On March 24th, 2019, Thailand's Military Junta holds its first Election after almost 5 years of dictatorships. They called it 'free' and 'fair'. After the first results where published, it get clear very fast that there will be some kind of manipulation to extent the military rule. The Election Commission has committed an act of unthinkable blunder by failing to stick to a clear and universally accepted formula for the allocation of party-list MP seats. Instead of making the formula clear before the election, Pravit Rojanaphruk writes. It was after the election only that the EC presented a few different formulas to allocate the seats. For additional Information please read Pravit Rojanaphruk on Khaosod English and 'Free' and 'Fair' Elections in Thailand.

On April 2nd, 2019, Thailand's Dictator General Prayuth Chan-ocha, used his power to order the officials to solve the problem within 7 days. Satellite pictures show that nothing ever changed since the Dictator's ultimatum: At 01:47 on April 28th the images reported 152 man-made fires in Mae Hong Son. In October 2016 the ruling Military Junta issued on order to solve the traffic problems on Bangkok's 21 main roads in just one month. As expected by everyone - except the Junta itself - the stupid order had no or very little consequences.

There are many different types of sugars we add to our baking or hot & cold drinks such as white sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar and honey. But when we are looking at a packaged product the ingredients list will have many more options still. Corn syrup, palm sugar, molasses, maple syrup and agave nectar are but a few. Despite the large variety of sugars, they are very similar nutritionally. They are comprised predominantly of glucose, fructose and sucrose, which are the basic forms of sugar. Glucose and fructose are slightly different in chemical structure, while sucrose is a sugar composed of one glucose and one fructose. White sugar is the final product of the processing and refining of sugarcane or beet. During the refining process, moisture, minerals and compounds that give sugars their colour are removed, and white refined sugar is formed. The byproduct containing the removed compounds during sugar refining is known as molasses. Brown sugar is refined white sugar with varying amounts of molasses added. Honey is sugar-rich nectar collected by bees from a wide variety of flowers. Fructose is the main sugar found in honey, followed by glucose and sucrose. Honey containes about 17% water. Try to avaoid fructose at all if you are a person with type 2 diabetes. Honey is also high in calories. In the end, sugar in our body is still sugar and everyone should try to cut down their sugar intake.

In 1972 John Yudkin, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long? Perhaps you remember the year 1980 when the US government issued its first Dietary Guidelines. The guidelines shaped the diets of hundreds of millions of people. The most prominent recommendation was to cut back on saturated fats and cholesterol. Therefore consumers replaced steak and sausages with pasta and rice, butter with margarine and vegetable oils, eggs with muesli, and milk with low-fat milk or orange juice. But instead of becoming healthier, they grew fatter and sicker. The guidelines did not achieve their objective. They led to a decades-long health catastrophe. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long? The FDA (the Food and Drug Administration), the AHA (the American Heart Association) as well as the WHO (the World Health Organization) do not conduct their very own research. They collect data they recieve from universities as well as food and chemical companies all over the world. Then they make their own conclutions and recommendations, most of them with very friendly 'help' from lobby organizations and their lobbyists. Independent scientists therfore have a hard time against the overwhelming majority of sponsored research results.

Redhill Coffee is located on Chaiyapruek Road, a few meters only from Jomtien Beach and the Police Box.

A Bunny Girl Bar & Massage can be found on Chaiyapruek Road, just in between Redhill Coffee and the well known Tequila Sunrise Bar - a few meters only from Jomtien Beach.

Star Bar, located at the entrance to the ailing Rompho Bar Complex, an otherwise premium site, closed down. We will keep you up-to-date.

Rompho 24, a Short Time Hotel located in the middle of the ailing Rompho Bar Complex, closed down. We will keep you up-to-date.

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In the rooms of the former Night Lovers Club in Soi Pattayaland 1 an all new Bollywood A Go-Go Bar opened its door. As the name suggests, it's an Indian Dance and Mujra Bar. Most of the businesses in Soi Pattayaland 1 - officially known as Soi 13/3 - are now Indian Restaurants, Bars or Hotels, with one exception: A very nice Chinese Restaurant...

A large Thai Souvenir Shop called Thai Town opened on the 2nd Floor of Royal Garden Plaza. It sells productes from all regions of Thailand.

The well-known Aussie Bar, first located on Soi 7, then moved to the Baron Bar Complex on Soi 8, moved during the last few days to the new Sunbeam Bar Complex on the small Soi connecting Soi 7 with Soi 8.

On the 3rd Floor of the popular CentralFestival Shopping Center, located on Pattaya Beach Road, Palace Restaurant opened a Lebanon Restaurant.

On Pattaya Central Road, a few meters only from the entrance to Soi Buakhaow, an Indian Snack Bar opened. Called 34 Chowringhee lLane, the venue serves Indian Burritos, Kathi Rolls, and Whacky Sandwiches, among other North Indian streetfood speciaities. At the moment of writing 34 Chowringhee Lane already runs 32 outlets in India itself.

In addition to its store in Soi 6, China Tabacco Shandong Industiral has just opened a second store in Pattaya Central Road for its obviously also in Thailand popular Taishan brand of products.

Soi Buakhaow's successful Trench Town, a Rasta Bar, opened a branch in Soi Yamato in the rooms of the now defunct Tequila Canteen.

Mr D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) opened his biggest store so far in this City at the Avenue Shopping Plaza on Pattaya Second Road. We will keep you up-to-date.

On May 6th, Silver Star 2 A Go-Go on Soi 7 was in the Dark because of the Coronation festivities on Pattaya Beach Road - but without visible information for their customers. The management not even informed their neighbours about the the 'short time' closure...

The Golden 2 Indy Bar, located in Soi 8, closed down. The bar had a short life. It opened at the beginning of March 2019. We will keep you up-to-date.

Texas Chicken, once located to the left of CentralMarina's McDonald's closed down with the information published above...

Luxury Bar, located on Soi 1 - just behind CentralMarina, closed down together with its Soft Drink & Beer outlet. The Luxury Bar opened during November 2018 as an A Go-Go Club. Soft Drink & Beer opened during March 2019. We will keep you up-to-date.

Miyuki, a Japanese Style Karaoke Lounge on Pattaya Central Road, closed down and is already on the Block. The venue had a short live: The bar opened during December 2018. We will keep you up-to-date.

Tuk Beer Bar on Soi Yamato closed down, but we already could spot some workers creating something new. The bar reopened during the second weekend of this month after short restoration works. This venue, too, is run by a management that obviously does not consider it necessary to inform customers about what happens to the closed-door business.

Bailey's Coyote Bar in Soi 7 closed down during the last few days of April. We will keep you up-to-date.

Best Friends, a once very popular Bar Complex on Pattaya Beach Road, closed down after Songkran. Decades ago, during my first visit to Pattaya, I picked up my first 'Girlfriend' at one Best Friends many Bars... We will keep you up-to-date.

Moti Mahal, an Indian Restaurant on Pattaya 2nd Road, located opposite Boyztown, closed down. We will keep you up-to-date.

The no longer existing Pook Bar, a meeting place of Ladyboys, is now in the hands of construction workers and may heading for new shores... We will keep you up-to-date.

A new owner is currently completely renovating the well-known The Butchers Arms Pub. We will keep you up-to-date.

In front of Maleez Lodge a Cheap Charlie's Bar & Restaurant opened. Cheap Charlie's Bar & Restaurant is the successor of Little Tavern and the Retox managed Queens Arms at the same location. Menus start at 99 Baht for a roasted Chicken.

Construction workers can be seen in the rooms of the defunct EscoBar to create something new. Rumours speak of a new A Go-Go Bar, a new Lounge or a new Karaoke Club. We will keep you up-to-date.

Since April 29th, the first floor of Rich Bar is in the dark, since May 3rd the guesthouse is closed too. We will keep you up-to-date.

Tanya Club, located in Soi Boakhaow's Tree Town Bar and Restaurant area, closed down during the last weekend in April. Tanya opened first as Foodpark but changed its format on April 1st, 2018, to become a Club providing life music and lovely Hostesses. We will keep you up-to-date.

The currently closed Office A Go-Go Bar was sheduled to reopen on May 3rd under a new management. The announced opening did not take place, among other things the new advertisements were missing. They are now in place as well as most of the new furnitures. The new venue, called The Office Club, is still an A Go-Go Bar with a bunch of sexy Ladies in Business Outfits.

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In a room of the miserably failed Mauja Indian Dance Club, a beautiful new (Indian) restaurant opened without name and without visible Menu Card. At least 6 Employee are eagerly waiting for Customers. It is always amazing to see how some entrepreneurs make the biggest mistakes here in Pattaya and then wonder why their hard earned money does not yield a profit. We will keep you up-to-date.

Hard Rock Pool, located on Soi Lucky Star (off Walking Street), closed down. We will keep you up-to-date.

Tony's Management closed down Tony's Incredible Indian Club too.. At the time of writing, all bars and clubs at Tony's Entertainment Clomplex in Pattaya'a Walking Street are now closed - as apparently usual in Pattaya - without informing the disturbed customers about the reasons or future prospects. We will keep you up-to-date.

Tony's closed part of the first floor as well as the second floor of the building (the failed Endorphin Disco), perhaps to create something new, something more up-to-date than Tony's current old-fashioned venues. We will keep you up-to-date.

The Infinity Pharmacy, known for its small Coffee Bar at the entrance, is closed. Rumor has it that the building has a new owner. We will keep you up-to-date.

The Social Lounge & Bar opened during January 2019, but closed down on May 1st of the very same year. Obviously, people today maintain their social contacts on the Internet and not in a bar. We will keep you up-to-date.

Once announced in big letters as Walking Street's Midnight Beergarden, but never realized, the area is now abandoned, because the replacement bars remained unvisited too. A instructive lesson how to loose a lot of money in Pattaya... We will keep you up-to-date.

In the rooms of the former Gentlemen's Club people are working on creating Party Girlz A Go-Go. The opening is planned for June 2019. We will keep you up-to-date.

Windmill management has purchased the Diamond A Go-Go Bar to create an innovative windmill-style action club. We will keep you up-to-date.

Rumours have it that a Chinese group bought Super Girl to create something new for its customers. We will keep you up-to-date.

During the last days of April the Wicked Hippo Bar, located near the Second Road end of the Soi, closed down We will keep you up-to-date.

Masti, the Indian Discos well as the Irany Disco at the same location, closed down. We will keep you up-to-date.