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Thailand tourist park hunts for escaped crocodiles

By AP News Tue, Sep 13, 2011 2:15PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — The owners of a tourist park just outside the Thai beach resort of Pattaya are scrambling to track down missing crocodiles after dozens escaped when floods swept the area over the weekend. Suthawut Temtub, a spokesman for the Million Years Stone Park and Crocodile Farm, said Tuesday that 28 crocodiles have been...

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Mixed martial arts coming to Pattaya, Thailand

By Siam Voices Sun, Mar 20, 2011 7:32PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder The first ever fully dedicated mixed martial arts (MMA) show will be taking place in Pattaya later this month. Scheduled for Saturday March 26 at the Pattaya Centre Hotel ‘MMA, The Beginning’ will feature fighters training in Thailand and Singapore. While Muay Thai is very much king when it comes to fighting...

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Blogger prompts Pattaya Mayor’s jet ski scam investigation

By Jon Russell Mon, Mar 14, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

The Mayor of Thai city Pattaya is addressing the notorious issue of jet ski scams aimed at tourists thanks to one local blogger’s efforts. It is often claim that blogging is dying, but events in Pattaya show that dedicated bloggers’ influence has never been stronger thanks to social media, while bloggers themselves can be more...

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Is Pattaya’s image improving?

By Siam Voices Thu, Sep 16, 2010 7:14PM UTC View Comments

By Newley Purnell Yesterday’s NYT/IHT has a story that examines attempts to improve Pattaya’s image. It’s called “A Thai City of Sleaze Tries to Clean Up.” The lede: PATTAYA, THAILAND — Somewhere in the world there may be a city with a more seedy reputation, a place more devoted to the sex industry and more notorious as...

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