PATTAYA & EASTERN SEABOARD REGION

Banglamung officials and a team of engineers have inspected waterways around the city, looking for obstructions that could cause floods during heavy rains, and have found 14 such hazards.

Siam Motors Group selects IMG, a major international company dealing in sports, entertainment, and media, to launch a new mega golf course center, which will be named the Siam Country Club Pattaya New Course. This new Siam Motors Group investment in Pattaya will become a center of attraction for golf enthusiasts in Thailand. The new course will feature a waterfront landscape and traditional golf course concepts, and will feature the same championship qualities as the Old Course (18-hole) and the Plantation (27-hole) on the adjoining property -- both renowned golf courses and considered among the best in the Asia Pacific region. In the future, both domestic and international investors may be invited to join in the project. The new course is expected to open in March 2014.

The Pattaya Floating Market is a great way to get away from the hectic Pattaya city life, especially when visiting the new Huai Yai Resort Pattaya – “nature with a view.”

The British Consulate in Pattaya will increase service time for British citizens residing in Pattaya, with operating hours now extended to Mondays-Fridays, from 9.00-11.30. Previously, service hours were only available on Thursdays.