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Breaking News
March 2012
Click here to read our February 2012 News.
Suppress Gun Crime
in Pattaya! Deputy Prime Minister, Khun Chalerm, has ordered a sweep of Pattaya by the Police to suppress gun crime.
After a number of reported gun incidents on national Thai TV channels a team of 160 Police Officers had to check Pubs, Discotheques and suspicious-looking individuals on the streets. The sweep happened in the early hours of Sunday, March 18th.
Easy Money
Since a few weeks Pattaya Police is visiting the Pattaya Beach Promenade almost daily between 22:00 and the early morning hours.
Their sweep on Tuesday morning, March 20th, was exceptionally successful:
The police needed at least 5 trucks to 'deport' the captured beauties to Soi 9. Police 'extorted' between 100 and 500 Baht from every reveller.
Finally
On March 13th the Thai cabinet announced that all Thai citizens will be eligible for unconditional free treatment in emergency cases from April 1, 2012.
Thai people will be able to obtain free services at the nearest hospital, whether state or private, Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said.
City Hall announces:
March 16th, 2012:
The Pattaya Zoom Festival will happen on March 30th & 31st, 2012.
March 13th, 2012:
The Pattaya Music Festival will not happen from March 30th until - April 1st 2012, as announced earlier by Pattaya City Hall and not from March 16th to March 18th 2012 as announced by some advertisments from TAT and Pattaya Call Center and most Websites.
The Festival will happen on 27th, 28th & 29th of April 2012.
This is Pattaya! Managed by fumblers! Unmusical people are calling the city's most famous event Pitj, a short form for Pattaya International Traffic Jam. Arrested
On March 10th Chonburi Police arrested Mr. Drew Walter Noyes for alledgedly blackmailing Australian Mr. Michele Goulet.
Mr. Goulet is the owner of a beauty clinic called Thong Lor Clinic in Pattaya Jomtien.
Mr. Noyes runs Pattaya Times, an English language newspaper, and PAPPA Co., Ltd., a Law Office.
Police warns!
When using local Pharmacies be aware of counterfeit medication.
Never use sex enhancement medication without consulting a Doctor first.
Many pharmacists in this country are not interested in the well-being of their customers. Their sole interest is money.
On March 1st Police closed pharmacies in North Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road and Pattaya Beach Road. They arrested one pharmacist and two shop assistants. Your Destiny?
On Soi LK-Metro the new Destiny Coyote Club opened on March 16th, just across from Paradise A Go-Go.
The outside of the club looks like a copy of Sugar-Sugar.
If you are inside you will notice that the ladies aren't same-same...
PS.: Pattaya's Police were among the first visitors of the new club.
Silver Star
shines again Walking Street's Silver Star 3 A Go-Go Club reopened on March 9th with some free food and a lot of lovely ladies.
Police closed the venue about a month ago due to irregularities.
New Website #1
Jomtien's new APPLE BAR, located on Soi Chaiyaphuk, opened a Website and presents its bar and its staff.
New Website #2
Baccara, Beach Club, Cavern, Happy A Go-Go and Peppermint, some of Pattaya's most popular A Go-Go Clubs, changed their Internet Addresses: Click here for the new Website.
Ibiza goes Koh Samed
An organization located in London but apparently managed by Russians announces the Grand Opening of a Thaibiza Project on March 10th 2012.
The event happened on Koh Samed's Sai Kaew Beach.
For more information please click the link in the picture.
Stalled?
The work for a new A Go-Go or Coyote Club on the second floor of Walking Street's CandyShop seems to be stalled again...
New Format?
Motoroom, on top of King Café, closed the lights on its sign but installed a new banner: Motoroom Club is for people who really love true club culture, it says.
I'm not shure if they can find some...
It's Facebook!
Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) discovered that Facebook at least has partly contributed to the cause of unwanted teen pregnancies.
UNICEF has placed Thailand on top of the list of teen pregnancy in Asia.
Thereupon NESDB said that the social media growth is partly to blame for the teen pregnancy problems as some youngsters post seducing messages or video clips online.
Perhaps Maria told Josef really the true some 2'012 years ago...
Stupidity can't be replaced, it's native. We change!
The so called 'Nice Délice' French Pastry and Restaurant on South Pattaya Road, at the entry to Friendship's Supermarket, changed its name to Phillipe Bakery.
We change too!
As mentioned last month, LimaLima at Bali Hai changed its name to Nina (disco) and Sima (lounge).
In the meantime the Sima sign disappeared.
Nina too doesn't seem to be created for the eternity: The internet already announces an evening at a NinaNina club.
On February 3rd we could see that the club is back with LimaLima.
Therefore, what ever you will read in the future, Fina, Gina, Nina, MinaTina or Duma, you will know it's always the same club:
LimaLima. The club changes its name for the sole reason to irritate Pattaya's Police... I am quit sure this venue will remain in the headlines for a long time, not only because it's a known meeting place for armed Thai gangs. From CandyShop
to Torus If you miss the hot trombone at CandyShop, as I do, you can enjoy its perfect sound at Torus Disco, located between Soi 16 and Soho Square on Walking Street.
Nothing is as Constant as the Change
At Royal Garden Plaza and CentralFestival shops close and open almost every month.
A sign of overbooked hotel rooms?
The End of
Fusion & Konfusion? Alcazar's newly opened Fusion & Konfusion Clubs closed during the first few days of March, but were open on Sunday March 11th.
We will keep an eye on during the next few days.
During the last few nights of February 2012 the B4 Club on Soi Diamond was closed (again).
The CC Bar across from Soho Square on Walking Street closed at the end of February.
The Bar Plaza located near the Grand Sole Hotel on Pattaya's Second Road get demolished. The Bars, Shops and Massage Salons had to close. It was once Pattayas's most beautiful designed Bar Complex but could never attract enough customers.
During the years it changed its name from Royal Beer Plaza to Grand Beer Plaza, Grand Beer Night Plaza and Golden Dragon Bar Complex.
Bärzia closed
Bärzia Club, located in front od Rasputin's Body Massage Parlour on Pattaya's Second Road and in the neighborhood of Soi 6, closed.
The rip-off coyote venue replaced the failed Fashion Club at the same location on June 11th 2011.
On March 15th Pattaya Police closed Baron Club A Go-Go located on Soi Diamond / Phratamnak.
The Tiger Club Tattoo Bar, a Coyote Club in Soi 7, closed on March 16th.
A Sign of the Time?
Pattaya's one and only House of Condom at Central Center BigC in North Pattaya closed.
Basaya Model Club without Models
The Basaya Model Club on Beach Road, located just in front of the Basaya Hotel, is now working without Models. The venue is now a simple restaurant.
The concept was a flop since it started during July 2011.
Be aware
2012 is the Year of English Speaking, the Thai Ministry of Education announced.
The program will be initiated in schools and will involve plenty of academic activities. It will let teachers and students have opportunities to speak English and build their confidence in using it without excessive concern about grammatical errors.
NightWalker and his Team have the same approach - since many years...
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Pattaya News Flash March 2012 - The Source
Last Minute Announcement*
It's our Great Privilege to Publish just another of Pattaya's Famous Last Minute Event Announcements
Pattaya's Zoom 2012 Festival will happen on March 30th & March 31st at the Bali Hai Pier. Over 50 DJ's are are trying to turn the night into an event.
* We got the first official information about Zoom 2012 on March 16th 2012... Be aware of date-rape drugs...
or your cell phone, your wallet, your watch and your laptop will go!
And as usual: Pattaya Police don't do anything. Try to get fingerprints is too much work.
We recommend: Invite your new friend to a Shorttime Hotel. If drugged you loose your wallet only and not everything in your room. More likely: She will find a reason to say good bye!
Be warned!
Obviously Police from Soi 9 start asking a Guarantee Fee from Farangs living with a Thai Lady!
Until today I was used to sit down on Pattaya's Beach Promenade to have a talk with my friends. Sometimes my lady, one of her girlfriends or my cleaning lady is joining me. After tonight's experience it's not possible anymore to visite Pattaya Beach with a lady anytime during an evening or a night. The behaviour of Pattaya's Police is absolutely inappropriate. It's a shame for Pattaya, Banglamung, Chonburi and Thailand as a whole. It's time the police learn to do their duties and not to criminalise Pattaya's citizen. Currently Pattaya's Police presents themself as a bunch of blowhard with the sole intend to extort money from Pattaya's citizens and its visitors. Instead of combating criminals they are supporting them. PS: Without a substantiated suspicion of a criminal offence not even Pattaya's Police have the right to confiscate an Identity Card or a Passport, a lawyer told me. Made in Pattaya
The End of Fun in Pattaya
Pattaya Police
Working on a tip only
On March 13th, 2012, Banglamung Police informed the press that they have shut-down a 2 Million Baht per-day illegal money lending operation which covered the entire Eastern Seaboard.
The Police received an anonymous call from someone who provided information of the money lending operation which was believed to be controlled from a house in the Nong Pla Lai area, east of Pattaya.
Based on this tip officers conducted surveillance and determined the information was correct. On March 12th, during the night, the Police conducted a raid of the house. They arrested nine people, who are all suspected of being debt collectors. An additional person, believed to be the head of the operation was also arrested.
Evidence including collection books which detailed names and telephone numbers of those who borrowed money was seized and further investigations revealed the money to finance the illegal business came from a man based close to Bangkok.
Police say that investigations continue.
As you learn from the above information, Police acted on provided information only.
Money sharks are working illegally all over Thailand. Nevertheless, motorized people are distributing almost every week name cards from illegal money lenders. Everybody can contact them - but obviously not our Police!
To start some work our lovely Police need concrete information, otherwise they don't do anything. It seems they not even can read a simple name card.
PS: I just discussed the arrest of money lenders mentioned above with a neighbour. I told him that the debtors will be happy. He just had a laugh. You are a Farang. You don't know how it works! The Police have the collection books, the names and phone numbers. With the help of middlemen they will collect the money now themself, he said.
A Miracle is the cause of the delay: According to Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome Tourism Authority of Thailand (also known as TAT) asked to move the festival from March 16-18 to March 30th - April 1st to include the event into its new Thailand Miracle Year campaign. Another reason reason for the delay was the funeral of HRH Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda on April 9th, the Mayor said. City officials deemed it appropriate to postpone all recreational activities until after the funeral out of respect and mourning. But over lovely Mayor forget to explain why only the Music Festival had to move and not the Pattaya Livestock Show 2012 and the Pattaya Zoom 2012 Festival. Both events will haben during the last two days of March. Nevertheless, Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and his City Hall still aren't capable to publish a reliable Event Calendar for their World Famous Beach Resort called Pattaya. Let's praise the Fumblers!
Pattaya's International(?) Music Festival 2012 doesn't happen between March 16th and 18th as announced by most websites worldwide and not during March 30th and April 1st as announced by a few other ones. The Festival will happen during the last weekend of April, from April 27 until April 29 2012.
Chaos City Pattaya™ Trade Mark possibly owned by Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and his City Hall Fumblers, the officials not even capable to publish a reliable Event Calendar. Brainless Pattaya
Chaos City Pattaya™ Trade Mark possibly owned by Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and his City Hall Fumblers. Beach Beautification?
Pattaya brings more Traffic to Pattaya's Beach!
During his election campaign, now Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome promised to reduce the traffic in Pattaya and to ban the tourist busses from entering Pattaya City's already congested streets.
It seems our beloved Mayor forgot almost all of his promises:
On February 7th 2012 Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome announced that his organisation will start a major beach beautification program. Pattaya City Hall will planting new trees and gardens, do some painting and a lot of other works, our beloved Mayor told the press.
Itthiphol Kunplome also announced that the 140 million Baht project will include an additional 3rd traffic lane to Pattaya's Beach Road.
We first understand that our Mayor will remove all the parking lots along the street and use the space as a third lane, but in the meantime we learned that's not the case.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and his team will purloin the needed 3 meters from the almost nonexisting Pattaya Beach Promenade*.
Furthermore, Itthiphol Kunplome and his City executives announced a 15 billion Baht face-lift. They want to turn the city into a New Pattaya, a World Class Greenovative Tourism City with a green and clean environment for tourists and locals. With stinking busses and racing Mini-Busses in front of Pattaya's polluted beaches?
The 15 billion Baht Greenovative Tourism city plan earmarks 132 projects, including developing transportation and tourist attractions. It aims to declare Pattaya a green and clean city in 10 years.
A senior immigration official said the plan to turn Pattaya into a green city would be impossible unless the foreign criminals were flushed out.
But the lovely official forgot to mention the local criminals - often being officials too - the ones distributing drugs, counterfeited products and 'protecting' a large part of Pattaya's legal and illegal businesses.
They are known as Pattaya's influential people and seem to have more rights than everybody else in this city.
* A Beach Promenade usually describes a 4 to 5 meter wide pedestrian lane along a clean and sandy beach. Also known as Esplanade. It allows people to walk for recreational purposes. Not even influential motorcycles drivers are allowed to use it as their prefered racing circuit. The Question
Do you think a Mayor not capable to publish a reliable Event Calendar for Pattaya will be capable to manage a 15 billion Baht budget?
Generous Pattaya
Beach Beautification
Free 'Swimming Pools' up to 96 hours after every rainfall.
High Tech in Pattaya
Will it ever work?
An artist's view of Pattaya's coming multi-storey car park at Bali Hai, but will it ever work? In Pattaya not even a simple traffic light works the way it should.
Made in Pattaya
Made in Pattaya
No parking from 19:00 - 03:00, but nobody cares, not even Pattaya's 'watchful' Police. So why Pattaya installs this signs?
1.) Every Beach Resort in this world is placing signs like this.
2.) Pattaya's Taxpayers provide money for the producer of this signs - as well as for some officials. A typical Win-Win situation: You don't have to miss a single sign during your holiday, the designer and his employees get some work and the city officials their much needed tea money to support their Mia Noi(s). Made in Pattaya: Blues on Street
Itthiphol Kunplome and his Supporters are Walking
On February 29th 2012 Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome walked with his supporters on Beach Road and Walking Street to Bali Hai to celebrate a big party. People not ready to walk were carried by an armada of busses to the event.
The magic day ended at about 22:00 with an impressive firework. In Pattaya the Mayor has the right to stop whole the traffic for his folks...
On March 12th 2012 Thailand's Supreme Court upheld the 25 years prison sentence on Somchai Khunploem. Somchai is an influential figure known as Kamnan Poh as well as Passakorn Homhual. He is a former member of the Saensuk Municipality Council in Chon Buri province - and the father of Pattaya's Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome.
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced Somchai Khunploem and another man to 25 years each in jail after finding them guilty of hiring gunmen for 3 million baht to kill Prayoon Sitthichoke, alias Kamnan Yoon, the kamnan of tambon Samet in Muang district of Chon Buri, at a wedding in March 2003.
Somchai Khunploem, or Kamnan Poh, was earlier found guilty by the Chon Buri Court of graft over the purchase of a 140-rai block of land valued at 93 million Baht in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, by Pattaya City during 1992 and 1993 for use as a rubbish landfilland and sentenced to five years and four months in jail.
Somchai Khunploem is reported to have fled to Cambodia.
Thailand's Supreme Court read the verdict in absence of the two men.
The court also issued a warrant for the arrest of the two fugitives.
Thappraya 2310
PS: On March 15th Pattaya's Tourist Police and the Crime Suppression Division of Natural Resources and the Environment based in Bangkok arrested two women offering pictures with Slow Lorises on Walking Street. Police seized the animals and carried them to a local Zoo.
Pattaya & Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Press
Along Pattaya Beach Road a number of very impressive and futuristic zebra-crossings have been installed. Splendiferous as they are, there is just one problem: they don't actually work.
(Bangkok Post Postbag March 10th, 2012) I, for one, will be boycotting Pattaya and Phuket until jet skis are made permanently unavailable for rent at those places. This whole rip-off business needs to be completely snuffed out. Phuket and Pattaya police are helpless to intervene _ either out of fear of the extortionists, or because they themselves are in on the scam. (Bangkok Post Postbag March 10th, 2012) On arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport we had to queue up for almost two hours to go through Immigration... (Bangkok Post Postbag March 10th, 2012) I have been travelling in and out of Bangkok every month for nearly 20 years, and must agree that the Suvarnabhumi Airport service (particularly at the arrival hall) has been absolutely hopeless these past six to 12 months. (Bangkok Post Postbag March 10th, 2012) Hotel fire safety a joke! (Bangkok Post Postbag March 10th, 2012) Dolphin light poles: I thought what the hell are they, why are they there, they look really really ugly and stupid. (Pattaya Mail March 9th, 2012) When has anything Pattaya City Hall is involved in finished on schedule? (Pattaya Mail March 9th, 2012) Concerned about Beach Road widening: Pattaya's famous beach is a bit like the stories in Playboy magazine; an excuse for buying the mag, rarely the reason; in Pattaya's case, an excuse for coming here. (Pattaya Mail March 9th, 2012) Made by Nature for Pattaya
Last Chance
To enjoy Pattaya's most tasty Potato Salad!
The small kitchens at Tops Supermarket at the 2nd Road/Central Road crossing have to close during the next few weeks. We just learned that the Bratkartoffel booth and its lovely lady, which is preparing Pattaya's most tasty Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), will don't come back after the renovation.
Thailand's Prime Minister says:
Food is too Expensive
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will implement a 'Blue Flag programme' to stop Khao Kaeng sellers from increasing their prices.
The programme will set standard prices for Khao Kaeng, the Thai style of fast food. Khao Kaeng includes rice and one dish of pork, chicken or fish.
Thailand's Commerce Ministry plans to set the prices of 10 common Thai dishes at between 25 and 30 Baht per dish.
Consumers have complained that the prices of Khao Kaeng have increased sharply recently.
People said they have had to pay between 40 and 55 Baht a dish this year, up from about 30 Baht in the recent past.
KFC, Chester Grill and McDonald's recently introduced Thai dishes for 69 Baht/each, including a soft drink. Most Thai ladies - and even some Farangs - prefer the spicy new dishes based on rice and fried chicken, pork or beef over Burgers with French Fries. But if you try to order one at McDonald's CentralFestival outlet after 22:00 they mostly tell you 'don't have'!
Obviously McDonald's don't like to sell 'cheap' & tasty foods.
Another Tom Boy Club
Snoop - Tom Boy Karaoke Club
In our January 2012 News Flash we presented two popular Tom Boy clubs. Today we have to add a third one, this time an all new Karaoke club called Snoop.
The new club is located on Soi Phettrakun (North Pattaya), about 150 meters only from Pattaya's famous Hollywood Disco.
Tom Boy Clubs usually welcome (real) ladies only. There seems to be an ever growing demand for Tom Boy Clubs in Itthiphol Kunplome's highly praised Family Resort... Best Friends
Rompho enlarges again
Jomtien's Bar Complex gets bigger and bigger
Jimbeam
During February 2012 a Subway Sandwich Booth should also open at the same location, but we are still waiting for it... Let's go Play?
Play, Walking Street's Party Dance Club, tries everything to attract Pattaya's visitors, but the question remains: How long?
New York in Pattaya
New York New York replaces failed Coyotee's Club
On Soi Marine Plaza, off Walking Street, off Soi Lucky Star and off Soi Phratamnak, a new night-club will open its door in a few days (or weeks). New York New York opens in the rooms of the former Coyotee's A Go-Go Club. Coyotee's had to close during October 2009. Since then the venue was unused.
The management is currently looking after Coyote dancers - what else!?
New Short Time Rooms
Just a few meters from New York
On Soi Marine Plaza, off Walking Street and Soi Lucky Star, Shorty opened. Shorty is a new Short Time Hotel. At the time of writing its VIP Rooms cost 300 Baht for a maximal 3-hour lasting healthy fitness adventure.
To learn more about Pattaya's Short Time Hotels please click here. Dolphinized North Road
Dolphines, with Background Made in Pattaya: Salade de Powerlines.
Pricing in Pattaya
Price depends on Location and...
This Netbook has a 7-inch display and is based on a Via-CPU-design. It can run Android 2.2 or Windows CE. It has built-in connectors for Ethernet (1x), USB 2.0 (3x), an SD-Card (up to 8GB) an Earphone and a Microphone. It also supports WiFi. It comes with a battery and a power supply.
At Tukom South Pattaya it usually costs 2'990 Baht, at the second floor of BigC's CentralCenter in North Pattaya you can get it for 3'990 Baht and at Royal Garden Plaza it's yours for 4'990 Baht.
A few weeks ago a bought one for 1'990 Baht - at Tukom...
Amazing Thailand
Consumer Protection or what?
In our News Flash from January 2012 we reported that Officers of the Consumer Protection Police Division from Bangkok conducted a raid of two small shops at the Grand Hall Market in South Pattaya and confiscated everything on display because the shops failed to display prices for items.
We recommend that this Officers organize a few large trucks and drive them to Pattaya's Royal Garden Plaza and to CentralFestival.
Most goods on display at this shopping temples miss a price tag, and if they have one you need a magnifier or a bar code reader to get the information.
Where is Thailand's Consumer Protection Police Division from Bangkok in a case like this? It seems they are raiding small shops only... Funny Pattaya
Pattaya's funniest - or furnished - Rooms?
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Burapha Week 2012
Pattaya's Beach Raids Poor Thailand
Thailand knows two seasons only: Wintertime and Summertime.
Thais do not know the spring fever with its butterflies in the tummy.
This accounts for everything!
Generous Pattaya
Thank God:
It's Summer in Pattaya! No Comment
Since March 4th 2012 this World celebrates a newly designated Dictator.
And our Leaders welcome and congratulate him.
Stop Nuclear Plants!
Never forget Tschernobyl, Hiroshima & Fukushima!
Free Parking
Don't pay the unauthorized parking fee collectors!
In case of difficulties call Tourist Police (1155) or Pattaya's Call Center (1337).
Do not call Pattaya Police:
It seems that at least two officials from Soi 9 are involved in the scam! Warning #1
Pattaya City Hall doesn't do anything to stop the scam!
Mayor's Blah-Blah
In our August 2011 Newsflash we reported about the Jet Ski scams.
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Khunpluem and his officials promised to move against this criminals, but as expected, nothing really happened since then.
The scams continue:
Read about the latest Pattaya Jet Ski incident and City Hall failure to regulate jet skis costs Ukrainian tourists 30'000 Baht!
A rumor still claims that at least a part of the fraudulent Jet Sky business is in the hand of a few unscrupulous high-ranking police men and/or their families... Warning #2
Before you sit down on Pattaya's Beach Promenade please check if there are some coconuts above your head. Dropping coconuts can be deadly.
They kill worldwide 150 people every year.
Warning #3
Pattaya Police prefer to collect ladies on Pattaya's Beach Promenade.
Wasted Money
Produced, installed during May 2010 and paid, but never used.
On December 16th 2010 the Chief of the Sea Rescue Teams of Pattaya promised to rectify this shortfall in the near future.
But nothing ever happened: The observation towers are still empty.
Made in Pattaya
Now used to publish City Hall's phone numbers!
No Money?
The Police on Soi 9, Pattaya's Tourist Police and all the other Police Organizations visiting Pattaya on a regular base claim that they have to live on a very tight budget.
Nevertheless, running a Police Organization must be a very lucrative business here in Pattaya - or do you have another explanation why a chief executive in City Hall established a new Police Organization called Thappraya 2310?
Since a few weeks you can see its cars, its emergency telephones and its officiers all over Pattaya.
Do you know?
According to Pattaya's strict regulation a Beach Lounge can be no larger than 7 m wide and 7 m long and can provide no more than 40 beds (or chairs) and 35 umbrellas.
Operating hours are restricted too, from 07:00 to 18:30.
30% of the total beach area belongs to the public and can't be used by Beach Lounge owners.
Pattaya's regulations are made to be ignored. Read First
Before you do any investment here in Thailand read this.
Bikers wear Helmets!
iFarang™
Some Thais are simply too clever to wear a helmet.
iFarang™ ©2012 Pit claims
I am an Ant.
I like Fanta and Coke.
myLady™ says
You come - I go.
myLady™ ©2012 Militarist are Losers
From March 1st and April 30th South Korean and U.S. forces are carrying out a live-fire drill to improve the capabilities.
If we stay together, we'll win, a spokesman said.
He forget to mention that the US Army always was the loser, in Vietnam, Irak and Afghanistan - and anywhere else.
Technology News
This World's fastest Smartphones and Tablets come from China!
Not Apple - nor Nokia - are producing the world's most powerfull Smartphones and Tablets, but a company called Huawei.
Huawei and its HiSilicon division developed a chip delivering 30 to 50 percent more performance than todays fastest ones, actually the Tegra3 from Nividia.
Huawei isn't a newcomer in this market. The company ist China's largest producer of Phones, Smartphones and Tablets.
Huawei is known as the world's leading producer of Air-Sticks.
Huawei's Ascend D quad will go on sales in global markets this summer.
The products will cover 3G and LTE networks.
In a few years time Apple & Co. will be history, like Braun, Agfa, Gevaert, Perutz and Kodak.
MiniApples
Apple is preparing the shipments of its iPad3, a 9.7-inch Full HD QXGA tablet, for the first Quarter of 2012.
The new tablet will be available in a 16GB and a 32GB version with a resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels.
Furthermore Apple is currently testing a 7.85-inch iPad version. Volume production for the new miniApple will start during the third quarter of 2012. Price will be set at US$249-299.
Apple's mini will not adopt a Retina display (as used in the recently released new iPads). It will be built around a slim bezel IPS/FFS panel from LG Display or AU Optronics.
In October of 2010, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs slammed rivals who were building 7-inch tablets. The screen size is too small for users, he said...
New McBooks
Apple will launch new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks in April.
Funny Apples
or Rotten Apples? Apple is suing Samsung and other companies making tablets. Apple says they copied the look & feel of its design.
But Apple's tablet design, at least in the eyes of many customers, is a perfect copy of Samsung's LED TV sets...
Moreover, in its online stores in China Apple is selling books and movies without the required license and without paying copyright fees.
Tablet from Nokia
In the fourth quarter of 2012, or next year, Nokia will launch a 10-inch Windows 8-based tablet PC. It will run on Qualcomm's dual-core ARM platform. The tablet is expected to be manufactured by Compal Electronics, a Taiwan manufacturer with production sites in China. Compal is known as a manufacturer of Sony PCs - among others.
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About 35% of India's Politicians are known criminals.
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Why birds neither need GPS nor the 20 billion expensive Galileo?
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NightWalker's Pattaya News Flash is covering Pattaya by Day, Pattaya at Night, Phatthaya, its Resorts and Beaches, Naklua, Jomtien and Chomtian. News and Stories covers Bars, Dancings, A Go-Go and Coyote Clubs, Shows and all other Entertainment Venues, Pattaya's Citizens including real Men, Ladies & Girls, Thai Hybrids, Lady Boys, Shemales, Gays and Thailand's highly skilled workforce, Massage Parlours, Spa, Hotels, Apartments, Guest Houses, Short Time and Long Time Motels, Resorts, Bungalows or Rooms, Restaurants and Food Courts, Shopping Centers, City Hall, Hospitals, Dental, Beauty & any other Clinics, Health Care, Charity, Visa Regulations, Radio and Television Stations and their Broadcasts, Music, Concerts, Suvanabhumi and U-Tapao Airports, Property, Mobile Phones, Traffic, Festivals and all other kinds of Events, Photos, Movies and other Pictures, including Street Maps from Pattaya and Thailand as a whole. NightWalker also reports from the Funny Side of Pattaya and doesn't forget to mention the World's latest and most interesting Gadgets and Technology Achievements and Thailand's never ending battles against prostitution and its notorious but famous and popular copycat product industry.
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