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The following is a weekly feature article looking at this same time period LAST year in Pattaya and Thailand news.
This weekly feature takes a look back at news from the same period last year (and sometimes different time windows, such as six months or three months) to see how things have changed, following up on the progression of stories, as well as look at potentially broken promises or things that didn’t take place as promised in Pattaya and Thailand.
As we publish dozens of stories a week this is a quick way for people to take a look at what the biggest stories were a year ago, as chosen by our editorial team, and how they impact us today and relate to current news. They are in no particular order of importance, however, are roughly in order of publication.
This week, we cover the third week of February 2021, from Sunday, February 14th, 2021 to Saturday, February 20th, 2021.
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Let’s take a look!
1. Police chief tells Pattaya entertainment venues closing time is 11:00 P.M., stop pushing it
Unfortunately, a YEAR later, the nightlife is still essentially smothered, with an 11:00 P.M. closure and not even technically legally open. It is, however, an improvement over eight months of total enforced closure in 2021 from April-December.
Pattaya police chief tells entertainment venue owners: Closure time is 11:00 PM, stop pushing it
2. UPDATE: Pattaya prosecutor working with victims and police on an alleged scam involving former Pattaya assistant bank manager
This situation has still not been resolved to the satisfaction of the victims, unfortunately.
3. Pro-democracy protests continue in Bangkok following a no-confidence vote
A year later, most of the movement’s leaders are in jail or on supervised bail with strict conditions for various charges.
4. British pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by intoxicated motorbike driver in Pattaya
This drew lots of discussion on social media last year. Tragically, the injured man later passed away at a local hospital.
British pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by intoxicated motorbike driver in Pattaya
5. All Thai Cabinet ministers involved in the no-confidence vote survive
This drew protests and anger, however, was expected by most political observers.
All Thai Cabinet ministers involved in no-confidence debate survive vote
That is all for this week! See you next week for more!
