Hello Pattaya News Readers!
The following is our weekly feature in which we highlight the top local stories in our area, Pattaya and Chonburi, for the past week. The number of stories differs from week to week.
These are chosen and curated by our editorial team and are designed for our readers to get a quick “catch-up” of important stories they may have missed as we publish many stories daily and it is easy to lose track of important events or changes in our area. We do national recaps in a separate article.
They are in no particular order of importance. These are from Sunday, March 21st, to Saturday, March 27th, 2021.
1. Pattaya to hold “Kite on the Beach” festival during Songkran
Out with the water fights (banned this year due to Covid-19 concerns), in with the kites.
Pattaya to hold ‘Kite on the Beach 2021’ festival during Songkran period to boost domestic tourism
2. Thailand’s Wonder Wave postponed to later this year due to Songkran restrictions
After the banning of concerts and water fights during Songkran this year to control the Covid-19 situation, Wonder Wave postponed their event to later this year.
3. Minister of Tourism visits Pattaya area
He was in town to discuss the “Sandbox” plan for letting in tourists without quarantine, proposed to happen sometime later this year.
4. Two Russian nationals arrested and accused of forging fake visa documents in Pattaya
This video and article got a lot of attention last week with many of local readers commenting.
Two Russian nationals arrested and accused of forging fake visa documents in Pattaya, video story
5. Homeless complaints lead to “round up” of local homeless and beggars in Pattaya
This story, like the prior one, got a lot of attention and comments from readers.
That is all this week, thank you for your support of The Pattaya News!
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