NEWS Nagas MC and Jesters Care for Kids in Joint Venture
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RECENTLY, the Nagas MC and Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive joined forces to assist the Children’s Ward at Chonburi
General Hospital. The presentation took place at the club bar of the Nagas MC in Sri Racha when a cheque for 200,000 baht
Demobilization ceremony at Sattahip navy base
Vol. 8 No. 5 ! 16 -30 November 2008 was handed over to hospital management for the purchase of infant incubators and defibrillators. In fact, it was learned that recently a child fatality at the hospital might have been averted had there been one of these devices on hand. The Nagas MC, loyal supporters of the Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drives since 2005, have been Platinum Sponsors, or 100,000 baht donors, for the last 3 years. This year they chose to have their donation go to the Chonburi General Hospital Children’s Ward after hearing of their dire need for essential equipment. The Jesters decided to match their
contribution with an additional 100,000 baht for this worthy cause. This year the Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive raised over 8 million baht for underprivileged children in Thailand.
Motorbike riding for safety coming soon
Windsurfing championship scheduled for December
DEPUTY mayor Weerawat Kharkai chaired a meeting to make plans for the Pattaya City RS:X Asian Youth Championship which is to take place November 28 thru’ December 4 at Jomtien beach. Mr Weerawat said that a budget of seven million baht
had been allocated and that the windsurfing championship would be in three categories according to age and sex. Thirteen countries had already accepted the invitation to take part including Ukraine, Russia, Singapore, Israel, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
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lower the bar according to the needs of business and taking population trends into account.” He added that if the system had been in place last year, then 12% fewer people would have been accepted under the equivalent work permit scheme. Tier 2 of the points system will ensure that British jobseekers get the first shot at jobs and only those foreign workers required will be able to come to the UK. Companies will need to pass the resident labour market test by proving they cannot fill a post with a resident worker before they can bring in anyone from outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Marriage visa raised to 21 Also, the home office is helping British owned businesses to prepare for the go-live of tiers 2 and 5 of the points system by publishing detailed guidance to cover skilled and temporary workers. Employers will be held accountable for the workers they bring into the country with a new sponsorship scheme holding businesses responsible for those they employ. Mr Woolas said, “The points system means that only migrants with the skills Britain needs can come. It’s also flexible, enabling us to raise or
NOTICE TO BRITISH NATIONALS British nationals are asked to note that only the British embassy may issue official, embassy documentation on their behalf. Any such documents issued by other parties are neither authorised nor valid. British nationals are requested to show any such illicit documentation to a British embassy official for examination.
CAPTAIN Kampanat Singudom, chief of security at Sattahip navy base, presided over the handing out of certificates in the cafeteria to the demobilised unit 3/2549 which had 123 recruits. Many friends and family members attended the event. Lieutenant commander Saneh Wasunich read out the official letter by order 194/2551 that the class was to be dissolved
after one year of service according to protocol. The Thai people owed a debt of gratitude to the unit which had done its utmost duty in the service of the motherland. After the ceremony was over, all members of the defunct unit received a certificate of recognition and momentos were given out to the crowd of proud relatives and friends.
Russian guides issue still not resolved Shortage of Thais speaking the lingo
THE fifth Safety Riding for Peace motorbike project will be visiting Pattaya in the new year. A planning meeting heard that the project will promote tourism, promote peace in the country’s southern provinces and remind everyone to wear helmets when on the road. The event will coincide with the Asian indoor games in the city February 13-14 next year. On the first day there will be a stuntman show and a Para motor show. On the second
day, there will be a huge Harley Davidson rally with around 7,000 motorbikes roaring around town. At night there will be a live music performance by Carabao band. There are also scheduled to be Harley Davidson booths, food and drink, a Miss MC contest, a live music performance by Pattaya Bob, a live performance by Laem Morrison and, finally To m Dundee will be at the event. Oh, and don’t forget the fireworks display too.
Handicapped tourists need a better service The elderly might benefit from lofty plan
DEPUTY mayor Weerawut Kharkai organised yet another meeting after learning that there still too many Russian guides in the resort according to their Thai critics. Previously, the employment department had issued a directive that were too many non work permit holders, Russians in the main, leading tour groups and denying Thai guides their crust of bread so to speak. It was stated once again at the meeting that foreign labour was illegal unless supported by full Labour Office documen-
tation and proof of payment of the fees. The argument the other way has been that not enough Thai tour guides speak Russian and the way out of the dilemma was some sort of partnership or informal understanding since many Russians visited the resort and expected to see the wonders here explained to them in their native tongue. Police lieutenant colonel Suwan Oonanant, Pattaya tourist police chief, said the incidents had been going on for long enough. The resulting
Mr Apichart Puedpan, assistant to Pattaya’s district administrative chief, chaired a meeting to talk about facilities for groups such as children, the elderly and the physically challenged. It was stated by the Father Ray Redemptorist Centre, which runs a vocational centre for the handicapped, that they had a detailed plan to make the city more user friendly by improving road sgns and creating better facilities in public places, including confusion and bad publicity had affected the image of Pattaya and police alike. There was no formal solution to the dilemma at the meeting, but the deputy mayor urged the Russian tour guides to speak again to their Thai counterparts before a further, final meeting which would make a decision binding on all parties.
footpaths. It was urged at the meeting that other groups, including the very young and the very old, would benefit from the improvements. Tourist receipts would also rise as handicapped persons might well stay longer in the resort. Currently, Pattaya city fathers had hired King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Lardkrabang (architecture department) to design a city more useful to the disabled and to present it to the city authority. Amongst the ideas to be presented would be rest areas for the disabled, adapted toilets at hotels and a special pathway all along the beach waterfront. However, it was stressed that the responsibility was not only city hall’s. Both the private sector and other government would need to bend their backs and turn out their pockets to turn dreams into reality.