’s saying, “He who deceives is not of us.” Across: 1 Decamps, 5 Vista, 8 Pound, 9 Reverse, 10 Overlap, 11 Dated, 12 Attire, 14 Upshot, 18 Break, 20 Elected, 22 Highway department apologizes Spaniel, 23 Usual, 24 Clyde, 25 Wrecker. for ‘inappropriate message’ Down: 1 Diploma, 2 Cause, 3 Meddler, 4 Syrupy, 5 Vivid, 6 Stretch, 7 Amend, 13 Therapy, 15 Prelude, 16 Tiddler, 17 Yellow, 18 Basic, 19 Knife, 21 Trunk. Seattle (AP) - Washington State’s transportation depart- ment has apologized for an “inappropriate message” that appeared on one of its traffic signs. Motorist Ruslan Kozlov tells KCPQ-TV he was driving on Interstate 5 south Tuesday afternoon when he spotted the message “U Suck” Ten-Minute Sudoku on an overhead sign. The transportation department said it was “clearly a mistake” that was caused by a “training error.” An easy Sudoku The agency says it’s taking steps so it doesn’t happen again. puzzle that should Last week’s answers: WiFi network named ‘remote detonator’ not take long to com- prompts gym evacuation plete. Saginaw Township, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan gym patron The rules of Sudoku looking for a WiFi connection found one named “remote are simple. Enter dig- detonator,” prompting an evacuation and precautionary its from 1 to 9 into the search of the facility by a bomb-sniffing dog. The Saginaw blank spaces. Each News reports nothing was found in the search Sunday at row must contain one Planet Fitness in Saginaw Township, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. Saginaw Township police of each digit. So must Chief Donald Pussehl says the patron brought the WiFi each column and connection’s name to the attention of a manager, who evacuated each 3x3 box. the building and called police. The gym was closed for about Answer next week. three hours as police responded. Pussehl says there’s “no crime or threat,” so no charges are expected. He notes people often have odd names for WiFi connections. Planet Fitness says the manager was following company procedure for when there’s suspicion about a safety issue. No. Headless doll triggers major police operation in Germany 195 Berlin (AP) - An apparent headless body that prompted a major police operation in southern Germany has turned out to be a doll. Police in Baden-Wuerttemberg state say a passer-by spotted what appeared to be a clothed but head- less corpse covered in blood lying by a stream in Remstal, near Stuttgart, late Monday. Officers cordoned off the suspected crime scene and firefighters were called to retrieve the body, which was lying in an inaccessible place. In a statement Tuesday, police said that only once firefighters reached the site were they able to determine that it was, in fact, a doll.

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Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island Kirsten Grieshaber 100 of the silver coins are probably from the reign of Berlin (AP) - Hundreds of Harald Gormsson, better 1,000-year-old silver coins, known as “Harald Bluetooth,” rings, pearls and bracelets who lived in the 10th linked to the era of Danish century and introduced King Harald Gormsson have Christianity to Denmark. been found on the eastern He was one of the last German island of Ruegen in Viking kings of what is now the Baltic Sea. Denmark, northern Germany, A single silver coin was first southern Sweden and parts found in January by two of Norway. amateur archaeologists, one His nickname came from of them a 13-year-old boy, the fact he had a dead tooth in a field near the village that looked bluish, but it’s of Schaprode. The state The April 13, 2018 photo shows medieval Saxonian, In this April 13, 2018 photo medieval jewelry and now best known for the archaeology office then Ottoman, Danish and Byzantine coins after a coins are displayed on a table after a medieval silver wireless Bluetooth technology became involved and the medieval silver treasure had been found near treasure had been found near Schaprode on the invented by Swedish telecom entire treasure was uncov- Schaprode on the northern German island of northern German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea. company Ericsson. The com- ered by experts over the Ruegen in the Baltic Sea. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP) (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP) pany named the technology, weekend, the Mecklenburg- developed to wirelessly West Pomerania state The office said the two invited to participate in the news agency dpa. a little piece that he initially unite computers with cellular archaeology office said. amateur archeologists were recovery. Schoen said he and 13- thought was only aluminum devices, after him for his ability “It’s the biggest trove of asked to keep quiet about “This was the (biggest) year-old Luca Malaschnits- garbage. But when they to unite ancient Scandinavia. such coins in the south- their discovery to give discovery of my life,” chenko were using metal cleaned it, they understood The technology logo car- eastern Baltic region,” the professionals time to plan hobby archaeologist Rene detectors on the field near it was more precious. ries the runic letters for his statement said. the dig and were then Schoen told the German Schaprode when Luca found Archaeologists said about initials HB. How Facebook ads target you

Barbara Ortutay Here are some ways adver- audiences.” These are people handbag you looked on a tisers can target you through who are similar to a business’s website can follow you around New York (AP) - If you Facebook: existing customer base, but the internet regardless of want to tailor a Facebook ad Monitoring your are not customers themselves. whether you want to buy it. to a single user out of its This can help advertisers Dynamic ads, though, go a universe of 2.2 billion, you Facebook activity reach people in different step further, and know if you could. By now you’ve probably countries, for example. 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When it comes to on this information, adver- email address when you with outside data brokers to housing and employment tisers can either include or bought a pair of slippers help advertisers target ads ads, this is illegal. exclude categories such as from Land’s End, you might based on things like offline In late 2017, Facebook said homeowners, “trendy moms,” get an ad for an upcoming purchases or credit history, it was temporarily blocking people who moved recently, slipper sale, since Facebook this number is expected to advertisers’ ability to target conservatives, or people inter- has your email address too. grow sharply this year. based on ethnic affinity, ested in cooking, for example. Then there are “lookalike 12 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Pattaya Sports Club donates Lufthansa donates 667,990 baht to 11 charities 106K baht to CPDC

Airline representative Stefan Mourner from the Lufthansa Group donated 106,000 baht to the Child Protection and Development Center. Jetsada Homklin education fund, vocational development efforts and facilities. HHNFT Director Radchada Chomjinda (left) graciously accepts a donation from The Lufthansa Group donated 106,000 baht The children thanked Mourner and the Pattaya Sports Club President Maurice Roberts and Social Welfare Chairwoman to the Child Protection and Development German airline by performing Lanna and Noi Emerson. Center following a six-month evaluation of Issan dances from Thailand’s North and the Germany-based charity. Northeast, respectively. Jetsada Homklin donations at the PSC head- (10,000 baht), Father Ray quarters on Third Road April 26. Foundation (38,240 baht), Airline representative Stefan Mourner pre- The Lufthansa Group announced plans in The Pattaya Sports Club The benefactors this year Father Ray Day Care Center sented the donation to Radchada Chomjinda, October to study the work of the HHN, its donated 667,990 baht to 11 were the Human Help Net- (38,240 baht), Good Shepherd director of the Thailand arm of Germany’s facilities and its mission to support at-risk charity organizations as part work Thailand (75,500 baht), Foundation / Fountain of Human Help Network, which runs the CPDC, youths. Executives then recommended of its long commitment to Sotpattana School for the Life (150,000 baht), Ban Khru Drop-In Center and ASEAN Education Center. that the airline’s headquarters in Germany support the community. Deaf (33,250 baht), HHN Boonchu House (50,000 baht), The money will bolster HHN Thailand’s sponsor HHN programs. President Maurice Roberts Drop-In Center (100,000 Ban Chang Community Hos- and Social Welfare Chairwoman baht), Pattaya Orphanage pital (50,000 baht), and Mercy Noi Emerson presented the (60,000 baht), Baan Jing Jai Ministries (50,000 baht).

The children thanked Mourner and the German airline by performing dances from Thailand’s North and Northeast.

Fr. Ray Foundation representative Derek Franklin (center left), receives a Nong Plalai kindergarten students benevolent donation from Pattaya Sports Club President Maurice Roberts and Social Welfare Chairwoman Noi Emerson. headed to Wat Nong Ket Yai

The sub-district council agreed to pay Nong Ket Yai Temple to use two buildings and five classrooms at its child development center due to continued problems securing the land to build a new kindergarten. The Pattaya Sports Club donated 667,990 baht to 11 charity organizations as part of its long commitment to support the community. Warapun Jaikusol April 27 agreed to pay the but government red tape temple to use two buildings has tied up the acquisition. Nong Plalai tykes will be and five classrooms at its The result is that kids born going to school at Nong Ket child development center in 2012 have no place to go Yai Temple while the sub- due to continued problems to school, due to full class- district works through de- securing the land to build the rooms at area public schools. lays in construction of Nong new kindergarten. As a result, administrators Plalai Kindergarten. Nong Plalai wants to use agreed to pay the temple to The sub-district council on public land in Moo 3 village, use its facilities temporarily. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 13

Tourists enjoy final day at beach before Boracay closure Joeal Calupitan island will be more sustain- something that has to be done About 17,000 are employed able when it resumes normal now to sustain the island.” in Boracay’s tourist estab- Boracay, Philippines (AP) operations after a few months. Officials have said the is- lishments, and 10,000 to - Tourists are spending their “We have to bite the bul- land can only handle 30,000 12,000 others benefit from the final hours on Boracay, let,” Alegre said earlier this people but teems with 70,000 bustling tourism business. enjoying the Philippine week. “We have to swallow at any given time, including Only about 47 percent of island’s famed white-sand the bitter pill, one step back- 50,000 residents and the hundreds of establish- beaches before it closes for ward, two steps forward, daily arrivals of about 20,000 ments are connected to the up to six months to recover because we know that it’s tourists. island’s main sewerage from overcrowding and treatment plant, with many development. of the rest maintaining Philippine President crude septic tanks or dis- Rodrigo Duterte described charging their waste directly the waters off Boracay as a into the sea. “cesspool” before ordering A similar decision was made in Thailand, where the closure. But on Wednes- The sun sets at the country’s most famous beach Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh day, one Australian visitor resort island of Boracay, in central Aklan province, Island in the Andaman Sea said the island had one of the Philippines, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/ will be closed for four cleanest beaches he’s seen. Aaron Favila) “I don’t really understand months starting in June. too much about what’s get a couple of beers before spectacular sunsets and Many Thai marine parks going on, about the sewage we go on to our flight, but festive nightlife, generating close for part of the year but problem, because when I yeah we just want to enjoy about 56 billion pesos ($1 the release of the Leonardo look out there, I see one of the beach for a few more billion) in revenue. But it said DiCaprio movie “The Beach” the cleanest beaches I’ve hours so we got up pretty the tourist influx, neglected in 2000 made picturesque ever seen in my life, and the early and made sure we make infrastructure and growth of Maya Bay so popular it stayed most beautiful beaches I’ve the most of it.” resorts threatened to turn Children watch as a military helicopter passes by open year-round. It averages ever seen in my life,” said A government study says Boracay into a “dead island” the country’s most famous beach resort island 200 boats and 4,000 visitors Tim Malone, 33. more than 2 million tourists in less than a decade. Wednesday, April 25, 2018, a day before the daily, and recent surveys “We are just waiting for the visited Boracay last year to Tourism Undersecretary government implements its temporary closure. (AP found the area’s coral reefs bar to open so that we can enjoy its powdery beaches, Frederick Alegre hopes the Photo/Aaron Favila) and sea life damaged or gone.

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Eastern Promise are over three hundred. Of Tan Dun (b. 1957): representing the spicy Concertmaster of the Beijing course, it wasn’t always thus. flavours and powerful Opera Company Orchestra The horrific catastrophe Concerto for Orchestra perfumes. With the third but later moved to New known as the Cultural Revo- (Marco Polo). New movement The Raga of York, receiving her Doctor- lution which Mao Zedong England Conservatory Desert we hear Indian ragas ate at Columbia. She has launched in 1966 guaranteed Philharmonia cond. where every note is alive since become an award-win- that any form of western and has an infinite number ning composer and has music wouldn’t stand a Hugh Wolff (Duration: of expressions. For the final written a great number of chance. The whole tragic 35:00; Video: 1080p HD) movement, Marco Polo successful works in which saga continued for ten years Tan Dun was born in China makes his arrival in the she often blends Chinese until 1976, the year of Mao’s and moved to New York City Forbidden City and I was and Western elements. death. When violinist Isaac in the 1980s to study music trying to imagine what kind This work dates from 2009 Stern arrived in China three of light, colour and sound and was commissioned Composer Tan Dun. at Columbia. His years later for a series of con- music invariably he saw and heard there.” by the China Na- At the recent Yehudi though you may have come cert appearances, there was fuses various If at first, you find the music tional Centre for Menuhin International Com- across Tan Dun. Even if the evidently not one playable musical styles. something of a challenge, do the Performing petition for Young Violinists name seems unfamiliar, you piano in Shanghai. All the in- For example, at keep listening. It is compelling, Arts in Beijing. in Switzerland, I was delighted may well have heard his music struments, including about the start of this work which rhythmic and sometimes Her musical to see a large number of bril- because this Oscar-winning five hundred pianos owned was premiered in 2012, enigmatic music in which the soundscapes are quite liant young musicians from composer wrote the film by the Shanghai Conserva- he uses multiple rapids composer creates fascinating different from those of Tan China and other parts of scores for Crouching Tiger, tory, had been destroyed. glissandi on the trombones musical soundscapes. Dun and there are many Confucius believed that moments when distinctly South East Asia. There are Hidden Dragon and Hero. and strings, as well as un- Chen Yi (b. 1954): several Chinese stars of clas- In recent years China has the study of music was “an usual pizzicato techniques tonal melodies emerge. Ac- sical music that are already embraced the Western classical indispensable way to train for the string players. Prospect Overture cording to the publisher, the household names in the tradition with unbounded the mind.” By the 1980s, the The composer wrote: “This for Orchestra. China work “is intended to reflect the eternal evolution and West. But I bet that in the enthusiasm. Today about Chinese Communist Party piece evolved from a con- National Symphony coming years, there will be thirty-six million Chinese was beginning to re-embrace certo of mine commissioned challenges of nature and its many more. Just wait and see. children are studying piano, Confucian ideals and western by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra cond. analogous relationship to There are fewer Chinese which must be heartening classical music came back and was written with my Daniel Harding the challenges of the human experience. The music composers who are well-known news for Chinese piano into favour. The success of opera Marco Polo in mind. (Duration: 09:32; in Europe and America, manufacturers of which there today’s Chinese piano in- Marco Polo took three differ- presents the images of con- dustry can be traced to the ent journeys: a geographical, Video: 480p) flict, struggle, yearning, government’s decision to musical and spiritual journey. Chen Yi was born in encouragement and triumph, create nationalized piano “In the first movement Guangzhou, formerly known to express the composer’s factories in every major city Light of Timespace, Marco as Canton and she became hope for the peace in the fu- in China. By the early 1990s, Polo is making his spiritual the first woman to earn a ture of the world.” I have to the government was delib- journey through time and Master of Arts degree in admit that all that sounds to erately encouraging the study space. The second movement composition at the Central me ever-so-slightly preten- of music through its education Scent of Bazaar, opens to Conservatory of Music in tious. Probably better to Beijing. At the age of seven- ignore it and enjoy the policy and pouring astro- the scent of Eastern markets teen, she was appointed invigorating music. nomical sums into magnifi- with the trumpets and brass cent new concert halls such To watch these YouTube videos, either use your Smartphone to read the QR codes or go to this as the Shanghai Opera House article online, click on the “live” links and go direct to the videos. If you have a laptop, sound quality and the National Center for can be improved significantly by using headphones or external speakers. the Performing Arts in Beijing.

‘Space Odyssey’ robustly explores Kubrick’s ‘2001’ Douglass K. Daniel first “really good” science-fiction film. Scores of books and videos about “2001” and its director have appeared over Fifty years ago, moviegoers had their minds blown by the half-century since its premiere, yet it would be difficult director Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” To to envision anything offering the abundance of telling this day some of them still aren’t quite anecdotes, technical detail and keen in- sure what it all means. sight that fills Benson’s “Space Odyssey.” Was an alien intelligence behind the The author explains in great detail the monolith? What went wrong with the narrative hurdles Kubrick and Clarke computer known as HAL? Does the way faced as they tried to stay true to what station in the afterlife really look like a might be possible in space exploration Louis XIV hotel suite? Did Dr. Floyd’s three-plus decades in the future. For ex- daughter get her bush baby? ample, they didn’t settle on astronaut Dave Seriously, part of Kubrick’s genius — Bowman’s helmetless jump from spacecraft and that of his co-screenwriter, Arthur C. to spacecraft without assurances that a Clarke — was not to spell out everything, human being could actually survive several thus challenging people to ponder the seconds in a deep-space vacuum. futuristic mythology unspooling before While Benson gives Clarke, the movie’s them. “If anyone understands it on the cast and various members of the production first viewing,” Clarke said at the time, team their well-deserved places in the creation “we’ve failed in our intention.” of “2001,” the maddeningly brilliant, obsessed Failure? Not when many consider “2001” Kubrick remains its star. He is presented the greatest science-fiction movie ever as a flawed genius, at least in the eyes of made and one of the landmarks of cinema, his collaborators, a man at times cold and period. cruel and at other moments empathetic Whether you’ve not seen “2001” recently and generous. Kubrick cultivated creative or not seen it at all, do so before tackling people, encouraged them and gave them Michael Benson’s exhaustive account of its creation. “Space room to come up with ideas, yet he was exceedingly stingy Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Mak- when it came to sharing credit. ing of a Masterpiece” is a movie wonk’s dream, launching Kubrick, who died in 1999 and never saw the actual year its rich narrative with the written invitation from Kubrick to 2001, remains as enigmatic as his movie monolith, a cin- Clarke in 1964 to create what Kubrick hoped would be the ematic touchstone for future generations of filmmakers. (AP) VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 15

In ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ Marvel goes nuclear his fingers, wipe away half action, the quips and the Thanos’ fist down upon me of the universe’s beings: a characters, and I suspect — will be the major talking rapture to cull an overgrown “Infinity War” will deliver for point. But for me, its herd, he envisions. most — particularly thanks power only lasts as long And it’s, in part, the lure of to the Guardians. In such a as a commercial break with finality that has made “Infinity bruisingly long showdown, an easy-to-see-through “to War,” directed by Anthony the action sequences — be continued.” Who lives Jake Coyle and Joe Russo (veterans of two never the strongpoint of the and who dies? It’s hard “Captain America” movies), Russos, who cut their teeth to fret too much with an Los Angeles (AP) - After 10 one of the year’s most sali- on comic ensemble like eternity of sequels and years of lean, threadbare, vated-over movies. The pre- “Arrested Development” spinoffs lined up. Lilliputian tales, Marvel amble has been one long and “Community” — grow “Avengers: Infinity War,” Studios has, thank heavens, tease — we have seen fleeting monotonous, and the inter- a Walt Disney Co. release, is finally decided to go big. glimpses of Thanos (Josh ludes amid the rubble more rated PG-13 by the Motion The scale of “Avengers: Brolin) since Barack Obama’s infrequent. But if “Infinity Picture Association of Infinity War,” of course, isn’t first term — leading up to a This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from War” is a lavish reunion America for “intense se- a departure for Marvel. It’s battle royal that could mean left, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Dave Bautista, tour propelled by star quences of sci-fi violence an apotheosis. But is it possible the demise of some of Marvel’s Chris Pratt and Pom Klementieff in a scene from power, the Russos are sure and action throughout, to supersize what is already most famous faces. “Avengers: Infinity War.” (Marvel Studios via AP) to plays the hits. language and some crude colossal? “Infinity War,” It can be hard to know who The movie’s ending — just references.” Running time: which brings together more or what to root for. Arguably Guardians, who inject most belong to the superheroes. one of the spoilers that 149 minutes. Two and a half than 30 significant characters the best quality — and most of the life to “Infinity War,” This is Brolin’s film. Already divulging here would bring stars out of four. from the Marvel Cinematic vital asset — of the Marvel swoon for Hemsworth’s an actor who can appear Universe and enough spandex canon is its star-making (or one-eyed Thor. “He’s like a chiseled from granite, his to clothe a small nation, is a at least star-expanding) pirate had a baby with an Thanos is an imposing boulder little like launching an invasion power. On the one hand, angel,” says Dave Bautista’s of a villain, with weary eyes Eric Idle looks at after the war was already won. Chris Pratt’s performance as Drax. Many don’t know each and lined creases running Despite assured dominance, Star-Lord in “The Guardians other, or the parameters of down his massive chin. He Marvel has gone nuclear. of the Galaxy” has been their shared “cinematic uni- and his adoptive daughter, the bright side of “Infinity” is an interesting terrific and turned him into a verse.” ‘’There’s an Ant- Gamora, are the only char- word for the Marvel machine, household name. On the Man AND a Spider-Man?” acters with much of a story which sets much of its de- other hand, we’ve hardly remarks Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce in “Infinity War.” He’s the (his own) life velopment pipeline a decade seen Robert Downey Jr. outside Banner, a.k.a. the Hulk. immovable object around New York (AP) — Eric Idle in advance. Never-ending is of the Iron Man suit in the The level playing field is a which the gaggle of super- is writing a memoir, and Monty indeed how the superhero era chance to rebalance the Marvel heroes orbits. last decade. It took 18 months Python fans can guess the of blockbusterdom sometimes to shoot both parts of “Infinity pecking order, most recently There may be some hint of title: “Always Look on the feels, both to its fans and its War” back-to-back (the sequel upended by Chadwick overpopulation anxiety in critics. Even Steven Spielberg, is due out next summer), put- Boseman and “Black Panther.” Thanos’ ambition and in the Bright Side of Life.” who once said superheroes ting a stranglehold on some Neither Chris Evans’ Captain Russos’ frighteningly over- “We used to be babe will eventually go the way of of our best movie stars, like “Cap” America nor Scarlett crowded film. Its saviors magnets. Now we’re fridge the western, recently signed Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Johansson’s Black Widow, repeatedly contemplate sac- magnets,” Idle says. “I on to produce a DC Comics film. Mackie. Faint cries can be for example, make much of rifice. Previous “Avengers” thought it was time to tell my But the title refers to the six heard on the street of: “Let an impact on “Infinity War.” chapters and the Russos’ tale before I suffer from “infinity stones” scattered our Ruffalo go!” But Zoe Saldana, as the “Captain America: Civil Hamnesia, which is what around the universe, each And it’s really the simple green-skinned Gamora, strides War” expended some effort happens to elderly actors.” conveying a power of sorcery, pleasure of seeing so many to the fore, as does Elizabeth considering the Avengers’ Publishers Crown Archetype like the time-warping one good actors together that Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. “Infinity place in society and whether told The Associated Press Eric Idle is shown in this held by Doctor Strange. makes “Infinity War” — an War” rarely, surprisingly they should be controlled by that Idle’s book is coming April 26, 2011, file photo. They are dearly sought by “Ocean’s Eleven” in hyper feels as overstuffed as such the state. But this movie, a out in October. Idle is (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Thanos, the indestructible drive — work. The screenplay, a superhero smorgasbord sensory onslaught, has little calling the publication a Titan warlord, who rules by Christopher Markus and ought to, a testament to the room for political subtext. “Sortabiography.” Crown is themselves — Idle captures over much of space but Stephen McFeely, spreads filmmakers’ adept plate-spin- Still, I doubt such gestures calling Idle “A legend in his a time of tremendous cre- would like all of it. With all the heroes around in impro- ning skills. of allegory are anyone’s fa- own lunchtime.” ative output with equal the McGuffins — er, stones vised groups that create That may be because vorite part of the Marvel “With anecdotes sprinkled hilarity and heart,” according — he can, with the snap of some funny dynamics. The “Infinity War” doesn’t really movies. Most come for the throughout that involve to Crown. close friends and luminaries Idle’s previous books in- such as Mick Jagger, Steve clude “The Greedy Bastard Here we go again: ABBA records Martin, Paul Simon, Mike Diary: A Comic Tour of Nichols and many more America” and the novel first new songs in 35 years — let alone the Pythons “The Road to Mars.” London (AP) — Mamma Mia! The members of ABBA announced last week that they have recorded new material for the first time in 35 years. The Swedish pop supergroup said they had recorded two new songs, including one titled “I Still Have Faith in You.” The news was announced in an Instagram statement from Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog. ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo” and had a sequin- spangled string of hits includ- ing “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me” be- fore splitting up in 1982. The band’s statement said Swedish pop group Abba (from left) Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the members reunited to Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus are shown in this Feb. 9, 1974 file photo. plan a virtual tour featuring (Olle Lindeborg/TT NEWS AGENCY via AP) digital avatars, and decided “I Still Have Faith In You” Ulvaeus revealed earlier The band members have to go back into the studio. is due to be performed by the last month that digitally cre- performed together just ABBA said “it was like time group’s holograms in a De- ated virtual band members — once since the 1980s, at a had stood still and that we cember TV special broadcast “Abbatars” — would per- private party in 2016, and had only been away on a by the BBC and NBC. There form in a television show in have long said they will short holiday. An extremely was no word on when the 2018, followed by a tour in never tour live together joyous experience!” second track will be released. 2019 or 2020. again. 16 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Beth Hart/Joe Bonamassa: ‘Black Coffee’ also being a full time member of bands such as Black Country Communion (4 studio albums and one live album), and one studio album each with both Rock Candy Fab Party and Bloodline. In be- [email protected] tween he has made major contributions to at least 47 This is the third studio other albums! album that Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa have collabo- rated on, the first being “Don’t Explain” in 2011 and followed by “Seesaw” in 2013. Now we have this beauty “Black Coffee”, released in Joe Bonamassa. Beth Hart. January 2018. They are all cover albums, but don’t for By comparison Beth Hart before you hear a note. Such all playing together it Track List: one second let that put you is just a beginner, having diverse artists as Edgar Win- sounds like a really closely Give It Everything You’ve Got off. The duo also have a only released 9 solo albums ter, Kansas Joe McCoy and knit band, although there is Damn Your Eyes sensational live double al- since her debut offering “Im- Walter Vinson are all given the still room for Bonamassa to Black Coffee bum called “Live in I hate to add that mortal” in 1996. But on this Hart/Bonamassa treatment. let fly with some incredible Lullaby of the Leaves Amsterdam” from 2014. Bonamassa also has a very album they are both equals The album starts with “Give soloing, as on the opening Why Don’t You Do Right? Since hitting the ground heavy tour schedule. Apart and what an album it is too. It Everything You Got” and track, as well as “Joy” and Saved running with his debut album from being on the road with Having been living with it for as the title suggests that’s “Lullaby of the Leaves” to Sitting On Top Of The World “A New Day Yesterday” in his own solo band, he has a week, I would say it is the exactly what they do - opening name just three jaw-drop- Joy 2000, Joe Bonamassa has been working with the likes finest thing either of them up with some distorted heavy ping solos. It’s probably Soul On Fire become the most prolific artist of Eric Clapton, Stephen has ever produced. A major rock guitar from Bonamassa Hart though who steals the Addicted in the world of Rock music, Stills, Buddy Guy, Stevie statement I know for such before the bass, drums and show on most songs, purely Baby I Love You releasing some 12 studio Winwood and Warren well established artists, but horn section come crashing in, because she is just such a Musicians: solo albums, four albums in Haynes. When does he please have a listen before followed by some euphoric good and versatile vocalist Beth Hart – Vocals collaboration with other artists, sleep? To make it all the more making your own mind up. Beth Hart vocal styling. (possibly the best on the Joe Bonamassa- Lead at least 15 live albums, too miraculous there has never The selection of songs cov- This album may have Hart planet at the moment). Guitar many compilations to count been a drop in quality. The ered on the album is inspired, and Bonamassa’s name on I had always thought Humble Michael Rhodes- Bass and various DVD’s, plus man is only just 40. and impressive to read even the cover, but when they are Pie with Steve Marriot did Guitar the definitive version of Ike Anton Fig- Drums and Tina Turner’s “Black Cof- Reeses Wynans- Key- fee” on their album “Smokin’” boards Hua Hin gears up for 2018 (1972). Not any more, these Paulie Ceera- Saxophone guys have nailed it and there’s Ron Dzuibla- saxophone a great video to go with it too! Leo Thornberg – Trumpet International Jazz Festival This is surely a front-runner and Trombone for the album for the year and Produced by Kevin Shirley The annual Hua Hin Interna- gets a praiseworthy 5 stars. Note: Written by Mott The tional Jazz Festival 2018, which Where to next for this Dog and Hells Bells who can this year takes place on 18-19 couple? With the rate always be found blissed out May, is prominently featured they are going anything is at Jameson’s The Irish Pub on the calendar of music events possible. Soi AR, North Pattaya. in Thailand. Over the years, the event has been inspiring tourists and jazz lovers, both Thai and foreign to visit Hua Springsteen ‘Born to Hin and enjoy some memo- rable live jazz performances. Run’ manuscript heads This year the artist line up consists of international and to summer auction local jazz artists and some other music genre performers. New York (AP) — Bruce It also will be exhibited in They will be performing on Springsteen’s songwriting New York during that period. two stages: Beach Stage (main scrawl is born to make bucks. It’s being sold by an uniden- stage) and an Open Stage. Sotheby’s said it will auc- tified American collector. Highlight on the Beach Thailand’s premier saxo- tion a handwritten working Sotheby’s says many of Stage is The Sound of Siam, phonist Koh Mr. Saxman. manuscript of “Born to Run” the lines in this 1974 version led by Thailand’s premier (Photo/TAT) Jill Saward of British band Shakatak. in June. are “apparently unpublished saxophonist Koh Mr. Saxman; The presale estimate for the and unrecorded,” though jazz-funk legends Shakatak Van Horn jazz-blues artist from diva Simone Kopmajer. The two-day Hua Hin In- single sheet of notebook the chorus is “nearly perfected.” from the UK; Dimension, a France; Swedish guitarist fa- Meanwhile, the Open Stage ternational Jazz Festival will paper with 30 lines of writ- The artist tried out phrases, jazz-fusion band from Japan; ther-son Ulf and Eric Wakenius; will present newcomers from take place daily from 17.00 – ing is $200,000 to $300,000. set off in parenthesis, with John Di Martino, a classic Brazilian bossa nova band various genres including 24.00 Hrs. Entry is free. It will be offered in a books notes in the margin. His jazz pianist, arranger and Veronica Nunes and Ricardo Funktion, Sax Pack Girl, and For more information, visit and manuscripts online auc- penmanship is adorned with producer from the US; Nina Vgt; and Austria’s blond jazz Sincharoen Brothers. www.huahininterjazz.com. tion from June 18 to June 28. curly-topped T’s. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 17

Overcoming Will and Probate Problems

Kelvin Bamfield explains the importance of having a properly written will to avoid probate problems that cause delays and Member Roger Fox interviews Kelvin Bamfield after his costs in settling the estate of someone who presentation to the PCEC. The video can be seen at: https:/ has assets in Thailand when they die. /www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-O1jAHFK7c&t=2s. MC Richard Silverberg in- how you would like your and in your home or other troduced the guest speaker, body and assets handled countries, that you do a sepa- fellow member Kelvin should something happen rate will for each country and Bamfield. Kelvin is the CEO to you. In your will, you state that they cover only the assets of Thai888 Law Co. Ltd. His who you are, what assets you own in that country. presentation was about you have, and who they One of his case studies had Avoiding and Overcoming should go to. Do you want a to do with making a proper Will and Probate Problems in cremation, burial, repatria- will in general as it dealt with Thailand. Kelvin started by tion, ashes in the sea etc.? If his own mother’s will with describing his company’s you do not have a will then probate in Australia. He noted location and organization. It things might get very messy there were several deficiencies, has been 12 months since with many more court pro- especially in there being more PCEC Member Lawrie ceedings as the law considers than one document and they McLaughlin departed from you intestate and sets out having different dates. us. As Kelvin handled Lawrie’s to whom, in priority order, Another case study, dealt estate, he dedicated his talk your assets will be given. with a handwritten will, to Lawrie’s memory. Kelvin outlined ways to which is legally valid in Thai- Kelvin has lived in Thailand plan for probate and ways land. However, if any part is for over 18 years. He holds that minimized many legal “typed” and not handwritten, Australian Degrees, Diplomas issues and delays. Three re- MC Richard Silverberg it must then have the signa- and Certificates from the cent probate case studies introduces Kelvin tures of two witnesses. In the University of Technology, were examined in detail. Bamfield to the PCEC’s case study, the will did require the University of Sydney, Kelvin noted that he had members and guests two witnesses, but there was and several other organizations. permission from the next of and notes his topic will only one. Thus, the court ruled After 8 years of retirement kin to include them in his be of great interest for it was invalid and the deceased in Thailand, Kelvin returned public presentation. expat retirees planning died intestate. Thus, probate on living out their lives became a lengthier process. in Thailand. The third case study dealt with a US Citizen who died also notify the deceased’s in Thailand with no will. He embassy who will, if neces- was also hiding assets all sary contact your next of kin. over the world from the IRS Thai law is that the will and and had two passports and the executor must go to a two identities. But he had no Thai court. Probate is the “black book” with codes legal process whereby a will (e.g., passwords), addresses, is “proved” in a court and or other information to trace accepted as a valid public the assets. Consequently, he document that this is the true has land and other assets that last testament of the deceased. as executor, he Kelvin, cannot The granting of probate is touch so they can be distrib- the first step in the legal uted to his heirs. Kelvin process of administering the strongly suggested that you estate of a deceased person, have this type of information resolving all claims and written somewhere and placed distributing the deceased where it is secure but can be person’s property/assets un- located when you die. der a will. If the will is not in After answering many ques- Member Darrel Vaught, one of the organizers for Thai, it must be translated to tions from members and the monthly Club Dinner, announces to PCEC Thai so the court will accept it. guests, MC Richard Silverberg members and guests where and when the next He noted that if you have a then brought everyone up to dinner will take place and asks them to put their properly drawn will naming date on current events. This name on the signup sheet if they plan to attend. an executor, it will make the was followed by the “Open process simpler and, thus, Forum” portion of the meet- to the work place to act as the As people travel through less costly. It will also help to ing, where questions are asked CEO for Jeab Supaporn, the life they create an identity ensure that your assets go and answered and comments owner / director of Thai888 and accumulate assets & to the individuals and in the made about expat living in Law Company. Thai888 Law debts e.g. bank accounts, amounts you wish. Kelvin Thailand. For more informa- has grown and now has 2 of- loans, mortgage, pension also strongly suggested that tion on the Club and their ac- fices in the View Talay 5 D plans, and life/property in- if you have assets in Thailand tivities, visit www.pcec.club. Building, and 9 staff (lawyers, surance. These assets & notaries and paralegals). debts must all be addressed A will is insurance to ensure by the court. If you die in your wishes are carried out Thailand, the first order of to the letter of the law. The business is to obtain the will instructs the executor death certificate. You must 18 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Summit offers South Koreans rare insight into Kim Jong Un Hyung-Jin Kim Private chats Another striking moment Goyang, South Korea (AP) came when Kim and Moon - A day after the leaders of the chatted while strolling slowly two Koreas met for a summit to a footbridge in Panmunjom, along their shared border, where a rusty signboard the emotional, memorable, marking the military demar- even funny scenes from their cation line stands. There time together are both a bitter they sat, engaging in about reminder of the countries’ 30 minutes of private con- seven decades of division and versation. It wasn’t clear an insight into the mysterious what the leaders talked character of North Korean about. The chirping of birds leader Kim Jong Un. was all that could be heard A look at some of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South on the live TV footage. scenes that South Koreans Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military Korean President Moon Jae-in raise their hands When they returned to the are talking about amid the demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom. after signing the Panmunjom Declaration. (Korea Peace House, they chatted afterglow of one of the most (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File) Summit Press Pool via AP, File) again, but their conversa- unusual moments in recent tion was largely inaudible. inter-Korean history: The image that lingers is Moon, whose parents were high blood pressure and Her proximity to her brother of Kim stepping across the refugees from North Korea hyperlipidemia. during most of the summit Joint announcement Kim crossing ankle-high concrete slab during the war, visited the In 2014, Kim disappeared events Friday added credence The two leaders’ close body the border that forms the military de- North’s Diamond Mountain from the public eye for about to speculation that she’s vir- language was also on display. Kim became the first North marcation line at Panmunjom resort in 2004 to meet his aunt five weeks, triggering a tually the No.2 in the North. They held each other’s hands Korean leader to set foot and shaking hands with during a temporary reunion frenzy of speculation about Kim sent his sister to South and raised them into the air and onto South Korean land since Moon, both leaders broadly between war-separated families. his health. When he resumed Korea in February to attend hugged each other after sign- the 1950-53 Korean War when smiling. Kim then took Moon’s Kim short of breath his public activities, he the opening ceremony of ing their names on what they he stepped into the south- hand and led him back across walked with a cane. Kim’s the Pyeongchang Winter called the Panmunjom Decla- ern side of the border village the borderline into the North, After their meeting at the father and grandfather both Olympics, making her the ration, a joint statement fol- of Panmunjom to meet with where they posed for a cer- borderline, Kim and Moon died of heart ailments. first member of the North’s lowing their summit. They also South Korean President emonial photo together be- moved to a small plaza to ruling family to visit the stood at a podium together Moon Jae-in on Friday. fore returning to the South. inspect an honor guard be- Kim’s security fore walking together for a When Kim returned to the couple of minutes to the northern side of Panmunjom Peace House, the venue for in a black Mercedes limousine the summit. Despite the rela- for lunch after a morning tive short bout of exercise, meeting with Moon, a dozen live TV footage showed that bodyguards, all wearing an obese Kim was panting black suits and blue ties, heavily through his mouth, surrounded the vehicle and his shoulders heaving a bit, jogged beside it as it made as he signed a guestbook. its way to the North. South Korean media quickly The men - all tall, their hair speculated that Kim, 34, is cropped short - are likely from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South about 170 centimeters (5 feet the North’s secret service. Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, walk together 8 inches) tall and weighs 130 Later Friday, as Kim re- through an honor guard at the border village of turned to the South, the car kilograms (287 pounds), and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a Panmunjom. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File) likely suffers from diabetes, moved at a faster speed and the men kept pace, running guestbook next to his sister Kim Yo Jong, right, fast as they enveloped the inside the Peace House. (Korea Summit Press Pool leader. When Kim rolled via AP, File) outside the Peace House and jointly announced the deal in front of officials and pool reporters. The declaration has lots of accords on improving inter- Korean ties and exchange pro- grams, but lacks any major progress in a U.S.-led interna- tional effort to end the North Korean nuclear standoff. Intoxicated Kim During a dinner banquet, Kim appeared a little drunk, his face red, his eyes unfo- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South cused. He didn’t wear his Korean President Moon Jae-in talk as they walk on horn-rimmed glasses as what a footbridge. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File) appeared to be champagne was placed on the table be- back to the North after a South since the end of the fore him. Kim’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, farewell ceremony Friday Korean War. and Moon’s wife, Kim Jung- night, the bodyguards reap- Kim acknowledged his sook, also joined the banquet. peared and ran alongside his sister’s popularity in South Kim is a big fan of French car again. Korea when he joked to wine and once drank 10 bottles A North Korean security Moon during their talks that of Bordeaux in one night, worker was also seen spray- she has become a “star in according to media reports ing disinfectant on the chair the South,” causing her citing the Kim family’s former and table to be used by Kim face to turn red, according sushi chef. at the Peace House while to Moon’s spokesman, Photos taken on April 27, another used a headphone Yoon Young-chan. 2018. and a black, square-shaped piece of equipment to check for explosives, according to South Korean media reports. Kim’s sister Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, took a prominent role in the summit. She handed her brother a pen when he signed the guestbook, and took his gloves after he shoveled dirt on a ceremonial tree and a bouquet of flowers that he’d North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from been handed at the border. left, holds a glass with his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, South During the meeting with Korean President Moon Jae-in and Moon’s wife Moon, she sat next to her Kim Jung-sook, right, during a dinner banquet. brother, scribbling notes. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP. File) VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 19 For fans of British Royals, a sightseeing itinerary

Michelle Locke London (AP) - You got up in the wee hours to watch Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot in 2011. (And, if you’re of a certain age, ditto for Charles and Diana way back in 1981.) You binge-watched “The Crown” on Netflix and are anxiously awaiting the show’s next season. This year, with the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the offing, per- haps you’re ready to visit England and enjoy some Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan real-life crowning moments. Markle pose for photographers during a photocall From Windsor to window- in the grounds of Kensington Palace. (AP Photo/ Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace with Prince Charles to travel shopping, here are some Matt Dunham, File) to parliament for her speech at the official State Opening of Parliament in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) line up for (free) admission to Evensong at St. George’s (Window) shop ‘til palatial picnic, see luxury visiting in its own right, has Chapel, a mostly sung ser- you drop goods on upper floors, includ- a royal wedding tie-in as well. vice that sometimes features ing Launer handbags favored Charles and Diana were mar- visiting choirs. Ask the Bond Street, which runs by the queen. Get a casual bite ried here, and she swept the guides where to stand and through Mayfair from Oxford in The Parlour or spring for 25-foot (8-meter) train of her when to get in line. Street to Piccadilly Circus, is lavish afternoon tea in the wedding dress up steps red- The castle will be closed an excellent place to window- Diamond Jubilee Tea Room. carpeted for the occasion. shop, teeming with high-end May 18-19 for the wedding Etcetera The Tower of London isn’t and some apartments are shops, including Asprey’s, exactly the home of fairytale closed other times of the jewelers to the royal family Westminster Abbey is romance. This is where two since Queen Victoria. The packed with modern royal his- year; details at https:// famous royal wives, Anne Piccadilly entrance is around tory. It was the site of Queen www.royalcollection.org.uk/ Boleyn and Catherine visit/windsorcastle . the corner from Burlington Elizabeth II’s wedding and her Arcade, a covered shopping coronation, the first ever to Howard, met their ends. But Windsor Castle is about 25 it is home to the Crown Jew- miles (about 40 kilometers) alley featuring a number of be televised, as well as Will- The Queen’s Gold State Coach in the Royal Mews luxury boutiques. Across iam and Kate’s wedding. els, including the 530-carat from London and easy to Cullinan 1 diamond, set in the in Buckingham Palace, in London. (AP Photo/ reach. By train, head from the street from the arcade’s You’ll find the tombs of many Richard Lewis, File) Piccadilly entrance is noble and notable figures Sovereign’s Scepter with Paddington to Slough and Cross that’s been used in ev- change at Slough for the Fortnum & Mason, fabled here, including Queen Eliza- tips on where to get that Wander Windsor supplier of gourmet food beth I and Mary Queen of ery coronation since Charles regal feeling. Windsor & Eton Central Windsor Castle has been train, which delivers you hampers (the young Prince Scots. Don’t miss the coro- II in 1661. The most often- Take the Rei(G)Ns home to British royals for within steps of the castle. Charles gets one in the nation chair, which has been asked question from visitors, Buckingham Palace is a 900 years. That history boarding school episode used in coronation ceremo- according to the official must-see for devotees of continues when Harry and Feel like a Princess of “The Crown”). You can nies since the 14th century. website, is “Are they real?” “The Crown” - even though Meghan wed there at St. Back in London, look at samples and plan a St. Paul’s Cathedral, worth The answer: “Yes, they are!” the series isn’t actually George’s Chapel. Kensington Palace feels sur- filmed there. In the summer, There’s a lot to see, from prisingly home-like for a part of the palace is open to ornate formal rooms to the palace. This is the official the public; tickets sell out miniature perfection of residence of the Duke and fast so book ahead. Almost Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Duchess of Cambridge, aka any time of year, you can to the rather stout suit of William and Kate, and Prince visit the Queen’s Gallery, a armor worn by Henry VIII. Harry. The grounds include small but thoughtfully The castle closes at 5:15 p.m. the sunken garden where curated selection of art from in summer, an hour earlier in the latest royal engagement the royal collection. winter. After exiting, you can was announced. This was From February to November, visit the Royal Mews, which houses stables, the carriage house and garage. You’ll likely see horses, as well as glittering carriages. The standout is the huge, gilded Gold State Coach used at every coronation since George IV in 1821. You can even sit for a photo in a replica of the landau favored by Queen Victoria and imagine yourself trotting past crowds of adoring subjects, waving regally of Leaders of Commonwealth countries arrive and course. walk past the round tower at Windsor Castle for Planning to visit lots of the second day of the Commonwealth Heads of attractions? Consider a Government 2018 for a behind closed doors multi-venue option like the meeting in Windsor, England. (AP Photo/Frank London Pass. Augstein, File) also home to Diana, Prin- cess of Wales. An exhibit of some of her iconic outfits is on display through Jan. 6. It’s popular so buy tickets ahead: https://ticketslive. hrp.org.uk/hrp/b2c/index. cfm/calendar/eventCode/ KDHF Don’t miss having a cup of tea in the cafe, with out- door seating overlooking the gardens and free Wi-Fi. From the palace, you can walk to the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, a lovely and serene The Fortnum & Mason store in London, also bear- spot. Friendly notices ad- ing the Royal Coat of Arms above, declaring by vise that it’s perfectly OK appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. (AP to sit on the side of the Photo/Sang Tan, File) fountain and dip your feet. 20 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

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Centara Pattaya Hotel and Centara Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya jointly marked their seventh anniversaries with the celebration of the Thai traditional “Songkran” New Year. The activities featured symbolic Buddhist traditions including a merit-making ceremony and offering of alms to monks. To bid the old year adieu, staff members also received blessings from the monks and paid respectful tribute to their elders with the act of pouring scented water through the palms of Kantary Bay Hotel, Rayong Resident Manager senior staff and management executives. Jonas Sjöstedt (centre), General Manager of both the hotels, presided over the Plabplung Yimmueng (2nd left), Front Office Manager Buddhist ceremony and led the management team and staff in celebrating the hotels’ seventh anniversary by paying Pattarawut Tongarm (right), and Banquet Coordinator respects to the four-faced Brahma image and spirit house, and food offerings were presented to nine monks during the Surapun Pookpanid (left) greet Thai actor Nam Rapeepat traditional ceremony. and well known-comedian Kotee Aramboy during their stay at the hotel.

Gerd Steeb (left), President, Director and Advisor to the board of Centara Hotels & Resorts, was an honoured guest at the Songkran water pouring ceremony held for the management and staff at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya last month.

The management and staff of Dusit Thani Pattaya joined Pattaya City’s post-Songkran celebration – known as ‘Wan Lai’ – held on Pattaya Beach Road, which was closed for the occasion. The hotel set up a special booth where staff and guests dressed in vibrant costumes enjoyed a day of water-splashing fun. The hotel’s general manager, Neoh Kean Boon, raised lots of smiles by turning up in a Robin costume.

Trat Airport in collaboration with Bangkok Hospital Trat set up a mobile medical unit at Moom Sa-Ngop temple to provide free basic medical check-ups for people who live around Trat airport and in Trat city. Trat Airport officials not only helped provide an area for a mobile medical unit, but also supported food and beverages for doctors, nurses and others involved.

In keeping with the longstanding policy of the Sunshine Group & Resorts to support hotel staff and their families by contributing scholarships and funds for the education expenses of their children, Sunshine Hotels & Resorts Group President Sunt Supornsahasrungsri (2nd left), along with Group Executive Directors Thanet Supornsahasrungsri (left), Thana Supornsahasrungsri (2nd right), and Rassmiman Supornsahasrungsri (right) presided over the Scholarships Presentation Ceremony for 2018. This year the benevolent family awarded 112 scholarships worth 243,000 baht to children of hotel staff employed in the eight hotels and resorts of the Sunshine Group.

Adrian Flaherty (right), GM-Golf at Pattana Golf Club & Resort presents trophies to the 3rd round winners of the Pattana Golf Challenge which is played over four rounds. The win- ners of each round will play in the final round on September 24, 2017. The top prize is a golf package to Dubai and a spot in the Pro Am - MENA Golf Tournament 2018. The fourth and final round will be played on September 17. Golfers can get more information by calling Tel. 038 318 999 or email: [email protected] VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 21

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Phillips on fire at Phoenix PSC Golf from the Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, April 23, stableford competition on Mt. Shadow - the Lakes and Ocean nines in one flight. Group numbers Stableford are holding up well despite 1st Paul Chesney (22) 35pts the departure of many 2nd Derek Phillips (23) 32pts friends and supporters for 3rd Barry Oats (25) 32pts their own national summers. With Songkran over, a more Phoenix was in quite good seasonal sized Links field condition and presented a visit Mountain Shadow on good opportunity for golfers Monday to play a stableford to produce some more than competition on a course respectable scores. An all Irish which appeared a bit jaded leaderboard saw third place after a hot and dry spell. occupied by Dom Downey, his Fairways were hard and al- 36 points coming from the best lowed some run but the (shared) gross of the day, 83 greens were a little inconsis- shots. In second was Peter Henshaw, recording one point tent, making good scores Derek Phillips (left) with Phil Davies. Paul Chesney (right) with “wig” wearer Martin Patch. difficult to come by. better on 37. The moderate sized field the course has mixed memo- Consolation prizes went to week before. Putting was to is either right on or stutter- The winner with a stagger- allowed only one flight and ries, being his first LoS golf Phil “PJ” Mitchell for the be a bit of a lottery therefore, ing. This day was his though, ing 47 points was Derek saw a meagre five golfers experience some six months best front nine (17 points) on on the course which other- as another forty point return Phillips whose sumptuous return scores of thirty or ago and some genuine ef- his final round this trip and wise was in excellent condi- saw him don his own Green round was by far his best more, with Barry Oats’s 32 forts since attempting to put Tip Briney for his best back tion. With the removal of Jacket back at Links Bar. ever and came on a day when points taking third place, the that first round behind him. nine of 17 points. quite a number of trees Consolation prizes went to everything fell into place. He Aussie senior losing the run- This day he took revenge Wednesday, April 25, around the course the track Nigel Harrison for his best claims the course was made ner-up slot to Derek Phillips with an excellent 35 points now has a more open and front nine of 19 points and for his game and few can ar- on countback. The winner for the win and the honour Green Valley - airy feel, and the latest rout- Bill Copeland for his best gue with that. Certainly his was Paul Chesney for whom of wearing the green jacket. Stableford ing is almost the same as the back nine of 17 points. golfing renaissance, which st 1 Phil Davies (13) 40pts original design. Friday, April 27, began in Khon Kaen at 2nd Derek Phillips (23) 38pts Scores showed Brian Tal- Songkran, has set him new 3rd Tip Briney (22) 38pts bot in fourth place with 37 Phoenix - Stableford targets for the rest of his stay. 4th Brian Talbot (14) 37pts points, one point behind Tip 1st Derek Phillips (23) 47pts Consolation prizes went to The golfers looked forward Briney and Derek Philiips on 2nd Peter Henshaw (30) 37pts Brian Talbot for his best to a visit to Green Valley on 38 but separated by Derek’s 3rd Dom Downey (11) 36pts front nine of 18 points and Wednesday and found on better back nine. The winner The society visited nearby Lee Rodman for his best arrival that the greens had was Phil Davies whose game Phoenix on Friday to play a back nine of 21 points. been cored and sanded a Mashi hits the ground running Mackintosh & Fox strike PSC Golf from The Growling Swan at PAGS Monthly Monday, April 23, The Pattaya Amateur Golf Series for April had a decreased number of participants with Crystal Bay - 87 taking part, including a solitary lady. Stableford Burapha A & B nines were the combina- 1st Mashi Kaneta (15) 38pts tion of the day, with the course playing at 2nd Peter Bailey (15) 36pts its full scorecard length, and in overall fine 3rd Bill Steinmann (13) 34pts condition. The weather conditions deterio- Near Pins: Bill Steinmann, rated about midday, with heavy rain and Mashi Kaneta, John Coetzee, plenty of electrical activity in the skies Keith Buchanan above the course. Most players waited out Long Putts: Rudy the rain, and were rewarded with some sat- Reganess, Anthony J Cook isfactory to outstanding scores. A medium size field There was no winner in the Ladies Flight ventured out to take on the as the 1 lady failed to finish due to the challenge of Crystal Bay. weather. The C Flight winner for handicaps Our prior information seemed 21+ was Todd Fox (38) with the aforemen- to be incorrect as the course tioned day’s outstanding score of 45 points. was in good condition, the Gordon Clegg, Mashi Kaneta & Keith Buchanan. Stephen Watkins (27) played well to record only complaints that sur- 40 points, while Bengt Almstrom picked up faced were to do with the day but happy to be there. Monthly Mug. It was that third spot with his 37. lack of staff in the change By all reports Bill Steinmann man Mashi again that shone B Flight for handicaps 13–20 was won by Kevin Mackintosh - rooms and the bar area. should have been the win- thru with a very tidy score Phil Barber (15) with a solid 39 points, ahead A Flight & Low Gross winner. With the numbers that we ner but his putting let him of net 69. He is in good form of 2 players on 36. Pierre Zbinden (20) had had we were playing one di- down. at the moment. Runner up the better back 9 of 18 points to claim the spectacular 42 points. Pelle Petterson (12) vision with 3 places. It was Friday, April 27, with a net score of 73 was silver while Bjorn Noren (15) had to be sat- played well to sign for 39 points, while Steve Mashi that took the choco- Keith Buchanan. They were isfied with the bronze medal position after Truelove (12) picked up the low spot on the lates on the day, finishing Pleasant Valley – queuing up for third while signing for 17 points on the back 9. podium with 37 points, to go with his Long with 38points that put him 2 Monthly Mug/Stroke near pins went to Gordon The A Flight for players for 0–12 saw Kevin Putt on A4. in front of the pack. Second With only eleven golfers it Clegg and JJ Harney (2) and Mackintosh (5) show some great form Honourable mentions go to Mark Johnson past the post was Peter was a small field that took to long putt awards to Colin to shoot a 1-under par score of 71 to win with his 3 technical awards and Andre Bailey, a late inclusion for the having a crack at April’s Stielow and Keith Buchanan. Low Gross and top spot in the flight with a Coetzee with 2. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 25

The Hawk swoops to victory The Traveller’s Rest Golf Group Monday, April 23, month is our monthly medal Toyoshima’s 43 points took 3rd Greg Bates (14) 36pts Phoenix - Stableford competition and the chosen first place in division two, Division 2 course was Khao Kheow. however 38 points in divi- 1st Brendan Abbott (21) This week we had over 120 Family loyalties were sion one didn’t even rate a 40pts golfers from the UK, Austra- stretched to the limit as mention and 37 in division 2nd Nino Dinardo (19) 34pts lia, Denmark, America, South Christian Boysen and his two was only good enough 3rd Mitch Ikeda (22) 34pts Africa, Japan and Korea partner New Boysen battled for 5th place. Two forty pointers took compete in the daily TRGG it out for first place but un- first places in both divisions competitions and the friend- Friday, April 27, beknownst to them another at Burapha with Father Ted ships that are forged never rival was on the horizon. Burapha - Senior continuing his great ceases to amaze me. Gary Brocket was finishing Stableford form to take top spot in divi- Monday, April 23, strongly and it took a count Division 1 sion one and his counterpart Silky Oak - back to the last hole on the 1st Ted Senior (15) 40pts Father Brendan Abbott lifted Don Hawkins. Brendan Abbott. back nine to determine that 2nd Se-Jun Park (11) 36pts the chalice in division two. Stableford Gary was the winner. 1st Richard Talbot (17) 36pts Tuesday, April 24, post his first win in over nd Thursday, April 26, 2 Graham Brown (12) 34pts St. Andrews - thirty games. His 35 points 3rd Kerry Langlands (10) was just enough to edge his Phoenix Gold – Stableford Parish leads the pack 34pts way home from Paul Durkan Stableford The greens at Silky Oaks 1st Neil Bramley (9) 35pts and Barry Sowman, both nd Division 1 PSC Golf from the Tropical are in the worst condition 2 Paul Durkan (8) 34pts with 34 points. st 3rd Barry Sowman (8) 34pts 1 Don Hawkins (16) 45pts I’ve ever seen them. They nd Golf Group St Andrews is in magnifi- Wednesday, April 25, 2 Paul Durkan (8) 42pts appear to have some sort of rd cent condition, which is 3 David Booth (16) 39pts disease and were extremely Khao Kheow - Stroke amazing as this and Silky Division 1 Division 2 slow. Three and four put- st Oak literally run adjacent to st 1 Shigeki Toyoshima (18) ting was the order of the day 1 Gary Brocket (12) net 75 each other. The greens were 2nd Christian Boysen (8) net 43pts except for R.C. Talbot who nd an absolute pleasure to play 75 2 Gordon Vallance (21) 39pts posted a fine score of 37 on; a simple putting stroke 3rd Graham Brown (12) net 3rd Andrew Rich (22) 38pts points to take first prize and was all that was required in- 76 Don Hawkins or “The Hawk” also improve on his number stead of smacking the ball to Division 2 as he likes to be known one position as “Golfer of the hole. 1st New Boysen (21) net 79 scored the best round of the the Year” Taking second and Neil Bramley, a right handed 2nd Billy Allan (17) net 81 week with a massive 45 points third place were Graham player with a left hander’s 3rd Derek Hutcheson (14) at Phoenix. There must have Brown and Kerry Langlands grip, took full advantage of net 81 been something in the drink- respectively. the course conditions to The last Wednesday of the ing water as Shigeki From left, John Davis, Brian Parish, Dave Cooper and Barry Elphick. Friday, April 27, with the fairways in fine Poopay bags the medal Pattana – Stableford shape, the rough cut to a rea- sonable height and the greens PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar A small, post Songkran, running reasonably true. field of 12 signed up for the With no hold ups all groups outing to Pattana. With all were finished in good time hoping for a full, non rain and, after a stop in the res- delayed round, off we set on taurant while the scorecards the relatively quick trip up were collected, we were soon the 331. headed back to Pattaya. After a quick check-in, the Leading the way today was locker room sheet showed Brian Parish (H/cap 12) with only 25 players ahead of us a fine 40 points. Brian was so it was out to our assigned followed by Barry Elphick tee, C-1, and off we went, (28) with 38 points, John with the A nine to follow and Davis (14) took third with 37 this was welcome news to points and Dave Cooper (25) most since we would avoid completed the podium in the challenge of “B-1. fourth, taking a 3-way count The weather was on the back on 35 points over Walter hot side but with enough Baechli and Mashi Kaneta. cloud to break up the blazing The best 9’s for non-win- Miss Poopay (left) receives her medal from Brian Williams Macey (left) with Brian Chapman and sun and the course was ners went to Walter Baechli Chapman. Thiery Petrement. found in very good condition, and Dick Warberg. Monday, April 23, Lakes side for the second the same score to occupy Friday, April 27, Phoenix Gold - eagle in his golfing career. third place. Miss On moved Phoenix Gold – Wednesday, April 25, up a gear on the turn, improv- Thatchers Cider Stableford ing the back nine by 5 shots Scramble We had just a small field of Green Valley – to record a 67 but 2 shots The monthly scramble held 12 golfers on a very hot day Medal behind the eventual winner at the Phoenix was played on Monday Pool League at Phoenix Gold. We played A medal comp today spon- Miss Poopay, who had two the Lakes and Ocean loops Results & Standings April 23 Lakes and Ocean and both sored by Brian Chapman, of double bogies in her 65. on a hot day. The course nines are in great shape, the Haven Consultants. It was The men’s scores were was in great condition but (week 15) greens were a bit tricky on a hot humid day and much equal to those of the ladies he had a depleted field today Team P W D L +/- Pts. the Lakes but you get used of the round was accompa- with three finishing on 68. with only 7 teams competing. Moonies Kitchen 15 12 0 3 55 36 to that eventually. nied by thunder but we were Occasional golfer, Brian As is usual in this format, Thirsty Beaver 15 12 0 3 49 36 The scoring was not too lucky to escape the rain. The Chapman, did not perform putting is the answer to hav- Diva Sports Bar 15 11 0 4 47 33 bad apart from one or two greens had been heavily tined too well on the par 5s to miss ing a good score and also Honeypot 15 10 0 5 18 30 golfers who hit the wall on and sanded which made put- out to Thiery Petrement who making no bogies. Well that Khao Noi Sports 15 9 0 6 17 27 th the last few holes. Bob ting interesting but these had a triple bogey on the 10 was what transpired today Black Moonies 15 8 0 7 35 24 Pearce took third spot with things must be done if we to fall behind Peter Thomas with the bridesmaids from Diva Devils 15 8 0 7 15 24 a fine 37 points while there want good greens later on. on the back nine for second last month, namely the Val- Pride 15 7 0 8 -19 21 was a count back for the top The scores for both the la- place. The winner, Williams ley Hackers, led by Ed Honeybees 15 5 0 10 -28 15 two places on 38 points, with dies and their male counter- Macey, admitted to receiv- Horricks scoring a net Leks Bar 15 4 0 11 -21 12 Peter Jeucken just edging parts were remarkable when ing some help from the holes 58.2, almost exactly the Full Moon 15 4 0 11 -33 12 in the greens to claim the George Barrie for the honours. considering the condition of same score as last month. GB Bar 15 0 0 15 -135 0 medal with a 67. There were two ‘2’s, com- the greens. Miss Tan could They were beaten by 0.9 Results: Black Moonies 6 - 9 Diva Sports Bar, Diva Dev- It was a surprise to see only ing from Paul Greenaway have had a better result had of a shot by the defending ils 5 - 10 Moonies Kitchen, Full Moon 7 - 8 Khao Noi three ‘2’s, these going to and George Barrie, George she not had a quadruple champions Sasicha, Paul Sports, GB Bar/BYE 3 - 12 Honeypot, Honeybees 10 - 5 th Am North, Lynn and Auke slam dunking his approach bogie on the 10 for a 68, los- Greenaway, Greig Ritchie Pride, Thirsty Beaver 9 - 6 Leks Bar shot on the 3rd hole on the ing out to Miss Sasicha on Engelkes. and Bob Philp. 26 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Evans above all at Pattana The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, April 23, Near pins went to (Div 1) (Div 1) Paul Butler, Tim Hake one of those to win division Pattana G.C. - Paul Butler, Bob Poole and (2) and Dennis Scougall, and 1, one ahead of Mikael Dennis Scougall, and (Div 2) (Div 2) Peter Davies, David Andersson in second on 36. Stableford Rick Assi, Alan Bissell and Phillips, Gil Phillips and Peter Seil took third with 35 We were playing the A and Steve Harris. Allan Robartson. points and in fourth place B nines today with the cut With a few ‘2’s rollovers in More rollovers in division was Frank Kelly with 32. set at 6-17 and 18+ in the two division 2, Steve Harris was 1 in the ‘2’s but in division 2 Alan Bissell was the winner divisions. The greens here a happy chappy with a birdie Gil Phillips birdied the 5th on in division 2, with Tony Thorne were slightly slower on the on B3 and in division 1 there were the East course. second six points behind on A course but very slick on two rollovers to Plutaluang. Friday, April 27, 31 and Theo Bahrt beat Glyn the back nine. Wednesday, April 25, Evans on a 16/14 back-nine Nik Evans returned the Eastern Star - count-back after they both best score of the day, winning Plutaluang - Stableford came in with 30 points. division 1 with 36 points. Stableford The forecast here today Near pins went to (Div 1) Martin Grimoldby was second We always play two or was not too promising but Mikael Andersson, Dave on 35 and Paul Butler was three rounds on the North all groups survived before Stockman and Pete Sumner, on the podium again, this and West nines and then the horrendous storm started and (Div 2) Colin Aspinall time in third with 33 points. one game on the East and just on our way home back and Theo Bahrt. Nik Evans, Martin Grimoldby and Steve Harris. Rick Assi topped division South course and that is to Jomtien. No ‘2’s today in either di- 2 with 34 points, one ahead where we were today. It was was the highest score of the Theo Bahrt with 31 points The majority of the fairways vision so four rollovers here of Alan Bissell while Andre a tough test of golf with the day, with Dennis Scougall won division 2, with Gil had been holitized so ‘pick next Friday. Van De Laan pipped Steve greens so slow it was unbe- winning division 1. The Phillips second one point clean and place’ came into play We had some very sad Harris on a back-six count- lievable. Khao Yai boy, Tim Hake, was behind and with a measly 25 on the fairways and fringes. news for Jomtien golfers today back of 10/8 to take third We had a different cut from second with 29 points and points Leo Adam was third. Two 37 scores came in with as we heard of the passing place with 28 points overall Monday with 14-17 in divi- Paul Butler third with 27. Near pins were claimed by Dave Stockman recorded away of Fred Temminick. and 14 each on the back sion 1 and 18+ in division 2 nine. and an amazing 33 points Mabprachan Thursday Hitchens hot on the greens Pool League The Tara Court Golf Society Sunday, April 22, occupied by Shaun Results & Standings April 26 Green Valley - Merriman (12) on 33. (week 22) Stableford Thursday, April 26, Team P W D L F A +/- Pts As the greens at Green Val- Burapha - Stableford Honeypot 22 21 0 1 243 87 156 42 ley had just been cored and We were back at Burapha Black Moonies 22 17 0 5 204 126 78 34 sanded we asked the 12 today for our first of many Moonies Kitchen 21 16 0 5 208 107 101 32 players which course they games here this year. Like Diva Sport 22 16 0 6 202 128 74 32 wanted to play today. The before we found the course GB Bar 22 15 0 7 193 137 56 30 majority still wanted to play in magnificent condition and Blue Moose 22 13 0 9 191 139 52 26 Green Valley and while there it is great to be back. Maya Bar 22 13 0 9 179 151 28 26 were a few bumps and jumps Today we played the A and Blue Moonies 22 12 0 10 186 144 42 24 on the greens it was the B nines and we were lucky as Mucky Duck 22 12 0 10 182 148 34 24 same for everyone. The fair- our last group were on the last Pride 22 12 0 10 175 155 20 24 ways are still in excellent Declan Kelly. Craig Hitchens. hole when the rain came and condition and the greens Mary Lou’s 22 12 0 10 165 165 0 24 greeted with a special price with a group of 6 players and although they got a bit wet as Old Bill CID 22 10 0 12 170 160 10 20 should bounce back quickly. least we all got finished. The greens did not worry of 1150 baht all up as the golf a few more groups of 6 in Diva Angels 22 10 0 12 159 171 -12 20 course was having greens front of them and had a 3 We had some very good Moonies Magnet 22 9 0 13 153 177 -24 18 the winner Craig Hitchens scores today with Declan (H/cap 15) with 28 putts for maintenance done. More hour back nine. Manage- Niftys 22 5 0 17 111 219 -108 10 Kelly (12) coming out the the round and 39 points courses should be doing the ment did apologize but said Ponderosa 22 2 0 20 90 240 -150 4 winner with an excellent 39 overall. In second came same thing this time of year. it was a tournament. Rose and Crown 21 2 0 19 78 237 -159 4 The greens had been cored Today’s winner was Craig points. Ted Morris (20) took Loft Resort 22 0 0 22 66 264 -198 0 Donal McGuigan (20) with 35 points, third went to Declan and sanded about a week Robson (H/cap 9) with 37 the second place with 38 and Results: Blue Moonies 12 - 3 GB Bar, Blue Moose 12 - 3 ago, so while a bit bumpy points and he also had the Daryl Burkett (13) got third Loft Resort, Diva Angels 6 - 9 Black Moonies, Moonies Kelly (12) with 34 and fourth to Pat Carty (23) on 33. they still played Ok. The fair- only 2 for the day, making with 36. We had two play- Magnet 6 - 9 Diva Sport, Niftys 3 - 12 Maya Bar, Old Bill ways and bunkers were in for a good payday. Second ers with 33 points and here CID 8 - 7 Honeypot, Ponderosa/Bye 3 - 12 Mucky Duck, Tuesday, April 24, great shape however. place went to Michael Will- Russell Gilroy (17) won the Pride 8 - 7 Mary Lou’s Pattavia - Stableford We got off to a good start iams (12) on 36 points, Craig count back to take fourth Twelve players arrived at with the pace very quick until Hitchens (15) was third with place and Bernie Stafford Pattavia today and were we caught up on the 9th 34 and the final place was (18) had to settle for fifth. Rees rules at Pattavia PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya Tuesday, April 24, Paddy Devereux, Brian Mt. Shadow – Chapman and Sam Gettinby. Stableford Thursday, April 26, On Tuesday we went to Pattavia – Stableford Mountain Shadow on a warm Pattavia was our venue on day but the sky looked Thursday and although we threatening with some were afraid for the rain we rumbles of thunder in the were lucky and kept dry. The distance. The course was in course was in very good good condition but we didn’t condition, the greens were have very good scores and slow but most of us could the trees were big obstacles handle that. for us. Today we had good scores Stephen Ford was the winner and Stan Rees was the win- From left, Jonathan Pratt, Stan Rees and Sam Gettinby. today with 33 stableford ner with 43 points. Sam points while second was Gettinby played his last second with 41 points, beat- The near pins were claimed by Jonathan Pratt with 31. game before leaving for the ing Jonathan Pratt on a Dave Smith, Stan Rees, Paddy The near pins went to European summer and came count back. Devereux and Sam Gettinby. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 27

Parker tops the charts PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys Monday, April 23, and greens drained rapidly threatened all day never even- signs of recapturing his best Crystal Bay – and play was resumed. Natu- tuated. Speed of play was ex- golfing form again and rally the pick, clean and cellent and the round was showing greater consis- Stableford place rule was applied and completed in less than three tency. Playing his last game 1st Peter Allen (31) 34pts by the end of play the course and a half hours. Pick, clean for the time being, Colin 2nd Geoff Cox (18) 32pts was in such remarkably good and place rule was applied Greig took second place with 3rd Les Hall (25) 30pts condition it was unnecessary. due to the recent downpours. thirty-five, while Jimmy Carr A reasonable field for the The star of the day was Les Geoff Parker was the shin- took third with thirty-two. low season of eleven turned Cobban with a score of ing light today with a very Near pins went to Colin up to play at the Crystal Bay thirty-seven, not only did good score of thirty-nine Greig and Geoff Parker with course. The weather was Les win he also took three points; Geoff is now showing two. once again hot and humid near pins as well. Second and dark clouds on the hori- place went to Jimmy Carr zon thankfully stayed away. with thirty-six points while The course, particularly the Geoff Parker brought up the C nine, is showing a lot of rear with thirty-five points. wear with many bare patches The remaining near pin went on the fairways and greens, Geoff Parker. to Peter Allen. the B nine was much better. It may be time to reopen the health hazards e.g. snakes, and when it came time to putt Friday April 27, A nine which has been angry birds etc but today the green was waterlogged. Pleasant Valley – closed for over a year. Neil Carter encountered a The rain abated for a short Stableford Unusually for this course new one on his way from the time only to return with re- 1st Geoff Parker (14) 39pts scoring was low with only eight green to the ninth tee newed intensity. Simulta- 2nd Colin Greig (8) 35pts two players managing to top when he got stung by an an- neous lightning strikes and 3rd Jimmy Carr (18) 32pts thirty points. Top of the gry bee, some people will use thunder claps meant that the Pleasant Valley is a course heap today was Peter Allen any excuse for a low score. center of the storm was right that has come a long way from with a score of thirty-four Wednesday, April 25, above us. After a scary pe- the days some people dis- points while Geoff Cox was riod in a small shelter all Treasure Hill – paragingly referred to it as second with a score of thirty- braved the elements and re- ‘unpleasant valley’. Today two. Geoff missed at least six Stableford turned to the clubhouse the course was in superb putts from within eighteen 1st Les Cobban (7) 37pts where it was expected that the condition, with lush well inches and really should have 2nd Jimmy Carr (18) 36pts game would be abandoned. grassed fairways and greens scored much better. Les Hall 3rd Geoff Parker (14) 35pts Fairways and greens were that ran true and were very rounded out the winner’s list Treasure Hill is a challeng- flooded and many trees were good for putting. The sand with thirty points. ing course by any measure, split asunder by lightning in the bunkers was a bit com- Near pins went to Michael today was something else. strikes, bunkers were washed pacted due to recent heavy Brett, Geoff Cox, and two to By the time our lead group out or filled with water. rain so it was unavoidable. Colin Greig. approached the first green After about forty minutes The day was oppressively Golf courses are full of the rain was tumbling down the rain stopped, fairways hot and humid but the rain that

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Former ski jumper Roglic Haye fighting to save career wins Tour of Romandie in rematch with Bellew Geneva (AP) — Primoz Steve Douglas Roglic won the Tour of Romandie title last Sunday, Liverpool (AP) - Former giving the Slovenian former world heavyweight cham- ski jumper his second stage- pion David Haye is 37, has race victory in April. fought just three times in six Roglic protected his lead years, and has an unfortu- over Egan Bernal — in a nate knack of picking up stage won by sprint specialist injuries in and out of the ring. Pascal Ackermann of Ger- Yet the British fighter thinks many — to add the Romandie he should still be in the conver- title to his Tour of the Basque sation for world heavyweight Country win. titles, that he can “achieve the Riding for the LottoNL- very best in the division.” Jumbo team, Roglic ended Tony Bellew scoffs at that the six-day race eight seconds Primoz Roglic from Slovenia (right) poses while notion. ahead of Colombia’s Bernal. wearing the yellow jersey before the final stage “David is not back to win Defending champion Richie of the 72th Tour de Romandie cycling race in world titles, he’s back to try Porte of Australia stayed third, Mont-sur-Rolle, Switzerland, Sunday, April 29. to rob the bank,” Bellew said Tony Bellew (left) and David Haye pose together trailing Roglic by 35 seconds. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) ahead of this weekend’s during the press conference at the Echo Arena, At the end of Sunday’s 182- perfect lead round the final of Denmark. Roberto Ferrari all-British rematch against Liverpool, England, Monday April 30. (Anthony kilometer (113-mile) ride into corner. He eased to the stage of Italy had the same time in Haye. “He wants to fight Devlin/PA via AP) Geneva, Ackermann got a win over Michael Morkov third. little fatties like me.” Haye certainly looked like from me,” Haye said. “I’m round not so much.” a boxer on his way out of the going to do what I tried Haye said he has never fighting game when he fell to do last time, but failed been in better shape, that his through the ropes — blood- miserably.” bodily feels “eerily nice” — Celtic clinch Scottish league ied, battered and with only So, Haye has kept a lower like a car having a major ser- one functioning leg — in an profile this time round. He vice, with “new tires, new 11th-round loss to Bellew in has dispensed with the trash clutch, oil change, it’s had title by thrashing Rangers March 2017. talk and cheap shots. There’ve everything revamped.” Known for his impressive been no punches thrown in The proof will come back Glasgow, Scotland (AP) — physique, athleticism, speed news conferences like in at the O2 on Saturday, when Celtic clinched a seventh and explosiveness, Haye November 2016. he tries to avenge the third straight Scottish league title appeared a spent force that “Last time round I was a bit loss of his 31-fight profes- in the sweetest way imagin- night at the O2 Arena de- angry,” Haye said, “this time sional career. able last Sunday by thrashing spite being clearly hampered fierce Glasgow rivals Rangers. A 5-0 win moved Brendan by an Achilles injury sustained Rodgers’ side one victory in the sixth round. He openly away from an unprecedented acknowledges underestimat- second straight domestic ing Bellew, a cruiserweight, treble. Having already won and thinking he could just the Scottish League Cup, turn up and knock him out. Celtic are in the final of “The last fight was a cracker the Scottish Cup against — everyone enjoyed it, apart Motherwell. Celtic wrapped up the Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard celebrates scoring his Scottish Premiership with side’s first goal during the Scottish Premiership Nadal takes 11th Barcelona title, three games to spare thanks soccer match against Rangers at Celtic Park, in to a double from Odsonne Glasgow, Sunday April 29. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP) Edouard — a striker on loan unbeaten in 46 sets on clay is just amazing.” 2016 — with nine wins and from Paris Saint-Germain — Barcelona, Spain (AP) — Liverpool great Steven two draws. as well as goals by James Rafael Nadal continues to Forrest, Tom Rogic and Callum Gerrard has been heavily “The league is tougher this make winning on clay look McGregor at Celtic Park. linked with becoming coach year,” Rodgers said, “but it all too easy. Celtic’s biggest win over of Rangers, for what would shows the level the players Nadal extended his domi- Rangers was 7-1 in 1957 and be his first senior managerial are at: League cup, title and nance on the surface with a it could have easily been role. He might think twice af- one game away from the 6-2, 6-1 win over 19-year-old beaten, such was the home ter this latest Old Firm match treble. Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas last side’s dominance. that further highlighted the “We’re hungry and want to Sunday to win his 11th “This will live with us for gulf between the rivals. consistently win. The play- Barcelona Open title. the rest of our lives,” Celtic Rodgers is now unbeaten ers are doing that and there’s Nadal, who also won his captain Scott Brown said. in 11 games against Rang- a great mentality shown by 11th Monte Carlos Masters “To do it in the style we did ers since he took over in the team.” title the previous week, was never seriously challenged on his way to a 19th straight Hamilton wins action-packed victory on clay. Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy after The top-ranked Spaniard winning the Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament has won 46 straight sets on final in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 29. (AP clay, extending his own Photo/Manu Fernandez) Azerbaijan Grand Prix record. He hasn’t lost on clay From page 36 aggressive lunge at Force Sainz climbed back into since facing Dominic Thiem Nadal, who won his 400th lingering right hip injury India’s Esteban Ocon plunged fifth thanks to the turmoil in Rome last year. match on clay in Saturday’s sustained in the Australian After a start in cool, windy Ocon into the wall and out ahead of him, claiming “It’s very difficult to describe semifinal, needed the victory Open quarterfinals. He re- conditions that made it hard of the race. Raikkonen Renault’s best finish since how to win 11 titles at one in Barcelona to secure his turned to help Spain defeat to get enough grip, the needed to pit for a new nose Vitaly Petrov was fifth in tournament,” Nadal said. No. 1 ranking. Germany in the Davis Cup safety car was out almost and his chances of a podium Canada in 2011. Charles “To win 11 Monte Carlos “It’s hard for anybody to quarterfinals and then went immediately on lap 1 as sev- finish appeared over. Leclerc was a career-best and 11 Barcelonas is some- imagine all the feelings and on to win in Monte Carlo. eral cars collided in the Renault’s Carlos Sainz and sixth for Sauber. thing I couldn’t imagine doing. emotions I have when I play “I’ve had two fantastic middle of the pack. Nico Hulkenberg briefly The McLarens of Alonso I’m just enjoying every week here,” Nadal said. “Hope- weeks but we were coming Sergei Sirotkin ran into the stormed past both Red Bulls and Stoffel Vandoorne were and the fact I’m playing in a fully I can keep coming back off difficult months because back of Perez, causing con- into fourth and fifth, but seventh and ninth, sandwich- tournament that I enjoy so for many more years to come.” of the injuries,” Nadal said. tact between several other Sainz lost his spot when he ing Lance Stroll’s Williams. much means a lot to me.” After the win, Nadal dived The 63rd-ranked Tsitsipas cars. That in turn left Sirotkin pitted, while Hulkenberg’s Tenth place for Brendon It was the 77th title overall into a pool at the venue along was trying to become the out of the race and Fernando race ended with a slide into Hartley in the Toro Rosso for Nadal, tying him with with some of the first Greek to win an ATP Alonso limping back to the the wall on lap 11. was the best result by a New John McEnroe for fourth tournament’s ball boys and Tour title. He was the first pits with two punctures. Vettel was fourth after fail- Zealander in F1 since Chris best in the Open Era. Only ball girls. Greek to make it to an ATP The drama continued at the ing to retake third spot from Amon took his final career Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer Nadal was out of action final since Nicholas next turn, where Raikkonen’s Perez. points in Spain in 1976. and Ivan Lendl are ahead. earlier this year because of a Kalogeropoulos in 1973. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 29

A new era dawns for Pattaya Rugby Festival Jim Howard the usual long form of the Kong, who will be joined by game as the teams will com- the Tequila Mocking Birds, Expectations are building prise only 10 players per side these world renowned tour- as we approach the 2018 edi- and each game will be played ists are the touring arm of the tion of the Chris Kays Me- over two halves of just seven Typhoons also from Hong morial Rugby Tournament, minutes so there will be plenty Kong and have entered two and this year promises to be of action. Entrance to the teams, and the Hong Kong the best yet. Some enor- school is free and spectators University Rainbows. There mous changes will be wit- can avail themselves of a tour will also be a new team from nessed this year as host club of the facilities to see how mod- Cambodia, The Shiny Rahus. the Pattaya Panthers has ern education is conducted. In addition, the entire expat been granted the honour of The combatants will be rugby community and all the officially opening the new assembling on 4th May and usual local suspects from facilities at the new campus attending a welcome recep- Thailand will be there. Royal of the Rugby School Thai- tion at The Retox roof garden Thai Police will be making a land, in Khao Mai Keao. in Soi Lengkee on Friday welcome return as reigning The eighteenth staging of evening and many old champions and are deter- the tournament will kick off friendships will be revived mined to retain the title but at 10:00 am at the Rugby before battle commences their old rivals the Phuket School Thailand on Satur- early on Saturday. We will Vagabonds are certain to make day 5th May and wrap up be welcoming 5 overseas it a hotly contested tourna- on Sunday 6th May. The teams including the Hong ment with the Southerners tournament is a variation of Kong Scottish from Hong also in the mix. Rugby School Thailand in Khao Mai Keao will host the Chris Kays Memorial Rugby Tournament for the first time on May 5-6. 12 year olds selected to represent Thailand There will be a total of 24 Please do come and support there please drop by and say games in the initial round robin your local heroes and have hello to us at the organiser’s at Football for Friendship programme stages of the main tournament some fun and great craic at the tent. With the venue being in on Saturday, followed by rest same time, there will be lots of perfect condition we have no Ittipolchana Kaewsawad and recreation, maybe a stroll diversions to keep the little doubt that this will be a spec- and Preechayan Piyachati- along Beach Road and then ones happy while the adults tacular tournament. wongs, 12 year old football early to bed with hot cocoa and enjoy some great rugby and For more information, enthusiasts from Bangkok, biscuits on Saturday night! good food and cold beer. We visit website: www.pattaya have been selected as The knockout stages of the do hope to see many of you panthers.com. Thailand’s representatives Chris Kays Memorial Tour- at the global Football For nament 2018 will commence at Friendship (F4F) social approximately 09:30 am on programme. The F4F pro- Sunday morning and will con- gramme, supported by clude with the Cup Final at Gazprom and FIFA aims at around 17:00 to be followed developing youth football by the now famous presen- and a healthy lifestyle. Thai- tation ceremony around the land joins the programme pool at Rugby School. for the first time and will participate alongside 210 Preechayan other countries and regions. Ittipolchana Kaewsawad. Piyachatiwongs. Ittipolchana will join young activities of the F4F pro- of the young ambassadors footballers from around the gramme as part of the interna- by the Football Association world in Moscow in June tional children’s press center. of Thailand, International 2018. The children will be He will also spread aware- Relations Officer Parkpoom part of 32 international teams ness on the Nine Values Potivetgul said, “This is a won- and play against each other (friendship, equality, fairness, derful opportunity for Itti- in the Gazprom Football For health, peace, devotion, vic- polchana and Preechayan to Friendship international tory, traditions and honour) build ties of friendship among championship. The friendly of the F4F programme. children from around the world tournament aims to bring The sixth season of the through the beautiful game of children together from around programme will conclude football. We wish our young the world and celebrate the with a visit by the participating ambassadors all the best and unifying spirit of football. children to the opening cer- look forward to their contribu- Preechayan will act as the emony and the first match of tion in promoting the key val- young journalist and report the FIFA World Cup 2018. ues of the programme, in Russia, on all the local and global Speaking on the selection as well as in Thailand.” Stafford stars at Green Valley PSC Golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Friday, April 27, Green Valley – Stableford This was a day which will go down as one where we thankfully missed the rain and got in just before the downpours. Judging by the talk, the greens was terrible (having been cored and sanded the previous week), but the scores suggested otherwise. With only 21 players, John Stafford (centre) with golfing pals at Green nearly half the field played Valley. better than handicap and in best rounds with an unbe- the “yellow jersey” for a joint third place were Andy lievable net 65. Yet even that spot in September’s final Makara and Pierre Zbinden wasn’t good enough to win, with an outstanding net 62. with fantastic net 67s. In and Joihn Stafford walked There were six ‘2’s recorded second place, David away with both the low so not much of a payout for Atkinson played one of his gross, first place overall and those involved. 30 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Fiji’s Paula Dranisinukula (right) holds on to the ball while tackled by South Africa’s Zain Davids and Werner Kok, during an HSBC World Rugby Sevens Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg (left) battles Winnipeg Jets center Series 2018 semi-final match on Sunday, April 29, in Singapore. (AP Photo/ Mark Scheifele for the puck during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL Wong Maye-E) hockey second-round playoff series Friday, April 27, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (left) drives to the basket against Indiana The pelaton rides between rapeseed flowers during the final stage of the 72th Pacers’ Myles Turner in Game 7 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tour de Romandie UCI ProTour cycling race in Bottens, Switzerland, Sunday, Sunday, April 29, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) April 29. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green of the Lake Merced Golf Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta returns the ball in his Club during the final round of the LPGA Mediheal German driver Sebastian Vettel steers his Ferrari semifinal match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece Championship golf tournament Sunday, April 29, during the second practice session at the Baku during the Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament in in Daly City, Calif. Ko won the tournament. (AP Formula One city circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 28. (AP Photo/ Photo/Eric Risberg) Friday, April 27. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Manu Fernandez) VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 31

Is Endurance Racing the way to go? The Bira Circuit, Bang Saen and the Chang International circuit at Buriram are not strangers to Endurance races. After a 4 hour race at the Bira circuit in Thailand in 2007, the organizers extended it to a 6 hour race at the same circuit this year. Since then, Endurance races have featured on the calendar each year. Having numerous drivers MG ZS had many advantages for Much ink being used all everyone. For the entrant, it over the world to discuss meant that the cost of run- Endurance Racing. whether the MG ZS cross- ning in an endurance event arrangements can be made resultant fretting caused by over is a “real” MG or not. I could be split between many, months ahead to come here the stresses of cornering lap can fix that. Quite simply, it making it easier to finance an to compete. after lap, the nuts became is just another small SUV entry into an endurance With an international formula loose and the studs or wheels wearing an iconic badge in event, remembering that one adopted, then entries are ex- consequently broke. the center of the grille. endurance event can equal pected from other SE Asian The degree of preparation For people such as myself, the number of laps some countries. From Malaysia in for an endurance race is also the MG ZS is not an “MG”. sprint race cars do all year. particular, which already has more exacting than for sprint Forget all the tommy-twaddle The now reasonable cost an endurance event run at racing. If the engine pumps of shared DNA. Human beings per individual driver was Sepang each year, so has en- out a bit of oil over a 20 lap have DNA passed down through also good for the racers who durance-prepared vehicles race, that doesn’t matter. now had the opportunity to generations. Cars do not. MG ZS. ready to compete. But over 40 laps this can MG enthusiasts such as experience endurance racing Deficiencies in preparation lead to oil starvation and myself have problems calling actively looking for two-tone airbags, anti-skid brakes at a very attainable cost, and led to two common problems eventual mechanical failure, the new line-up of MG’s 17-inch alloy wheels, power with electronic brake force in fact, many were able to being cracking wheels and as well as all the extra time from SAIC and CP anything windows and side mirrors, distribution, electronic stability interest personal sponsors broken wheel studs, and in spent in the pits checking even vaguely resembling an roof rails, chrome trim, dusk- control, hill start assist, to cover the cost of getting both instances this can come and topping up the oil. MG. As to my own bona sensing halogen headlights, cruise control, rear parking them a seat for the event. back to over-tightening of Sprint racing tends to be just fides, I present the fact that LED daytime running lights, sensors, a reversing camera For long distance racing, it the wheel nuts. In endurance for the driver, whilst endurance I have owned several MG’s front and rear foglights, and tyre pressure monitoring. isn’t how ultimately fast you racing in particular, any team racing is much more a ‘team’ from T-Types to the last 3D-effect tail-lights and a Nothing breathtaking in all can go, it is how fast you can that does not use a torque event. Not just a team of drivers, MGB which I raced for the space-saver spare wheel. that lot. go without over-stressing (tension) wrench to tighten but a team of mechanics and factory. The name MG had a All the usual electronic Is it really an MG? Not if the car. The trick is to find wheel nuts is asking for a team (and sometimes also certain mystique about it, gizmo’s with a six-speaker looked at in the historical the 95 percent where nothing problems. Having crew men a pit) manager. Endurance and even though they were Yamaha 3D sound system, overall scheme of things, is being stressed, lap times are jumping on a bar slipped racing expands the number not particularly fast, the Bluetooth and USB connectivity, and quite frankly should not only slightly slower and both over a wheel brace is not the of people involved in motor owners were always well an 8.0-inch touchscreen be compared to the memory car and driver remain fresh. way to go! One year at the sport, and the winning teams represented at club level infotainment system, Apple of the MG TC. I believe it I honestly believe that Bathurst 1000 km endurance are those which can bring motoring events. MG made CarPlay support, manual air- would be better to just call it endurance racing has an race in Australia, all the Alfa- together their entire group of sporting motor cars. conditioning, a monochrome an SAIC and be done with it. enormous future in Asia. Romeo team cars cracked members to work as one. In- The engine and transmission digital instrument cluster, a Rivals (not all available in Overseas, endurance racing wheels. The cause? Wishing creased numbers are good of this offering from SAIC leather steering wheel, synthetic Thailand). has been part of the racing to have the cars looking for our motor sport, and I and CP Group is a 1.0 liter Knight Black leather upholstery Mazda CX-3 Maxx FWD: calendars for many years, be pristine, they spray painted applaud all those who are Netblue turbocharged three- with contrast stitching and One of the more stylish of- that 4 Hours, 6 Hours, 1,000 the wheels before the event, trying to provide endurance cylinder petrol engine, produc- satin-chrome trim feature. ferings in this segment, the km, 12 Hours or 24 Hours. but did not clean the paint events in Asia. Asian has its ing 82 kW of power at 5200 Specifications are 4,314 mm CX-3 does not put a premium However, it needs much from the seats in the wheels own 24 hour event. We rpm and 160 Nm of torque long, 1,809 mm wide, 1,644 on safety. However, its smaller forward planning by the for the wheel nuts. From the should get behind it. from 1,800 to 4,700rpm. mm tall with a 2,585 mm dimensions mean the second promoters, including rigid One tester wrote that these wheelbase, making it larger row is cramped and boot adherence to the dates of the outputs translate to lack-luster than several of its competitors space is lacking. events. If the racing fraternity performance. Stick the boot but then you are left with the Mitsubishi ASX LS FWD: knows that there will be an in and progression is less wheezy underpowered engine It might be getting long in endurance event in mid than rapid. Off-the-line pace is trying to get some performance the tooth, but the ASX con- January in Thailand, then reasonable, but the powertrain to drag 1,245 kg around by tinues to sell like hotcakes. runs out of puff at speeds the front wheels. Value and practicality remain Autotrivia Quiz above 60 km/h. It is also one The Australasian New Car strong points, but a noisy Last week I asked you to identify a British noisy unit, requiring plenty Assessment Program (ANCAP) powertrain and stiff ride hurt car which began manufacture in 1959. of revs to get going, particu- awarded the ZS a four-star matters. Enormously popular. Blistering top speed of larly given that peak power safety rating in December Nissan Qashqai ST FWD: 120 km/h. No locks, no boot lid and no real doesn’t come on steam until 2017. A result of 10.46 out of A runaway success for the windows. Enough clues! An easy one with it near the redline. 16 in the frontal offset crash Japanese brand, the Qashqai being the Bug-eyed Sprite. Nippy and fun The slogan of the MG Car test at 64 km/h meant the MG is still on top of its game. A without being ‘fast’. Yesterday’s equivalent Company was Safety Fast. was ineligible for the maximum premium interior, oodles of to the Westfield sports on sale this week. The ZS may be safe, but it five stars. safety kit and sharp steering So to this week. This man won nine world certainly isn’t fast. However, safety features in are countered by a gutless championships, a feat not equaled since. His Lots of goodies if you are the MG do extend to six engine and frustrating CVT. record is just outstanding, look him up. He died in April this year. Who was he? Bug-Eye Sprite. Westfield for sale For the free beer at the next car Club [email protected] or viacars@ meeting, be the first correct answer to email gmail.com. Good luck! desires of the driver almost defies description. Selling price 990,000 baht, Natter Nosh and Noggin though Richy will haggle if The Pattaya car club meets to discuss their pet motoring the Jameson’s specials, you are an enthusiast. If I had at Jameson’s Irish Pub on (and motorcycling) loves washed down with a few the money spare, it would be Soi AR next to Nova Park. and hates (plus lies and out- beers. Always a fun night. in my garage by this evening The next meeting is on Mon- right exaggerations). Come The Car Club nights are and not in yours or his. day May 14 at Jameson’s at along and meet the guys only on the second Monday Contact Richy on 081 723 7 p.m. A totally informal who have a common interest of the month (not every 8402. meeting of like-minded souls in cars and bikes, and enjoy second Monday)!

Westfield Sports car. Here is a very rare oppor- realized that he doesn’t have tunity to own a truly ‘Fun’ the time to drive and enjoy it. automobile. Richy Rhodes I have actually driven this has a 2 liter Westfield (a Lotus car on a test day at the Bira S7/Caterham clone). There circuit and driving it is Fun, are only two in Thailand. He with a capital F. The enjoy- has owned this one for only a ment in driving a vehicle few years, but has reluctantly which is responsive to the 32 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18 Fr. Legaspi brings healing touch to Pattaya

Elfi Seitz A man walked into Church of the Assumption on crutches. He left waving them over his head, con- vinced he could walk again because of the healing touch of a visiting Roman Catholic priest. Catholic healer Rev. Corsie Legaspi from the Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Rosario, Cavite in the Philippines made his semi- Father Corsie Legaspi (left) and Father Michael annual pilgrimage to Pattaya celebrate holy mass. April 7.

Parishioners with everything from cancerous tumors to sore limbs turned out, looking for a miracle. Parishioners with every- Others claimed their frozen when people collapsed after thing from cancerous tumors shoulders thawed, injured he touched them during to sore limbs turned out, legs and hips healed and prayer. He says after a sub- looking for a miracle. They cancerous lumps disap- sequent lengthy prayer his all waited to be touched by peared. Some of the healed mother, terminally ill with the holy priest, with two fainted into the arms of lung cancer, awoke from her who claimed they couldn’t assistants standing by. comatose state to walk again. walk before the mass, again Fr. Legaspi said he obtained Fr. Legaspi has traveled the moving under their own his ability in 1975 after a world ever since hosting power. Charismatics prayer meeting healing ceremonies.

He arrived with the help of crutches – when he left he swung them above his head. White asparagus in Pattaya, a seasonal culinary highlight Large parts of Europe celebrate the first appearance of white asparagus in the springtime. There are even entire festivals to mark the season. White asparagus is grown underground. Growers cover the spears in mounded dirt or black plastic tunnels to avoid exposure to light. As a result, the plants do not produce chlorophyll and therefore don’t turn green. White Asparagus at Casa Pascal. White asparagus is also considered to be slightly too soft. Some places serve imported giant white aspara- milder in flavor and a bit white asparagus from gus from Europe. We serve more tender than green Chile. They are somewhere them traditionally with either asparagus. One of the tra- between their Thai and their Hollandaise, Mayonnaise, or ditional ways is to eat them European cousins. They are Vinaigrette. We prepare them is with your fingers, dipping a little bit bigger and firmer a variety of ways. Some of them in hollandaise sauce. in texture than Thai, and the year’s favorite dishes are There are green and some- thinner and less flavorful the asparagus with foie gras times even white asparagus than European asparagus. and asparagus with parma from the north of Thailand Just because we live in ham. available. These asparagus Thailand doesn’t mean we Visit us and find out why are not of the same quality have to miss out on the we have become well known like those from Europe. They European variety. At Casa for asparagus in Pattaya. are small and thin. Their Pascal, we celebrate asparagus With culinary regards, taste is bland and the texture season each spring with Pascal Schnyder VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 33

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and fruits. The next market while watching the sunset. will be held May 12. Enjoy a lunch and dinner A stamp market is held buffet at Edge, or savor ex- every Sunday from 10.00 quisite Asian dishes at Flare. a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at The exceptional dining expe- Rahnpintang Moe Kata Res- rience at Hilton Pattaya is taurant, Panji Place, on Soi complemented by equally poolside: Monday – Italian options including slow roast Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m impressive views, ambience buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buf- soft pork stuffed with garlic from the Bangkok Highway and service. For more infor- fet; Wednesday – multi-cui- and coriander, and served underpass). Here can you mation or reservations, call sine buffet; Thursday – with an onion and red wine exchange stamps from the 038-253- 000 or visit German buffet with roasted sauce, vegetables and a whole world. Call 089 091 pattaya.hilton.com. pig; Friday – Thai buffet; choice of potato at only 395 3418 for more information The Bay Grill & Buffet at Saturday – international baht or delicious fresh from and directions. Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine buffet; Sunday – steak & the sea, jumbo tiger prawns with a sea view and enjoy skewers buffet. The buffet served with a cream, Dining seafood and meat barbecue starts from 6 p.m., runs until parmesan and Malibu sauce, Benihana Terrace Bar of- accompanied by Thai and 9 p.m. All this for just 399 and vegetables or a choice fers a ‘Shushi High Tea’ with international items from soup, baht net per adult. What you of potato at only 495 baht. fresh sushi and nigiri, Cali- appetizers and main courses see is what you pay, no ad- Special promotions include fornia rolls and Temaki, all to dessert for only THB ditional service charges or two set menus plus a bottle served with beautiful sea 1200++ per person. Free VAT. For reservations call of wine for only 1,295 baht Events more information, check out views. High tea served daily flowing beverage for addi- 038 370 614 or make your or order a two course meal webpage: www.facebook from 2pm – 5pm. Price: THB booking at www.thaigarden between 6-7 PM and get a The next meeting of the tional THB 599++ per person. .com/amazingpattaya 750++ per set (for two). The Bay is open daily from .com under “buffet reserva- free glass of red or white or Pattaya City Expats Club seafoodfestival. Benihana is located at the tion”. Thai Garden Resort is rosé wine or 250 baht off a (PCEC) will be held on Sun- 18:30 - 22:00. Call 038 425 The spectacular 2018 AVANI Pattaya Resort & 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more located on North Pattaya house bottle of wine at 545 day, May 6. Stefan Sanchez, Pattaya International Fire- Spa. Call 038 412 120. Road, 200 meters from the baht. For more information Associate of the Royal information and reservations. works Festival will be held Every Wednesday during Big Fish restaurant at Dolphin roundabout and 200 or reservations, call 038 Academy of Music, who is from June 8-9 at Central the month of May you can meters before Tesco Lotus. 250394 or visit website: currently the Director of Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya Beach. Starting at 6 enjoy a delicious seafood Pattaya enhances its sea- www.yupins.com. Grand Opera Thailand will be p.m. each evening, compet- Buffet dinner from 18.00- the presenter. The program food buffet with a Thai mar- ing countries will put on 21.00 pm at the Persimmon ketplace theme: live stations starts at 10:30 a.m. with a short individual displays on restaurant, Pattana Golf offer traditional Thai cuisine buffet breakfast available the first day while longer 45 Club & Resort, priced at just in a unique atmosphere and from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the minute performances will 399 baht net per person. For include Thai salad, papaya 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s take place on the second day. further information or reser- salad, lemongrass & shrimp Executive Tower, located Vendors along the Beach vations, call 038 318 999 Ext salad, Thai noodle served behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Road will provide a multitude 11230 or Email: restaurant with beef/chicken and meat Tower on Beach Road. of food and refreshments for @pattana.co.th. ball, pad Thai, fishcake This year’s annual Chris onlookers. Tuesdays are Asian Seafood served with chili-pickled cu- Delicious menu options Kays Pattaya Rugby Festival The Pattaya Bikini Beach BBQ days at Coast Beach cumber and Thai dessert of at Yupin’s Restaurant. will be held at the Rugby Race 2018 will take place on Club and Grill, located at the mango with sticky rice, luk School Thailand, located at Saturday, May 19 at Central Centara Grand Mirage chub, woon bai toey, tup tim Khao Mai Kheow in East Linda’s Restaurant is Festival Pattaya Beach. Beach Resort Pattaya. Enjoy krob and more. All you can large with seating for 200 Pattaya from May 5-6. Five Race distances are 3km and a wide offering of delicious eat only at THB 400 net per overseas teams will compete The happy BBQ chef at people, with a covered al 9km and admission fees are local seafood cuisine for just person and enjoy a special fresco verandah outside for against the best that Thai 700 & 800 baht. For more in- THB 1099++ per person. Sea- welcome drink from the an- Thai Garden. amateur rugby has to offer those who wish to smoke. formation, go to Facebook food BBQ served every Tues- tique jar. Promotion daily Yupin’s Restaurant in Inside, in air-conditioned at 10’s style rugby in a page: www.facebook.com/ day from 6.30pm – 10.45pm. For from 12pm – 2.30pm. For round-robin format. There Jomtien Complex offers CentralfestivalBikiniBeachRace more information or reserva- more information and res- some fabulous culinary Continued on page 35 will be lots of diversions to or call 082-563-1291 tions, call 038 714 981. ervations call 038 930 600 keep the little ones happy The Pattaya International Hilton Pattaya features or email to fbsec@ while the adults can enjoy Ladies Club invites you to a two bars and three restau- siamatpattaya.com. some great rugby, good food Black & White Party at the rants, and all are the perfect The Thai Garden Terrace and cold beer. The tourna- Centara Grand Mirage Beach venue to create a wonderful Restaurant offers nightly ment kicks off at 10am on Resort Pattaya on June 23 moment at the popular Pattaya dining presentations with Saturday May 5. Spectators beginning at 19.00 hrs. Enjoy Bay. Dine on a light meal at different themed “all you are welcome and admission a bubbly reception, buffet, Drift, or relax at Horizon can eat” buffets at the resort is free of charge. For more disco, raffle prizes and a free information and directions flow of wine, beer and soft to the venue, check website: drinks: Price 1500 baht per www.pattayapanthers.com. person. Dress code Black & A Joint Chambers Eastern White. Email: specialeventspilc Seaboard networking evening @gmail.com. will be held at the YWCA Pattaya Center will Movenpick Siam Hotel in hold the 6th Charity Walk- Pattaya on Friday, May 18 Run on Pattaya Beach on from 6.00 p.m. – 9 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance Saturday, June 16 with run- cost is THB 500 on the door ners competing for Her for members and THB 1000 Royal Highness Princess for non-members. Admis- Somsawalee’s Cups. The sion includes free-flow races cover distances of drinks and finger food. For 1.5km, 3km, 6km and 10km more information send email and admission cost is 400 to [email protected]. baht. Proceeds from the The Amazing Pattaya Sea- event will go towards chari- food Festival 2018 takes table projects chosen by the place along Pattaya Beach YWCA. To register, visit Road from May 4-8. More website: https://race.thai.run/ than 200 street-stalls and A Farmers’ Market takes food trucks will be in atten- place every 2nd Saturday of dance to serve up an abun- the month at the Holiday Inn dance of seafood fare to suit hotel on Pattaya Beach Road all tastes, accompanied by from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Prod- music and entertainment ucts range from wellness from some of Thailand’s big- items, jewelry, freshly prepared gest artists and stars. For food, organic vegetables 34 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Siam@Siam and some Siamese Fighting Fish A relatively new, and very fish on the wall, the more XYZ as well, and now I’m The live cooking stations lively Pattaya Hotel is the fantastic it all is. too full!” were manned by friendly Siam@Siam, which prides Siam@Siam is on Second Here is an (incomplete) staff who all looked as if they itself on being ‘different’. Go Road just past Soi 3 on your list of dishes on offer. Tradi- were enjoying the chance to to the website and you are left and opposite Central tional Pad Thai, Chicken present their special dishes met with, “Step into an Marina. The large statue of in Pandan, Noodle soup, to the foreign faces. The way underwater world of vibrant Matcha-nu in the forecourt Vegetables with chilli dip, the Pad Thai was prepared colors and eccentric detail. will catch your eye (It isn’t Prawns, Mussels and Squid on the large circular hot plate Siam@Siam Design Hotel Hanuman as it has a fish’s on ice, then a row of clay pots, was keeping the lady very busy. Pattaya, a refreshing escape tail), and drive in to the building with more Thai favorites as Another had a diaphragm yet a provocative immersion! where there is secure parking. Wow! The copywriter certainly We were invited for their knew how to get your attention! Thai Lunch Buffet at their Seafood Restaurant, called the Big Fish, on the sixth floor, where one side is dedi- cated to the buffet food, and in the middle there is an is- siam@siam sign. land bar. Step out of the lift and you are hit with a blaze Chicken in Pandan. I have written before about of color, many colors and a the impression that you get predominately “fish” décor. Madame also chose the staff will bring your selec- as you enter the foyer. It reminds Now, since this is a buffet, Masaman, but added stir-fried tions to your table. At B. 400, me of standing in a MOCA my advice is always the same vegetables as well, and then including soft drinks, it is (Museum of Contemporary – take your time and don’t a couple of helpings of Thai also very inexpensive. By Art) and wondering at what immediately load your plate desserts. (Always good on the way, the fish don’t fight, the imagination of human with your favorite, as otherwise the tooth, is Madame.) nor do we eat Siamese fighting beings could produce. The you will find yourself saying As the buffet does not include fish (Betta splendens), although more you looked at the big “I didn’t know they had alcohol, we drank apple juice they are quite aggressive. which was a welcome change Thai Lunch Buffet, for middle of the day dining. Siam@Siam, 390 Moo 9, This is a perfect place to Pattaya Sai 2 Road, opposite Pad Thai will only take a minute. take overseas visitors to al- Central Marina, Buffet from Red curry prawns, Sweet over boiling water to make a low them to experience Thai 12 Noon to 2.30 p.m. tel +66 and sour fish, Steamed mixed steamer where thin pockets style cuisine, and see the (0) 38 930 600, fax +66 (0) 38 427 vegetables, Pork in chilli of steamed rice were made food prepared at the live 627, email rsvn@siamatsiam sauce, Masaman beef curry, and wrapped around small cooking stations. Even though .com, secure parking Fried rice and Steamed rice. sweetmeats. it is a buffet, the very helpful (Photos: Marisa Corness) Salads include Lemongrass I began with a plate of Pad and shrimp salad, Papaya Thai with prawns, and salad, plus Fish cake served followed that up with a plate with chilli-pickled cucumber. of Beef Masaman, which There is also a choice of many was excellent with all the different Thai desserts, for ingredients such as peanuts me a little sweet, though the and potatoes as well as sticky rice and mango was hearty beef chunks, and not Longan for dessert. very popular. too spicy. VOL. XXVI No. 18 PATTAYA MAIL FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 35

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From page 33 menu is pictorial, which is a must when trying a different comfort, there are comfort- cuisine/language. This is a able chairs and decent sized restaurant to take a few tables, with white starched people with you. The prices napery. The menu is large are certainly not over the and covers northern Euro- top, and the quality is su- pean items, Scandinavian perb. Yamato Japanese res- dishes and several pages cov- taurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato ering Thai cuisine. Linda’s (13/1), close to Beach Road Restaurant, 315/177-180 end, telephone 038 429 685 Moo 12, opposite the Jomtien or 038 421 618. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. Complex. Thappraya Road, all-in-one spa session. Priced on the floor. For more infor- Jomtien. Open seven days to 10 p.m. for dinner. On street parking (or do some at THB 2,800++ per person, mation and reservations call from 7.30 a.m. until late. Tel: the package includes a THB Linda at: Tel: 038 252 726, Reservations: 038 252 726, shopping in the Avenue or Royal Garden Plaza). 300 retail voucher and is Mobile: 0878 130 115. www.lindasrestaurant.com, available throughout May Enjoy great music from street-side parking. Email The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in op- and June. For reservations Thomas Reimer, one of the [email protected] and more spa packages, call most famous European Jazz . GPS 12.901655 N 100.869. eration in Pattaya for almost 40 years. Proprietor and Chef 038 301 234 ext 4333. guitarists, playing live every Jameson’s Irish Pub of- evening (except Tuesday) or visit website: www. Seaman’s Church, Thap- fers daily food specials from Somsakdi is still cooking and Entertainment banchangvfwpost12146.org. praya Road Soi 7: contact running his amazing restau- from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Mon-Sat as well as fabulous An evening of Grand Op- Sugar Hut restaurant on The Royal British Legion Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune Sunday roast dinners with all rant at 78 years of age. The era will take place at 6pm on Thailand meets the last Sat- (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 10.30 menu is probably the larg- Thappraya Road, call 038 the trimmings, priced from 340 Saturday, May 19 in the 364 186 for details. urday of every month from 2 a.m. meetings every day at baht – 400 baht. Jameson’s est in Pattaya, with 374 indi- Jakatheppimarn Room, Diana p.m. at the Tropical Bar on Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Irish Pub is located on Soi vidual items. Each dish is in Garden Resort, North Community Soi Khao Noi (Watboon- Skaw Beach off Second Sukrudee (Soi A.R.) in Cen- Thai with an English expla- Pattaya. The evening will Services sampan near the Temple en- Road. Call 084 564 8479. tral Pattaya. Call 038 361 874 nation underneath. Rather feature singers from Grand trance) in East Pattaya. You The Samaritans of Thai- for more information or visit than be swamped by choices, Opera Thailand: Tae Miyata, The North Star Library on do not need to have served land English Help Line op- www.jamesons-pattaya.com. let Somsakdi guide you. Af- Soprano; Bussayapat Sukhumvit Road, north in the Armed Forces to be- erates 24 hours a day, 7 days ter all, who knows his dishes Aunchittikul, Mezzo So- Pattaya holds regular Thai come a member and can join a week to provide support better than he? Somsakdi prano; Stefan Sanchez, language classes Mon - Fri in the many social events to the expatriate community. Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, Baritone; and Pitchaya from 10.30 a.m. till 12 p.m. and arranged throughout the English-speaking staff, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284, Kemansinjki, Bass, singing 1 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. Cost of year. The Legion’s primary trained in crisis intervention 038 429 869, limited parking works from Opera and Broad- admission is 100 baht per aim is the care and welfare will provide active, non- plus on-street parking in the way. Tickets cost 500 baht session for library members of those who have served judgmental and empathetic soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 and 300 baht for students and and 200 baht for non-mem- and/or their dependents. For listening services on the p.m., seven days. are available from the Pattaya bers. Private lessons are also general enquiries send email phone. All calls will be Spa & Hotel Orphanage or by emailing available for 200 baht per to secretary@rblthailand handled on an anonymous [email protected]. hour. In addition, the library .org, www.rblthailand.org. basis and are free of charge. Great menu options also holds Yoga training ev- at Jameson’s. Promotions Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya is Alcoholics Anonymous: (02) 713-6791. The new Sawasdee ritual calling for the most talented ery Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m. The Pattaya Group meets Overeaters Anonymous - Yamato Restaurant located at Spa Cenvaree in Centara guitarists to compete in this at the Father Ray Founda- Monday, Tuesday and Friday The ‘Up to You’ group meets on Soi Yamato has been Grand Mirage Beach Re- year’s Guitar Battle 2018 at tion. Cost is 1200 baht for 6 at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thurs- Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. around for more than 35 sort Pattaya uses traditional Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya on sessions (first session free). day, Saturday and Sunday at in the housing area just be- years and the soi was named Siamese massage with modern Saturday, May 26. If you are For more information, call 7:30 p.m. All meetings are hind Pan Pan Restaurant in 081 575 4854 or email after its oldest tenant. Just aromatherapy techniques a guitarist, this is your chance closed (alcoholics only) and Jomtien on Thappraya Road. look for the Japanese char- and the uplifting properties to enter the most rockin’ gui- [email protected] are held at Soi Skaw Beach Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) acters on the blinds outside. of lime, lemongrass and plai tar competition in Thailand. Groups & (off Pattaya 2nd Rd). Con- or 089-250-1359 (cell) for di- You cannot miss it. The for a completely refreshing To apply, simply go to this tact Carl 08-456-31-671. The rections or more information. link https://goo.gl/GZzpYs Associations Good Morning Pattaya Narcotics Anonymous - and complete the applica- Post 12146 of the Veter- Group meets 9 a.m. every Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 En- tion form. Applications are ans of Foreign Wars of the morning. All meetings are glish speaking meetings in open until May 12. United States of America ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479. Pattaya near Central Festival Linda’s restaurant on (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thai- The Jomtien Group meets and 2 in Jomtien each week. Thappraya Road now holds land) meets the second Satur- every day at noon at Jomtien Also regular Thai speaking Latin night every Saturday. day of each month at 13:00 on Long Stay Hotel: Contact, meetings at 12 noon every Gazpacho Bring your dancing shoes the second floor of the Camel Andrew 086 107 6631. The Sunday, and Persian Farsi and friends and enjoy dinner Pub in Ban Chang. If you are Scandinavian Group meets speaking meetings at 5.30 pm and dancing. Don’t worry if interested, please contact on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 on Thursdays. Please call (Spanish Cold Soup) you are new to salsa, Vir- Membership Chairman Dan p.m. at the Norwegian the Hotline for details. ginia Sorensen and her team Morgan at banchangvfw The hot season is almost on us. Hot soup? No thank you. will be on hand to guide you [email protected] Read more news at pattayamail.com Cold soup, now you’re talking! My favorite is called Gazpacho, a famous Spanish soup which is served cold. The use of your blender makes this a very easy soup to make, but do not over blend. The soup should have a thick consistency. You can also substitute red and yellow bell peppers for green if you wish.

Cooking method Using the blender: first chop up the garlic, then add the cucumber and bell peppers (capsicum), adding tomato juice as needed to liquefy. Finally add the tomatoes and the rest of the juice. If you want elegance, press through a sieve. If you’re going for heartiness, just leave it the way it is, which is the traditional way. Mix in the olive oil and vinegar. Now refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, pour into bowls and garnish with salad vegetables as you see fit: minced or notched and sliced cucumber; thin green bell pepper slices; chopped coriander; and croutons and finally a goodly sprinkle of pepper. Ingredients Serves 4 Tomatoes canned 1 kg (or 8 large fresh tomatoes, peeled) Cucumber peeled and chopped 1 Green bell pepper cored and chopped 1 Onion chopped 1 Garlic 1 clove Olive oil 2 tbspns Vinegar white 4 tbspns Ground black pepper garnish 36 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2018 PATTAYA MAIL VOL. XXVI No. 18

Dolphins still A new era dawns for search for lost form Pattaya Rugby Festival Pattaya United’s worrying mid-season slump continued with a disappointing 3-1 away loss to Police Tero FC last Sunday night at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok. The hosts took the lead on the half hour mark when Brazilian striker Marcao tapped in from close range after the Pattaya defence failed to deal with a dangerous left-wing cross. United hit back early in the second half after frontman Tero goalkeeper Nont Muangngam punches the ball Lukian was upended in the clear as he is challenged by Pattaya United’s Chayawat Tero area and the same Srinawong (13) during the first half of a Thai League player calmly slotted the ball 1 fixture between Pattaya United and Police Tero at home from the penalty spot the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok, Sunday, to level the scores at 1-1. April 29. (Photo courtesy Pattaya United FC) It appeared the visitor were The eighteenth staging of the Chris Kays Memorial Rugby Tournament on course for a valuable cleverly evaded 2 United Pattaya have now garnered will take place at Rugby School Thailand in Khao Mai Keao from May 5-6. point until second half defenders before firing a just four points from their For a full preview turn to page 29. substitute Inyin was sent off fierce shot into the top cor- last five League 1 matches in the 68th minute for what ner of the goal past goal- and currently lie in thirteenth appeared to be a fairly in- keeper Khammai. place in the table, just two nocuous challenge. The contest was effec- points above the relegation Hamilton wins action-packed Down to 10 men Pattaya tively sealed in the first zone but still only five be- rarely threatened after this minute of stoppage time af- low third placed Port FC. setback but they hung on ter Tossakai found himself in United’s next game is on Azerbaijan Grand Prix resolutely until the 82nd space and skillfully lifted the Saturday, May 5 at home minute, when Tero’s ball over Khammai for his against Sukhothai FC. Kick-off James Ellingworth Myanmar forward Aung Thu team’s third goal of the game. is scheduled for 6pm. Baku, Azerbaijan (AP) — Luck shone on Lewis Hamilton as he returned to the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship last Sunday with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. With Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari clearly faster than Hamilton and his Mercedes, it took a crash, a mistimed lunge and a puncture to elevate Hamilton to the top spot in Baku. British driver Lewis Hamilton steers his Mercedes Vettel led for much of the during the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix, at race, but was stuck in the city circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, April second behind Hamilton’s 29. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Mercedes teammate Valtteri We’ve been able to just hold at the first corner, sending Bottas when a crash be- onto them in the race, but them both off the track. tween the two Red Bulls our qualifying pace isn’t up Bottas had been left in the brought out the safety car. to theirs.” lead when first Hamilton, On the restart, Vettel Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen then Vettel, stopped for lunged for the lead but could claimed second place after fresh tires. He would have not keep his car on the having dropped to 14th fol- had to stop soon but for the racing line at the exit of the lowing an early collision, but Red Bull crash, which al- next corner and instead lost said he wasn’t satisfied with lowed Bottas to pit and places. Soon afterward, his drive and he had keep the lead. Bottas’ right-rear tire picked struggled to get the best out Romain Grosjean crashed up a puncture, ending his of the Ferrari. under the safety car on lap race and elevating Hamilton Sergio Perez overtook 42, sliding into the wall while to first. Vettel after his mistake on the weaving in an attempt to heat “Very mixed emotions from restart, and held off the up his tires. That delayed today,” Hamilton said. He four-time world champion to the restart, and when it was late to the podium cel- claim third place. It was his came Vettel charged down ebrations because he went and Force India’s first the inside of Bottas but to speak with Bottas, who podium since 2016. couldn’t slow enough to “deserved” the win. “I wouldn’t “It was a rollercoaster of a make the corner and went have got by him in those laps race,” Perez said. “The last onto a runoff area. if he hadn’t had that tire two laps, they were the best Hamilton leads Vettel by four blowout,” Hamilton added. two laps of my life.” points, followed by Raikkonen Despite taking the stand- The two Red Bulls driven and Bottas. Ricciardo’s sec- ings lead for the first time by Max Verstappen and ond retirement this season this season, Hamilton said Daniel Ricciardo battled all leaves him fourth, 33 points the win didn’t mark a turn- race for fourth place. After off the lead. The Australian ing point in the fight with several dramatic near- has said he could leave Red Vettel and Ferrari. misses, they collided on lap Bull next season in search of “I think Ferrari still have the 40 when Ricciardo — the a car capable of challenging upper hand,” he said. “This winner of the last race in for the title. year, they’ve really outper- China — ran into the back formed us most of the time. of Verstappen under braking Continued on page 28

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