Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY JUNE 7 - JUNE 13, 2019 (Vol. XXVII No. 23) by Pattaya Mail Media Group

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Pattaya wishes HM the Queen Happy Birthday

Pattaya Music Festival expands to Jomtien June 14-15 Story on page 3

Folks in the greater Pattaya area celebrated the birthday of Thailandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new queen for the first time, holding merit-making ceremonies and blessings for HM Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana. Shown here, Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri pays his respects June 3 in front of a portrait of HM the Queen to lead local officials and the general public in wishing her a most happy birthday. (Full story and more photos on page 17.)

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Residents build own flood-control system after Pattaya’s 3-million-baht project fails

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Thai, U.S. navies drill in CARAT 2019

Jetsada Homklin Central Pattaya residents are putting their hands in their own pockets to resolve flooding problems after the city spent nearly 3 million baht on a project that didn’t work. Amnuay Muangthong of the Soi Arunothai Community said Pattaya spent 1.9 million baht to rebuild sois Charoensuk and Udomsuk and lay new drainage pipes to resolve chronic flooding. The construction finished in January but the flooding didn’t. It turns out the drains installed at each end of Soi Arunothai are too small, sending water shooting down the small sidestreets, just as it did before.

Central Pattaya residents banded together and bought four cubic meters of readymade concrete to create “water bumps” at the mouths of their streets to block most water from coming down their sois.

10 furious families, who already put up with damaging floods and months of roadwork disruptions, had banded together and bought four

cubic meters of readymade concrete to create “water bumps” at the mouths of their streets to block most water from coming down their sois.

Dongtan Beach to get speed bumps Jetsada Homklin Pattaya will fit the road running along Dongtan Beach with speed bumps after complaints about speeders. Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawad and city workers toured the so-called Dongtan Free Zone May 30, ordering where speed bumps should be built. The Dongtan road is closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but those waking or exercising on the strip in the evening said cars whiz down the street, causing accidents or scaring pedestrians.

Frigate Squadron 2 Rear Adm. Paisan Meesri and U.S. Destroyer Squadron 1 Capt. Matthew J. Jerbi kick off the 25th CARAT joint military exercise at the Royal Thai Fleet headquarters in Sattahip.

Patcharapol Panrak The Royal Thai Navy joined their U.S. counterparts for the 25th CARAT joint military exercise in Sattahip. Frigate Squadron 2 Rear Adm. Paisan Meesri and U.S. Destroyer Squadron 1 Capt. Matthew J. Jerbi kicked off the May 28-June 8 exercise at the Royal Thai Fleet headquarters.

The annual exercise includes both shore- and seabased training focused on maritime security, building relationships and enhancing interoperability among participating forces. This year’s Combat Afloat Readiness and Training exercise covers anti-submarine warfare, basic submarine tactics, minesweeping, marine tactics, target shooting, air

defense, diving, ammunition destruction, inspection, amphibious assault, chemical and biological warfare, personal defense weapon shooting, and humanitarian operations. Participating ships on the Thai side include the HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, Naresuan, Taksin, Bangprakong, Rattanakosin, Angthong and Ladya.

Military experts discuss terrorism threats in Pattaya seminar Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawad shows city workers where he wants the speed bumps installed.

Nongprue trains volunteers in child protection Jetsada Homklin Nongprue organized training for volunteers tasked with protecting, monitoring and helping children. The subdistrict’s Social Welfare Department hosted the June 1 workshop featuring lecturers from FriendsInternational Thailand who discussed children’s rights, different kinds of abuse, preventing domestic violence, dangers of drugs, health care, sexually transmitted

Military officers educated local administrators on current terrorist threats in Thailand and ways to prevent attacks. Nongprue’s Social Welfare Department hosted training for volunteers tasked with protecting, monitoring and helping children.

diseases and even alien labor rules and road safety. Seminar participants

brainstormed how to aid atrisk children and learned about the ChildSafe Movement.

Military officers educated local administrators on current terrorist threats in Thailand and ways to prevent attacks at a seminar in Pattaya. Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya opened the

May 30 training for the “Development of Mass Networks for Transnational Terrorism and Crime Response Plan” with representatives from the Command and General Staff College, Naval Ordnance Division, Chonburi Internal Security Operation Command, and National Intelligence Coordinating Center Area 1. The seminar aimed to provide knowledge and understanding on the movement of transnational terrorism and crime cells inside Thailand, as

well as set guidelines to prevent and fix problems. Col. Derek Deeprasert, deputy commander at the college, lectured on threats from transnational groups, national security, intelligence, counterintelligence, suspect object detection and safety operations. Lt. Rittipol Kiewon of the ordinance division talked about explosives disposal while Tanat Suwannanon, director of the National Intelligence Coordinating CenterArea 1, added his own advice. (PCPR)

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Their Majesties the King & Queen attend Gen. Premâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, together with Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati attended a merit-making ceremony on Monday, June 3, for the funeral of Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda. After arriving at Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram temple in Dusit district, Bangkok, His Majesty the King laid a royal wreath and a wreath bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother. Her Majesty the Queen also placed a wreath to pay homage to the late Statesman. His Majesty the King then lit candles and incense sticks, and 10 Buddhist monks recited prayers.

After the praying session, His Majesty the King performed robe-offering and libation ceremonies and the Buddhist monks recited prayers of blessing. His Majesty the King lit a candle to observe a royal sermon at the pulpit and kindly assigned Col. Niti Tinsulanonda, a nephew of Gen. Prem, to light candles and incense sticks and make merit in front of the royal urn. Later, His Majesty the King attended the Abhidhamma chanting. After the chanting, His Majesty the King paid respect to the Buddha image at the temple before proceeding to the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall of the Dusit Palace.

Nongprue hosts chanting ceremony for King, Queen Mother His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua lights candles during a funeral ceremony for Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda at Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram temple in Bangkok, Monday, June 3.

Koh Larn repairs broken buoys

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri opens a Nongprue organized Buddhist chanting ceremony to honor HM King Rama X and HM the Queen Mother Sirikit in a show of loyalty to the monarchy.

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri opened the May 28 merit-making Nongprue organized a Buddhist chant- event at Wat Khao Phothong, presenting flowing ceremony to honor HM King Rama X ers and lighting incense in front of portraits and HM the Queen Mother Sirikit in a of the royals with top district and subdistrict administrators. show of loyalty to the monarchy. Jetsada Homklin

Pattaya Music Festival expands to Jomtien June 14-15

The curtain goes up June 14-15 on the Pattaya Music Festival.

The Pattaya Music Festival expands to Jomtien Beach for the first time in its history when the curtain goes up on the June 14-15 concerts. Music will flow from stages in North Pattaya Beach near Soi 4, Central Pattaya Beach at the Beach Road and Central Road intersection, and

on the beach in Jomtien at the sports area in front of Surf Kitchen. Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh chaired a May 30 planning meeting with regional tourism officials. Officials announced that Beach Road will be closed from 4 p.m. through 2 a.m. both days.

Scheduled to appear are Kwang AB Normal, Lam Morrison, Rung Rockettra, Nuvo, Ae Jirakorn Southside, Big Ass, Carabao, P. Saderd, Tu Popthorn, Pete Pira, Boy Peacemaker, Da Endorphin, and Paradox. Hours and more to be announced later. (PCPR)

Koh Larn repaired damaged buoys off Samae Beach and moved broken plastic bars off the shoreline to make the island safer and look nicer. Island officials were embarrassed when photos of broken swimming-zone buoys appeared on social media. A day later on May 30 workers were out doing overdue maintenance on the neglected equipment. Officials blamed the damage on strong waves from a recent storm that crashed the buoys into rocks. The plastic bars were removed May 16, they added, noting the social media photos were old. (PCPR)

Koh Larn repaired damaged buoys off Samae Beach and moved broken plastic bars off the shoreline to make the island safer and look nicer.

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Lotto seller groped, flashed in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak

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Pattaya police chief suspended after pub raids find 155 drug users

A lottery seller filed a police report after a man groped her and exposed himself in Sattahip. Jongdee Pimpolthong, 42, said she was riding her bicycle to sell tickets on Sukhumvit Soi 49 May 27 when she spotted a man driving his motorbike in circles around the street. He then approached her and grabbed her buttocks before turning to face her. She said she was shocked Lottery seller Jongdee Pimpolthong files a police to see his private parts hang- report after a man groped her and exposed himself ing out of his pants. in Sattahip.

Drug-addled ex-con slashes Pattaya cop Boonlua Chatree A Pattaya police officer was injured while trying to subdue a drug-using ex-convict threatening his former mother-in-law with a knife. Pol. Sr. Sgt. Maj. Sommai Nukhuntod suffered a severe slash wound to his hand in the May 27 standoff at a house on Sukhumvit Soi 31. He was treated at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya. Boonsri Dachom, released from prison April 8 on a royal pardon, was arrested again after a protracted confrontation with police. Homeowner Sanong Singsahad, 64, said she let Boonsri – her former son-in-law – come back to live at her house even though her daughter divorced him when he went to prison on drug charges. She since has remarried and started a new family. Boonsri soon fell back into his old ways, she said. Police recovered crystal methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia from his room. While high, he got into an argument with Sanong and

Boonsri Dachom is subdued after he threatened his former mother-in-law with a knife and injured a Pattaya police officer.

pulled a knife on her. A neighbor called police. Then began the standoff, which Sommai leading fellow officers in trying to use a metal cage and club to confine and subdue him. It didn’t work. Boonsri slipped out of the trap and grabbed a meterlong parrot knife and hacked away at police, cutting the senior sergeant major.

The standoff continued for another half-hour and finally police used shields and a battering ram to break into his room and quickly confined him with three sets of handcuffs. He was charged with attempted murder of a police officer and various drug offenses.

Pattaya’s police chief and his top lieutenants were suspended for a month after 155 people tested positive for drugs in two late-night pub raids.

Boonlua Chatree Pattaya’s police chief and his top lieutenants were suspended for a month after 155 people tested positive for drugs in two late-night pub raids. Superintendent Pol. Col. Prawit Chosang, deputy chief Pol. Lt. Col. Manot Wangsusuk, inspectors Pol. Lt. Col. Saranpong Maithongkulthorn and Maj. Palakorn Trachunit; and another unnamed officer were transferred to the Chonburi provincial police headquarters pending an investigation into how the 90’s Pub and Brazil Pattaya club were allowed to operate until dawn selling alcohol after hours and admitting underage patrons. A joint task force of soldiers, officers from the Narcotics Control Board and officials from the Department of Provincial Administration and Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection stormed the two pubs after 4 a.m. Saturday following a long-running investigation that saw DPA officials pose as customers

to scope out all the illicit behavior tolerated by Pattaya police. More than 300 people were in the Brazil Pattaya pub on South Road when officers swooped in with a few managing to escape. Once the dust cleared, soldiers had scooped up one man carrying a loaded 9 mm. handgun, and 62 packets of ketamine, ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine. Urine tests determined 142 people there were high while 58 were cited for not having identification cards and four youths under age 20 were found. Manager Taksin Pusri was arrested and charged with operating outside legal hours, selling alcohol outside hours and selling booze to underage youths.

The subsequent raid of the 90’s Pub found 13 people failing drug tests and numerous illegal shisha pots. The unidentified manager was arrested and charged with the same offenses as Taksin, plus selling illegal tobacco. Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol. Col. Kritsana Pattanacharoen said Pattaya’s police chief and top officers were suspended as per department policy when another organization has to come into a jurisdiction to do what police didn’t do. Chonburi police chief Pol. Maj. Gen. Nanatchart Suppamongkol formed an investigative committee to determine how both pubs were allowed to operate unfettered for so long.

Jeep hits power pole in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak A motorist crumpled bones, but survived a collision with a power pole in Sattahip. Nattapat Fungnakorn, 28, had to be pried from his Jeep

on Sukhumvit Road at a Uturn outside Kled Kaew School May 27. He was transported to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center with numerous broken bones.

3 men sentenced to death for killing British man and wife Phrae (AP) — Three men in northern Thailand were found guilty last week of murdering a British expat and his Thai wife and sentenced to death. The bodies of retired petroleum engineer Alan Hogg, 64, and his wife Nhot Suddaen, 61, were found buried on their property in Phrae province last September. The Phrae Provincial Court found Nhot’s older brother, Warut Rattanasajjakit, guilty of masterminding the couple’s murders and hiring two other men to help him carry out the attack. All three were found guilty of premeditated murder, concealing bodies, illegal possession of weapons without licenses and bringing those weapons into the city without licenses. Police had accused Warut of plotting the murders in

In this Sept 25, 2018 image, murder suspect Warut Rattanasajjakit arrives at a police station in Phrae Province. (AP Photo)

order to take control of Hogg’s assets and sell some of them. According to the court’s ruling, Warut initially asked his neighbor, Suma Utpamoon, to assist him in the murders but Suma refused after learning that Warut sought to kill his own sister. However, Suma was still paid by Warut for

recommending the two men to do the job and was charged by the court with assisting premeditated murder. Suma received a 25-year prison sentence, which was halved from a 50-year penalty because he cooperated with the investigation. The court found that the two hired men shot Hogg

with a shotgun, while Warut bludgeoned his sister to death using a car wrench. It said the killers then used a backhoe to dig a hole outside the couple’s home to bury their bodies. The bodies were discovered once the couple were reported missing and a police investigation began. The court called the murders “an act that extremely damages the country’s reputation as unable to ensure the safety of lives and assets.” It said the three were considered “extremely dangerous to society.” Pawina Chuayen, a lawyer for the family of the victims, said their foreign relatives were satisfied with the court’s ruling but were also deeply affected by the events and not ready to speak about the case.

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Social Ministry focuses on corporate responsibility at Pattaya seminar Jetsada Homklin The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security brainstormed ideas to push corporations to do more for society in preparation for the Thailand Social Expo next month in Bangkok. Pruktinan Leangpaiboon, director of technical promotion and support for the ministry’s Region 2 area, hosted the May 30 workshop at the Sea Breeze Jomtien Resort. Attendees heard lectures from Poonchai Jitanantawittaya, vice president of the Social Business Association, Khemachart Satittantiwej, director of corporate relations for the Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Co, and Associate Professor Thongtipa Wiriyaphan, who chairs the ministry’s corporate responsibility committee. The ministry hosts its Social Expo yearly to exchange and

showcase academic works to mitigate economic inequality and improve the quality of life for the disadvantaged. This year’s expo has a focus on corporate responsibility

and projects companies can undertake to achieve the ministry’s goals. The expo takes place July 5-7 at Challenger Hall 2 at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani.

The Royal Thai Navy impounded three Vietnamese boats caught fishing illegally in Thai waters.

The Royal Thai Navy impounded three Vietnamese boats caught fishing illegally in Thai waters. Patrol Boat 272 found the

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presides over bathing rite for Gen. Prem

Pruktinan Leangpaiboon, director of technical promotion and support for the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Region 2 area, hosts a workshop to brainstorm ideas to push corporations to do more for society in preparation for the Thailand Social Expo next month in Bangkok.

Navy impounds 3 Vietnamese fishing boats

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boats 47 nautical miles off Koh Juang May 26. All three were anchored hunting for squid. Crewmembers were brought to shore and charged with illegal fishing and entering

the kingdom illegally. The 1st Naval Area Command this year has captured 19 Vietnamese fishing boats while the 2nd Naval Area Command has caught 29.

Illegal dumpers caught in Jomtien Pattaya authorities caught four men illegally dumping construction scraps and trash behind Jomtien Condominium. The city hall municipal police fined each of the suspects 2,000 baht. Officers said they have stepped up patrols in Jomtien after numerous reports of illegal dumping. (PCPR) Pattaya authorities caught four men illegally dumping construction scraps and trash behind Jomtien Condominium.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over bathing rite for Gen. Prem at Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram temple in Bangkok, Monday, May 27.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram temple in Dusit district of Bangkok on Monday to preside over the royally sponsored bathing rite for Gen. Prem, who died of heart failure on May 26. The Princess, who was accompanied by Than Phu Ying Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen, laid a wreath bestowed by the Queen Mother,

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in front of the royal urn. Gen Prem’s funeral rites were held for seven nights from May 27 to June 2. Their Majesties the King and Queen presided over a merit-making ceremony on June 3. The Bureau of the Royal Household will issue an announcement on the royal cremation ceremony in the near future.

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Jomtien ranked hottest market in East for houses 714 million baht, outpacing all other parts of Chonburi, Rayong and Chachoengsao. GHB’s Real Estate Information Center listed the best condominium market as the Lake Mabprachan area of Nongprue Subdistrict with 97.3 percent of all available units selling for a total 1.9 billion baht. Behind Jomtien Beach in the house market was Laem Chabang with 76.1 percent

of units sold for 3.7 billion baht; The Utapao airport area of Sattahip with 74.3 percent of units sold for 8.8 billion baht; Lake Mabprachan with 71.7 percent of units sold for 9 billion; and Ban Bung District with 68.9 percent of units sold for 8.1 billion baht. Behind Lake Mabprachan for hot condo markets was Ban Suan-Nongkangkok with 96 percent of units sold for

4.1 billion baht; the Amata Industrial Estate are with 90.7 percent of units sold for 2.3 billion baht; Bangsaen-NongmonBangpra with 89.3 percent of units sold for 10.4 billion baht; and Rong Po-Nong Plalai with 84.1 percent of units sold for 300 million baht. Bank real estate experts said the overall eastern real estate market is declining, but still can post strong numbers in specific areas.

HHNFT meets NGOs Government Housing Bank officials said Jomtien Beach is the hottest property market in the East.

Jetsada Homklin Government Housing Bank officials said Jomtien Beach

is the hottest property market in the East. The bank’s Wichai Wiratkapan said at a May 28 seminar at

the Pullman Hotel G Jomtien that 78.7 percent of available houses sold during the second half of 2018 for a total

Deputy transport minister inspects Laem Chabang container fire Deputy Transport Minister Phairin Chuchotithaworn inspected the aftermath of the recent fire and explosion on board a container ship at Laem Chabang port on Friday, May 31. About 100 port workers were injured in the initial fire. The minister told the assembled media that 13 containers on the KMTC Hongkong container ship contained calcium hypochlorite, which is considered hazardous and thus needed to be declared beforehand, but was not done so. He said the consigner and consignee of the chemical are yet to be interrogated and in the meantime the captain and crewmembers of the cargo ship are being detained for police questioning. Over 3,500 tons of contaminated water will be pumped out of the ship while the

Deputy Transport Minister Phairin Chuchotithaworn inspects the aftermath of the May 25 fire and explosion on board a container ship at Laem Chabang port.

Laem Chabang provincial police continue to inspect and collect evidence. The ship will be moved from Laem Chabang port to Unithai dockyard. The hazardous chemical released in the May 25

explosion affected the respiratory system, eyes and skin of people in the immediate area and a total of 229 people were hospitalized. Another 1,400 others claimed to have been affected by the noxious gases. (NNT)

Thailand not on US watch list on currency manipulation Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Wirathai Santipraphop said the United States Treasury has recently published a watch list of nine trading partner countries suspected of currency manipulation and Thailand is not one of them.

Wirathai said the government and the BOT have not intervened in the baht currency for a trade advantage with the United States in any way, however, it is necessary to maintain the exchange rate and closely follow up on the

issue as the United States has adjusted the rules in considering the listing of countries. Nations on the list are accused of distorting currencies in many criteria as competition in the world trade arena has become more intense.

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Jetsada Homklin The Human Help Network Foundation Thailand met with NGOs in Chonburi to brainstorm new ways to prevent child exploitation and abduction. HHNFT Assistant Director Siromes Akarapongpanitch chaired the May 31 meeting at the Child Advocacy Center of Thailand. The meeting was aimed at developing ways to prevent human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and forced labor. Areas of focus included notification, coordination for lawsuits, rehabilitation, and follow up.

HHNFT Assistant Director Siromes Akarapongpanitch chairs a meeting with NGOs in Chonburi to brainstorm new ways to prevent child exploitation and abduction.

Nowhere to sit Dear Editor, I have no complaints about the standard of work on the new pavement on Jomtien Beach Road, but I am complaining about there being nowhere to sit

down and admire the sea view. There used to be marble benches but they’ve been removed and not replaced with anything. Having nowhere to sit and take a breather will deter a

lot of older visitors like myself. Perhaps Pattaya City Hall could offer an explanation for this important oversight. Philip Fletcher Jomtien resident

Fix lights on railway road Editor; As the computer controlled lights on the railway road never came to fruition we have been left with flashing amber and red lights at all the junctions. I was told that the amber light meant that the Write to the Editor:

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main road had priority over other roads at all junctions. Now however, thick white lines have been put on the railway road at all the junctions. This to western people means STOP and give way. However as there are no signs to enforce this,

the traffic on the railway road persists in just blindly racing through the junctions, creating a very dangerous situation. This is a serious accident just waiting to happen. Clarification is needed please. Les Edmonds

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Government gives thumbs-up Gen. Surayud, PM Prayut to Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ attend funeral ceremony

Bangkok (AP) — The late British writer and social critic George Orwell appears to be back in the good graces of Thailand’s rulers after a spell in the doghouse five years ago. Deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak, summing up prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s political thoughts as the country prepares to install a new elected government, said his boss recommended reading the Thai edition of “Animal Farm,” ‘’which is a book that leaves important lessons on how to live life.” Prayuth’s plug for “Animal Farm” reflected a more positive view of Orwell’s work than the military had right after seizing power in the May 2014 coup. Protesters comparing military rule to the fictional dystopia of Orwell’s “1984” read the book in public places and were dragged off. The publicity then caused sales of

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The late British writer and social critic George Orwell’s Thai edition of “Animal Farm” is displayed at a bookstore in Bangkok, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

the Thai edition to jump, with the publisher printing a new edition. The effect on sales of Prayuth’s new recommendation is not immediately clear. Spokesman Werachon, in remarks seeking to clarify Prayuth’s recommendation, denied it had anything to do with politics, and instead

promoted the book “because reading helps to build principles in thinking. It creates wisdom, not problems.” “What we get from this book is that although people want everything to be better, it doesn’t mean all hopes can be fulfilled, and no one can satisfy everyone, which is a rule of nature,” he said.

President of the Privy Council, Gen. Surayud Chulanont attends a merit-making ceremony for the funeral of Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda.

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua graciously assigned the acting President of the Privy Council, Gen. Surayud Chulanont, to attend a merit-making ceremony for the funeral of Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda at Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram temple last weekend.

Other figures who attended were prominent privy councilors and Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, along with his spouse. Gen. Prem, the late Statesman and President of the Privy Council, died of heart failure at Phramongkutklao Hospital on May 26. He was 98 years old.

Fire strikes Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak weekend market Customs implements technology Bangkok (AP) — Thai authorities on Monday were investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Bangkok’s Chatuchak weekend market, destroying scores of small shops crammed inside one of Asia’s most popular bazaars. The Thai capital’s fire emergency service said the blaze started after 9 p.m. Sunday and affected more than 100 stalls spread across about 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet). No injuries were reported. The sprawling and densely packed Chatuchak market sells a wide variety of goods in its thousands of stalls, from clothing and handicrafts to paintings and live animals. It is popular with locals and tourists alike. “The fire was just too big. People were evacuating their shops,” said eyewitness Younes Parvin, a university student who shot cellphone video of the blaze from about 20 meters away. “It was quite terrifying.” Parvin said it took firefighters 10 minutes to arrive, and that eventually dozens of emergency vehicles were on the scene. Most shops had closed by the time the fire started and vendors were heading home, he added.

to ensure tax payments

This Sunday, June 2, 2019 image taken from video provided by Younes Parvin shows a fire at Bangkok’s Chatuchak weekend market. Thai authorities are investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Chatuchak market, destroying dozens of the small shops crammed inside one of Asia’s most popular bazaars. (Younes Parvin via AP Photo)

“If it was daytime ... it would have been a lot worse,” he said. The packed market, which is covered in most parts, is crisscrossed by narrow and often crowded passageways that can be dizzyingly disorienting for first-time visitors.

Aswin Kwanmuang, Bangkok’s governor, said some 110 vendors were affected by the blaze and vowed to provide compensation to those affected. He speculated that an electrical short circuit could be to blame given that the electrical system in the market is about three decades old. Rebuilding of the affected portion of the market was expected to take two months. Video posted by social media users showed intense flames raging from the singlestory market as onlookers watched nearby.

Customs Department Director General Krisada Chinavicharana revealed this week that his department has collected 354.124 billion baht in revenue from 1st October 2018 to 21st May 2019, an amount 6.1 percent higher than over the same period the previous year. The total is comprised of 60 billion baht tax collected by the department itself or 18 percent of total revenue, and some 280 billion baht collected by other agencies. The department was able to collect more tax on the sale of sedan cars and vans, as well as on agricultural produce. The department however collected less tax than anticipated on guns, automobile chassis, and soybean products. Customs Department’s Principal Advisor on Customs Control Development, Chaiyut Kumkun said the department is working in compliance with the World Customs Organization’s guidelines and has implemented an advance customs clearance system for imported items to help shorten the procedure. It is developing a system to facilitate international e-commerce businesses by providing access to the e-payment system for tax payments, and developing the value added tax (VAT) refund system for exporters, which would imitate the blockchain system to allow companies to receive their refunds sooner.

Customs Department Director General Krisada Chinavicharana.

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Amazon’s Bezos says he’ll send a spaceship to the moon Seth Borenstein Washington (AP) — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos says he’s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers and using a newly designed rocket engine and souped-up rockets. It would be followed by a version that could bring people to the moon along the same timeframe as NASA’s proposed 2024 return. Bezos, who was dwarfed by his mock-up of the Blue Moon vehicle at his May 9 presentation, said, “This is an incredible vehicle and it’s going to the moon.” He added: “It’s time to go back to the moon. This time to stay.” The announcement for the usually secretive space company came with all the glitz of an Apple product launch in a darkened convention ballroom bedazzled with shimmering stars on its walls. Astronauts and other space luminaries sat in the audience under blue-tinted lighting before Bezos unveiled the boxy ship with four long and spindly landing legs.

Jeff Bezos speaks in front of a model of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, walked off the stage without providing details, including launch dates, customers and the plan for humans on his rockets. He spent more time talking about his dream of future generations living on orbiting space station colonies than on concrete details about Blue Origin missions. Blue Origin officials gave conflicting answers to questions about when the company would land on the moon with and without people. Blue Origin Vice President Clay Mowry said 2024 was not a concrete goal for a mission with people and said it was more up to NASA as a potential customer. Former U.S. Rep. Robert

Walker, a private space consultant who is working with Blue Origin, said it plans for a 2023 launch without people. Blue Origin in 2017 revealed plans to send an unmanned, reusable rocket, capable of carrying 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) of payload, to the moon. The company had a successful launch earlier this month, reusing one of its New Shepard rockets, which barely goes to the edge of space, for a fifth time. The new moon race has a lower profile than the one in the 1960s. It involves private companies, new countries and a NASA return mission to place astronauts back on the lunar surface by 2024. While a $30 million prize for private companies to send

robotic probes to the moon went unclaimed last year, one of the competitors, from an Israeli private nonprofit, crashed last month as it tried to land. China has landed a rover on the moon’s far side. SpaceX last year announced plans to send a Japanese businessman around the moon in 2023. And the Israeli nonprofit said it will give it a second shot. The first successful moon landing was by the Soviet Union in 1966 with Luna 9, followed by the U.S. four months later. NASA put the first — and only — people on the moon in the Apollo program, starting with Apollo 11 in July 1969. “The next leap in space will be fueled by commercial companies like Blue Origin and commercial innovation,” said former Obama White House space adviser Phil Larson, now an assistant dean of engineering at the University of Colorado. Space companies have in the past made big announcements with goals that never came true. Former NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman, an MIT professor working as a customer of Blue Origin, said this time it’s different. The new engine is the reason, she said, “It’s for real.”

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SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come Marcia Dunn Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage. The recycled Falcon rocket blasted off late Thursday night, May 23. The firststage booster landed on an ocean platform following liftoff, as the tightly packed cluster of satellites continued upward. Musk said all 60 flat-panel satellites were deployed and online a few hundred miles above Earth. Each weighs 500 pounds and has a single solar panel and a kryptonpowered thruster for raising and maintaining altitude. The satellites have the capability of automatically dodging sizable pieces of space junk. The orbiting constellation — named Starlink — will grow in the next few years, Musk said. Twelve launches of 60 satellites each will provide reliable and affordable internet coverage throughout the U.S., he said. Twenty-four launches will serve most of the populated world and 30 launches the entire world. That will be 1,800 satellites in total, with more planned after that.

Musk told reporters last week there’s “a fundamental goodness” to giving people in all corners of the globe choices in broadband internet service. He’s especially interested in reaching areas without coverage or where it is expensive or unreliable. Other companies have similar plans, including Project Kuiper from Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and OneWeb. According to Musk, California-based SpaceX can use Starlink revenue to develop more advanced rockets and spacecraft to achieve his ultimate goal of establishing a city on Mars. Musk, who also runs the electric carmaker Tesla and other ventures, said Starlink is one of the hardest engineering projects he’s encountered. The satellites include a lot of new technology, and he warned last week that some of them might not work. The Starlink satellites are designed to re-enter the atmosphere after four or five years in orbit, burning up harmlessly over the Pacific. Musk stressed there will be no safety issues on the ground from falling chunks of debris. The launch was delayed twice last week, first by high wind and then for software updates. It was the third flight for this booster.

NASA: Budget boost ‘good start’ to put astronauts on moon Marcia Dunn Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s chief said that the Trump administration’s proposed $1.6 billion budget boost is a “good start” for getting astronauts back on

the moon within five years. Administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed employees a day after the White House introduced the budget amendment. During an hourlong town hall from NASA headquarters in Washington, Bridenstine

said $1.6 billion is enough for 2020. But more money will be needed in the years ahead to land “the next man and the first woman” at the south pole of the moon by 2024. NASA is once again turning to Greek mythology for the name of the project. It’s being called Artemis, after the twin sister of Apollo. Apollo was the name of NASA’s moonshot program that, 50 years ago this summer, achieved the first manned lunar landing. NASA landed 12 men on the moon over six Apollo missions. For the next goaround, the space agency wants its moonwalkers to reflect today’s more diverse astronaut corps, thus the name of Apollo’s sister. Artemis was goddess of the hunt as well as the moon. “I have a daughter, she’s 11 years old, and I want her to see herself in the same position that our current, very diverse astronaut corps currently sees itself, having the opportunity to go to the moon,” Bridenstine said. “In the 1960s, young ladies didn’t have the opportunity to see themselves in that role. Today, they do.” Bridenstine said he’s heartened by the fact that the

In this November 1969 photo provided by NASA, Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. “Pete” Conrad stands on the moon’s surface. He was the third man to walk on the moon. On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, NASA’s chief says the Trump administration’s proposed $1.6 billion budget boost is a “good start” for putting astronauts back on the moon. (AP Photo/ NASA)

extra money, if approved by Congress, will come from outside NASA, rather than being taken from the International Space Station or other departments within the space agency. The administration seeks to use money from Pell Grants for college education, for NASA’s new spending. Bridenstine said he’s already

heard criticism of how the new spending will be “dead on arrival” in Congress because neither NASA nor the administration worked in advance with Congress on it. As a former congressman from Oklahoma, he said he knows how the process works and assured the space agency’s 17,000 employees that would not be the case.

“This is a good out-of-thegate first start, a very honest proposal from the administration that keeps us all together, moving forward,” he said. He also plugged NASA’s ongoing Space Launch System mega-rocket and Orion spacecraft, both under development, and a proposed outpost in the vicinity of the moon, called Gateway. A few hours later, Bridenstine found himself before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, talking up the Artemis moon plan. The space agency envisions that the effort will involve private industry as well as other countries. Just last week, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos introduced a mock-up of his own planned lunar lander for his Blue Origin space company. In March, Vice President Mike Pence urged NASA to accelerate its moon-landing program, moving it up from 2028 to 2024. NASA has flip-flopped between the moon and Mars, a victim of changing presidential administrations. More recently, President Barack Obama targeted Mars as astronauts’ next big destination, while President Donald Trump has favored the moon.

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EBM and you? The practice of Medicine is a fascinating story over thousands of years. “Healers” have been part of most societies, and in ancient China, for example, you paid the doctor to remain well, not for treatment of your ailment. Now there’s an incentive bonus for you! Then there are different kinds of “medicine” given such names as “conventional”, “alternative” and “complementary”. These different ways at looking at the same subject (making you well) can be quite confusing, and for me much hangs on the term EBM, which stands for Evidence Based Medicine. Mind you, it has also always been the case where people like to throw stones at conventional clinical medicine. Claims of over-servicing, over-prescribing and downright fraudulent practices are thrown about, citing someone whose uncle/friend/mother (delete that which is inappropriate) suffered at the hands of “bad” doctors who misdiagnosed the illness and the patient died. Now, there are certainly some “bad” doctors out there, just as there are “bad” lawyers, “bad” Real Estate agents, “bad” mechanics and just about any profession you would like to think of. But they’re not all “bad”. And me? I am a conventionally trained British/Australian style medical practitioner who has spent a lifetime practicing EBM. Practices that have been proven to work. Call it “good” medicine, if you like.

I am also proud of my final exams taken in the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons in London. I have the honor to have my name listed in the ‘great book’ with luminaries such as Hunter, Jenner and Lister. I am also indebted to my tutors during the 12 months of ‘pre-registration’, where you apply your knowledge under the supervision of accredited specialists. An arduous road, but one that is a safeguard for you, the general public. The ‘powers that be’ are also ensuring that we keep up to date with a process called Continuous Medical Education (CME). That medical education continues through to today, with CME lectures being attended by my hospital’s doctors, and myself. Fortunately for me, the slides are in English. Those ‘powers that be’ also try to ensure that we prescribe drugs that are efficacious, that have been tested, and the evidence points to this. It is not anecdotal evidence, but true scientific evidence shown by research in many countries, with hundreds of thousands of patients. It is following that type of evidence that I can recommend with all good faith that 100 mg of aspirin a day is “good” medicine. I also know that if you are prescribed a ‘statin’ drug it will lower your cholesterol levels. They have been tested. I am also the first to admit that we have sometimes managed to get it wrong. The Thalidomide story still has living examples of this. However, the medical world-wide network is cohesive enough to ensure that this drug was withdrawn.

It is the checks and balances system that has kept conventional medicine afloat. I am often asked my opinion on “alternative” medicine, and I try to avoid direct confrontation over this. If devotees have found that they can diagnose tumors by looking at patient’s auras through their third eye in the middle of their foreheads, then I am genuinely pleased, in fact delighted, provided that they have subjected the method to scientific scrutiny. If various groups can actually cure cancer, epilepsy, halitosis or lock-jaw by inserting dandelions into a fundamental orifice, then again I am delighted. This is a medical break-through, but as such, must be subjected to medical scrutiny. If the method stands true scientific examination (not to be confused with anecdotal ‘evidence’) then it will be adopted by everyone, complete with thanks to those clever people who picked the dandelions in the first place. Ignore the claims that “Big Pharma” is suppressing cancer treatments. If someone has the answer, they will be multi-millionaires overnight. As far as the majority of ‘folk’ remedies is concerned, I work on the principle that if you ‘think’ it is doing you good, then it probably is. But don’t ask me to endorse something that has not been scientifically tested. When the ‘alternative’ group spends more time proving their methods, instead of complaining about non-acceptance, EBM practitioners will give them more credence.

‘Zombie cells’ buildup in your body may play role in aging Malcolm Ritter New York (AP) — Call them zombie cells — they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are studying drugs that can kill zombie cells and possibly treat the problems they bring. Basically the goal is to fight aging itself, which hopefully will in turn delay the appearance of age-related disease and disabilities as a group, says geriatrics specialist Dr. James Kirkland of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. That’s in contrast to playing a “whack-a-mole game” of treating one disease only to see another spring up, he said. The research has been done chiefly in mice. Earlier this year, the first test in people was published and provided some tantalizing results. Zombie cells are actually called senescent cells. They start out normal but then encounter a stress, like damage to their DNA or viral infection. At that point, a cell can choose to die or become

This microscope photo shows two senescent human fibroblast cells, above, next to normal cells. (Matthew Yousefzadeh, Mariah Witt/University of Minnesota via AP)

a zombie, basically entering a state of suspended animation. The problem is that zombie cells release chemicals that can harm nearby normal cells. That’s where the trouble starts. What kind of trouble? In mouse studies, drugs that eliminate zombie cells — socalled senolytics — have been shown to improve an impressive list of conditions, such as cataracts, diabetes, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, enlargement of the heart, kidney problems, clogged arteries and age-related loss of muscle. Mouse studies have also shown a more direct tie between zombie cells and aging. When drugs targeting those cells were given to

aged mice, the animals showed better walking speed, grip strength and endurance on a treadmill. Even when the treatment was applied to very old mice, the equivalent of people ages 75 to 90, it extended lifespan by an average of 36 percent. Researchers have also shown that transplanting zombie cells into young mice basically made them act older: their maximum walking speed slowed down, and their muscle strength and endurance decreased. Tests showed the implanted cells converted other cells to zombie status. Kirkland and colleagues this year published the first study of a zombie-cell treatment in people. It involved

14 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a generally fatal disease that scars the lining of the lungs. Risk rises with age, and the lungs of patients show evidence of zombie cells. In the preliminary experiment, after three weeks of treatment, patients improved on some measures of physical fitness, like walking speed. Other measures did not show improvement. Overall, the results are encouraging and “it really raises enthusiasm to proceed with the more rigorous studies,” said Dr. Gregory Cosgrove, chief medical officer of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, who played no role in the study. The field of zombie cells is still young. But Kirkland estimates at least a dozen companies have formed or have launched efforts to pursue treatments. He holds shares in one. Apart from age-related diseases, anti-zombie drugs might be useful for treating premature aging among cancer survivors that brings on the early appearance of some diseases, said Laura Niedernhofer of the University of Minnesota. Some of these drugs have

DMS: Marijuana can only treat four diseases The Director-General of the Department of Medical Services, Somsak Akkhasil, opened a second training course recently on the use of marijuana extracts by medical personnel. The participants consisted of 250 physicians, dentists and pharmacists who passed the knowledge testing criteria. They will be granted a certificate after the training and will then be able to prescribe medical marijuana to patients.

In the future, the plan is to provide online training for medical personnel. Somsak disclosed that the extracts from marijuana have medical benefits if used in appropriate proportions but he said medical research has found that the extracts can only be used to treat four diseases effectively, these being cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis with muscle contractions and neuropathic pain that fails to respond to

any other method of treatment. However, marijuana extracts can lead to adverse effects so they must be used under a doctor’s directions. People who want to use medical marijuana can ask for advice at hospitals under the DMS and at seven cancer centers. (NNT) Somsak Akkhasil Director-General of the Department of Medical Services.

been approved for other uses or are even sold as supplements. But Niedernhofer and Kirkland stress that people should not try them on their own, nor should doctors prescribe them, for the uses now under study because more research has to be done first. Niedernhofer said the best drugs may be yet to come. The goal is not to prevent stressed cells from turning into zombies, she said, because they may become cancerous instead. The aim is to trigger death of cells that have already transformed, or to limit the harm they do. And what about giving them to healthy people who want to ward off aging? That’s possible but a long way off, after studies have established that the drugs

are safe enough, she said. “We may not get there,” Kirkland said. In any case, experts are impressed by the research so far. “I think this is very exciting,” said Dr. George Kuchel of the University of Connecticut Center on Aging in Farmington. The results from animal studies are “very spectacular. It’s very compelling data.” Nir Barzilai, a researcher of aging at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, said he believes targeting zombie cells will play a role in the overall effort to delay, stop and maybe reverse aging. So much research suggests they promote aging that “we know that it should be true,” he said.

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Crossword No 1349 Over 70? Confirmed by the airport authorities: anyone over 70 can use the fast-track counter leaving and entering the country. But show your passport ID page to the vigilant security guy or gal. In the past there wasn’t much point as scams meant that fast-track was often as crowded as the regular channels. Much better now.

Give up smoking The Walking Street isn’t what it was. A guy entered a club the other night and asked to buy a 20-pack of cigarettes just as he was leaving. Total charge 400 baht for a local brand. “What the heck is going on?” he yelled. “The motor bike taxi man expected a rather large tip,” replied the grim-looking security doorman.

Elite Visa A reader asks why anyone would pay a one-off 500,000 baht for a five year visa. Lots better-off foreigners, especially from China and Southeast Asia buy them. You avoid having to keep cash in the bank, are exempt from the frequent changes in visa regulations, can forget about medical insurance (for five years anyway) and can enjoy all the perks listed on the website.

Hail to The Nation Many expats will be sorry to have learned that The Nation newspaper is to cease its print edition at the end of this month. Lots of lively stuff there. Around two decades ago, it ran a weekly column called Farang Affairs which had a wonderful time criticizing the several local Pattaya journals which were then in print, but aren’t now. That’s life.

Entry after entry A reader asks how many times he can enter Thailand to obtain a 30-days stay without a prior visa. For most nationalities, the answer is two entries per calendar year by a land border. No specific rule about entry through the airport, but the immigration officer can query whether you are trying to live in Thailand long-term without a proper visa. Best be ready to show your air ticket out of Thailand.

That Yellow Book again The blue house book registers only the names of Thai occupants. The yellow one separately lists foreigners resident at that address. But each local authority has its own specifications to go yellow, some a lot more detailed than others. You’ve guessed it - the list given out at Pattaya city hall is not the shortest.

Embassy no can do Foreign embassies here, including the British and the American, validate documents unless issued outside Thailand. For example, your UK birth certificate or US marriage licence will need to be confirmed back in your home country. The exception to the rule is a passport issued outside Thailand which can be verified by your embassy here. That’s because they have a comprehensive data base of all their passports, no matter where issued.

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music as the old hi-fi systems just were not up for the job. The title track took up the whole of the first side in the days of vinyl and opening side two was “Mysterious Semblance At The Strand of Nightmares”, very much a ballad compared to what had gone before it on side one (albeit a very eerie ballad). Following next was “Movements of a Visionary” which starts off with bursts of colored noise and sparkling showers of VCS3 sounds, soon joined by synthesized pulses that build throughout the music until finally letting go at the end. The finale comes in the shape of “Sequence ‘c’”, a solo synthesizer piece. Over forty years later this music is still quiet mysterious but mightily compelling. Even after Edgar Froese’s death, Tangerine Dream still carry on producing albums and playing live concerts as a successor had already been chosen in the form of Thorsten Quaeschning. Edgar Froese’s musical legacy may well last many lifetimes, so might his band. Album Rating: 5 Stars Track List: Phaedra Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares Movements Of A Visionary Sequence ‘c’ Tangerine Dream: Edgar Froese - keyboards, guitars, etc. Christopher Franks - keyboards and drums Peter Baumann – keyboards Note: Written by Mott the Dog from Fletchers’ Folly on the Dark Side of Pattaya.

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Envelopes full of cash

All the graduating students.

Derek Franklin

Best mates for three years, now attending different schools.

Covers the cost of all the uniforms.

Twenty six young toddlers recently attended their graduation ceremony at Father Ray Day Care Center. They are now old enough to enter kindergarten classes at their local school and not only did they receive their graduation certificates, they were also presented with gifts and an

She recognized herself.

envelope containing cash. Each morning around fifty young children arrive at the Day Care Center. First thing they do is have breakfast as there are many families who will have no food at home. They after singing the national anthem and raising the flag of Thailand they spend the day learning, mostly through play. Apart from breakfast the

Who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like an envelope full of cash.

Center also provides lunch, and the cook also makes sure the kids get a big dose of healthy vitamin C as she squeezes the oranges herself. All this costs just twenty baht each day, and a percentage of that twenty baht is saved and presented back to the children at the graduation ceremony. The children all arrived at the graduation ceremony in

A happy graduating student.

their new school uniforms. Buying shirts or blouses, skirts and shorts, socks, underwear, shoes and a sports kit, any parent will agree can become quite expensive. The money they receive back, that small percentage of all the twenty baht, covers the cost of the uniforms, meaning the parents are not struggling to find money they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have.

All ready to attend kindergarten.

Bosch Thailand donates tools to Hand to Hand Foundation Bosch Thailand generously donated approximately $10,000 worth of tools to the Hand to Hand Foundation to assist them with their job training programs. At the end of last year 150 wooden pallets were donated to the charity and after pulling them apart they began build simple stools. As interest grew and skilled people came to teach, the foundation now has a small furniture making workshop. All of the craftsmen and women are from local slums

and have little or no source of income. The income from the furniture they make and sell goes directly to the makers to help feed and educate their families. The tools from Bosch have made it possible to make more intricate and professional pieces. Bakery utensils such as a blender, mixer and grinder were also donated to help support the cooking program that is under the direction of Ma Mon, enabling ladies to earn an income and become financially stable.

As interest grew and skilled people came to teach, the foundation now has a small furniture making workshop.

At the end of last year 150 wooden pallets were donated to the charity and after pulling them apart they were turned into local crafts.

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Pattaya wishes HM the Queen happy birthday

Officials and the public donated alms to monks to make merit in the morning for HM Queen Suthida’s birthday.

Jetsada Homklin

Representatives from local organizations lay flower cones to pay respect to HM the Queen.

Folks in the greater Pattaya area celebrated the birthday of Thailand’s new queen for the first time, holding merit-making ceremonies and blessings for HM the Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana. Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri led administrators and the public in giving alms to monks for the Queen’s 41st birthday June 3, offering up flowers and incense in front of her portraits. Monks then chanted

Adm. Noppadol Supakorn, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, presides over the navy’s birthday observance.

holy stanzas and prayed for Her Majesty before partaking in a morning meal. That evening, Amnart was back, leading a loyalty ceremony where the public sang royal hymns and paid well wishes to a portrait of the Queen. In Sattahip, Adm. Noppadol Supakorn, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, presided over a birthday observance by the navy with sailors giving alms to 41 monks before 10 of them performed religious rites. Adm. Noppadol Supakorn, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, pays his respects to our new Queen.

Humble observers light candles in the evening to wish HM the Queen a happy birthday. Pattaya Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya leads city officials in signing the birthday wish book for HM the Queen.

Police volunteers pay their respects to HM the Queen Suthida.

HHN Drop-in center kids and teachers pay their respects to HM the Queen Suthida on June 3rd, and wish her a very happy birthday.

Adm. Noppadol Supakorn poses with members of the Navy Wives Club.

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Documentary test screened for the PCEC Member Ren Lexander, PhD, presented a documentary video about Pattaya’s Hand to Hand Foundation at the Sunday, May 26, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC). The documentary, Slumdog Saints: The women who joined hands, is about the founding and journey of the Hand to Hand Foundation which was started to help kids and families in the slums. There are expats who have lived in Pattaya for many years who don’t even realize that there are shanty slums within minutes of where they live. “What slums? There aren’t any slums in Pattaya.” (Conversation recently heard at a party.) Well, yes there are. The documentary covered the founding of the Foundation and highlighted how it began in 2009 when three women joined hands: Margie Grainger who was then a teacher at an international school and two truly remarkable Thai ladies, Pai and Mon. There were parts with each of them describing how each became involved. Their first project was starting a preschool for kids from the slums. As Margie Grainger says: “We opened up a preschool for the slum kids on the first day with 17 children. No tables. No chairs. No books. Two single women

who never finished school. Some recycled paper and recycled crayons. That’s what we had. And we started. And we just kept on going. “And when we opened this preschool it was just incredible. People would laugh and say, ‘You’re crazy. Who do you think you are? You’re not the savior of the world. Margie, you need to calm down and realize you can’t do this. You don’t have sponsors. You don’t have resources. You don’t have teachers’.” And all of that was true.” Nine years later, this can’tbe-done preschool has blossomed into a Foundation with its own premises and powerful ongoing programs.

The central heartbeat of Hand to Hand is to keep families together and enable loving but dirt-poor parents to keep the children they love and not have to give them up into orphanages. To do this, Hand to Hand: Gives weekly food parcels to families in the slums; Collects unwanted clothes and other goods and redistributes them to the poor, needy and desperate; Runs a preschool for slum kids; Hands out scholarships so that kids from the slums can go to school – all the way up to graduating from university; and Stitches together families out of surviving functional members of families.

After test screening his documentary, Slumdog Saints, Dr. Ren Lexander invited Margie Grainger to join him on stage to answer the many questions or remark on the comments from the PCEC audience.

There was a very moving story about Apple, a toddler taken from her dysfunctional parents and brought to Hand to Hand by the Thai police who had rescued her. Hand to Hand took her in and started to heal the damage. They also tracked down her

Margie Grainger being interviewed about the test screening of the charitable works of the Hand to Hand Foundation. To view the video, visit https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPl-ZaZgEso.

grandparents and found that they were homeless, living under a tree and didn’t even know they had a grandchild. So, Hand to Hand rented an inexpensive room for the grandparents and gave them a chance to build a relationship with their grandchild. They now live together as a family. Hand to Hand also gives Apple a scholarship so she can continue to go to school. Also moving was the story of how Hand to Hand started to take in deaf children from the slums and teach them – and all the kids in the preschool – Thai sign language. Dr. Lexander revealed that, in the course of making the documentary, he became “mates” (as they say in his native Australia) with the deaf girl, Pan. Within 60 seconds of meeting her, even though she couldn’t talk or hear, he realized she was bright. Her teachers confirmed that she was really

Member Anne Smith concludes the PCEC Sunday meeting with the “Open Forum,” calling on anyone that wanted to ask a question or comment on Expat living in Thailand.

bright and also really good hearted. Pan now performs dance routines with other children – even though she cannot hear the music. Dr. Lexander shared a dream that he has formed - a dream that perhaps Pan could be

given a Cochlear ear implant and hear – and that perhaps someone who had the money to pay for it would one day see the documentary and say: “I want to help and be part of this dream… and I would like this sensitive, intelligent girl to hear.” The documentary is slated by Dr. Lexander to be the pilot for a documentary series called “Slumdog Saints”. It will be about leaders fighting for the tired, poor and huddled masses. Observing the audience during the screening, it was obvious that many were emotionally affected; some were apparently choking back the tears while a few were failing to choke them back. To learn more about Hand to Hand Foundation and their charitable works or to sponsor a child from the slums to go to school, visit www.handtohandpattaya.com. He also announced that for those that would like to donate used goods, they could bring then to the PCEC’s next Sunday meeting or contact them through their website. To learn more about Dr. Lexander’s documentary project, visit www.slumdog saints.com. He noted that there is a possibility of doing a World Premiere of the finished documentary as a fund-raiser for Hand to Hand. If this happens, he plans to publicize the information. After the presentations, the MC updated everyone on upcoming events which was followed by the Open Forum where the audience can ask questions or make comments about expat living in Thailand especially Pattaya.

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Top Thai bands battle/entertain at Cultural Music Festival

Pan, lead singer of Vie Trio, belts out another popular hit.

TYO orchestra vs. the Vie Trio band.

Jetsada Homklin The biggest names in Thai music came together in Pattaya for the Thailand Cultural Music Festival. Tourism Authority of Thailand Deputy Gov. Sujitra Jongchansitto kicked off the May 31-June 1 concert series with top Pattaya and Chonburi officials.

Relocated from Bali Hai Pier to Pattaya Beach this year, the second-annual festival featured Top 5 artists spanning country and Issan music as well as mainstream Thai pop. Spanning Beach Road from Central Festival Pattaya Beach and the Hard Rock Hotel, the festival also featured 40 booths offering

Isaan song and dance formed a large part of the festival.

tasty dishes and products from each of Thailand’s four major regions, games and activities. There were also plenty of places to snap photos, including displays made of rice to reflect country’s music’s Issan roots. On stage over the two days was a who’s who of Thai music facing off for musical

battles, including TYO Orchestra vs. Vie Trio and Yingyoung Yodbuangam; Mild vs. The Rube with Nang Sida; Pu Jan Longmic vs. rapper Ken Noi Roy Lila with Lana Culture; and Neung Apiwat vs. Infinity Band. Solo acts taking the spotlight were Tata Young, Keng Tachaya, Kot Jakapan and Eid Pong Lang Saon.

Ripley’s Believe it or Not sent a pair of bewitching ambassadors to the event.

Ancient Thai fighters pose with a lady in Ayutthaya period costume and the legendary ghost Mae Nak.

40 booths offered delicious Thai food and local craft products.

A musician plays the traditional ranad ek instrument.

Large numbers of Thai and foreign tourists attended the concerts and cultural exhibits along Pattaya Beach Road.

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Articles For Sale/Rent As611/01-52/ Pattaya Mail Cartoonist Michael Baird (M.J.B.) has 3 brand new cartoon E-Books out. These and his other 10 cartoon EBooks can be bought from www.amazon.co.uk. You will now be able to see all of Mike’s cartoons in FULL COLOUR. His 3 new Kindle E-Books are “Pattaya Cartoon Memories”, “Ladyboy Book 3” and “Pattaya Unforgettable Memories”. These cartoons are for grown-ups and would be unique gifts. You never know - You might see yourself in them!

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Around the world with ‘Bew’ Richard Talbot Almost a year has passed since Chonburi resident Kanyalak “Bew” Preedasuttijit stepped onto the 18th green at her home course at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club to claim a 1-shot victory in the 2018 European Thailand Ladies Championship. As well as this victory giving her entries into both the 2018 Women’s British Open and the 2018 Evian Championship, it also gave her the opportunity to claim a twoyear membership of the Ladies European Tour. This tour is not the most popular destination for the majority of Thai players, who often choose to either chase their LPGA dreams in America or stay closer to home by playing in Japan and China. Bew decided that playing on the European tour would be of greater benefit to her

game and the last 11 months has seen her crisscrossing the globe to compete in many far flung destinations: England, Scotland, France, Spain, India, Australia, Jordan, Dubai and Morocco have all been visited as Bew has established herself on the European Tour. Her choice to pursue this career path was a brave decision as she is the only Thai national who plays regularly on this highly competitive circuit and the year has seen her playing out of her comfort zone. Yet she has successfully embraced not only the golf but the whole experience of travelling around the world. Some of her experiences have seen her camel riding in Jordan, Koala spotting in Australia, visiting both the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester and the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona,

Kanyalak’s trademark follow-through on display in Spain.

plus sampling the delights of the Emirates shopping mall in Dubai. She has also experienced playing in many “first time” events organized by the LET, which she would not have done on any other tour. In Dubai she played in the first ever professional floodlit tournament in which she finished in 13th place. This was only one week after playing in Morocco where the ladies shared the same course as the men from the PGA European Tour. In Jordan she competed in the first ever tournament that saw men competing against the ladies and was the 8th highest finishing lady. The LET has been ideal for Bew and the tour has embraced her into its ranks. This tour has organized events that in time every other tour will follow, yet as well as being innovative the

people in charge have displayed a personal touch that has made every player feel welcome, regardless of their country of origin. On June 20 the LET arrives at the Phoenix Gold and Country Club for the 2019 European Thailand Open. Kanyalak will be competing as will many other local Thai players, with the field including the 2017 winner Atthaya Thitikul. It is quite fitting that the 2019 Phoenix Gold tournament is the last event before places for the Women’s British Open are confirmed. Only the top 25 ranked players are sure of an entry and Bew’s 2019 record of only missing one cut means that with a good result on her home course an entry could be secured. Regardless of the outcome, this is one golf year that the 21 year old local girl will never forget.

South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 is No. 1 at US Women’s Open Pete Iacobelli Charleston, S.C. (AP) - Six is certainly a magic number for U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6. The 23-year-old South Korean won her first major title last Sunday, the first $1 million women’s winner’s check ever handed out by the USGA and her first victory as an LPGA Tour rookie. And she did by shooting 1-under 70 at Country Club of Charleston to finish at, naturally, 6-under 278. “This is kind of really interesting how I finished 6 under at an LPGA tournament,” Lee6 said through an interpreter. “So, this is really lucky number to me.” Lee6 has the number in her name because she was the sixth player with the name on the Korean LPGA. She has embraced the number, answering to it and writing a large “6'’ on her balls. Her South Korean fan club is called “Lucky 6.” Jeongeun Lee5 tied for 34th at 4-over, 10 shots behind Lee6. Lee6 opened a three-shot lead with three holes to play before facing some nerves with bogeys on the 16th and

18th holes to tighten things up. But when third-round co-leader Celine Boutier’s blast from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole rolled off the green, Lee6 had the biggest win of her life. “I didn’t even expect to win the tournament this fast,” Lee6 said. “I think this is very lucky that I won this major championship tournament.” Lee6, playing two groups ahead of Boutier, was practicing putts when the Frenchwoman could not make the sand shot. Lee6 bent down in joy when her victory was secure, countrywoman and 2011 U.S. Women’s Open winner So Yeon Ryu coming over to embrace the new champion. “I felt pretty nervous starting on the holes 16, 17, and 18 after opening the large lead,” Lee6 said. “But I tried the best that I can.” The victory came a few days after Tiger Woods’ former swing coach, Hank Haney, made disparaging remarks about women’s golf by predicting a “Korean” would win and “I’d go with Lee.” Haney was suspended for his comments on his PGA Tour SiriusXM radio show when asked who’d win. “I’d

Jeongeun Lee6 of South Korea kisses the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

go with Lee,” Haney said. “If I didn’t have to name a first name, I’d get a bunch of them right.” Haney was suspended for his remarks. Haney sent Tweets on Sunday night congratulating Lee6 and saying his prediction was based on statistics and facts. “Korean women are absolutely dominating the LPGA Tour. If you asked me again, my answer would

be the same but worded more carefully.” Lee6 said her focus had been fully on the tournament. Because she hasn’t mastered English, “I didn’t really understand him that much, so I didn’t really think about it,” she said. Boutier made a double bogey on the final hole to fall into a tie for fifth at 3 under. She shot 75. Lexi Thompson,

Ryu and Angel Yin tied for second, two shots behind. Thompson shot 73, Ryu 70 and Yin 68. Boutier tried to get on No. 18 in two. “And then if I made the putt, then it would be best,” she said. “But I missed the green, so ...” Gerina Piller, Jaye Marie Green, Mamiko Higa of Japan, and third-round co-leaders Yu Liu of China and Boutier tied for

fifth. Piller was the only under par at 68. Higa and Liu shot 74s. Boutier and Liu, the good friends and former Duke teammates, figured to fight for the title. Instead, both threw away chances early as they combined for three bogeys and a double bogey on the first three holes. Thompson began the round a shot off the lead in search for a second career major. But she too struggled early with bogeys on the first, third and fourth holes to drop off the pace. “It was a bit of a rough day,” Thompson said. “I got off to a pretty bad start. Just overall wasn’t as comfortable, I guess, over my shots.” Two-time major champion Lydia Ko had a hole-in-one Sunday — the only one of the week — on the difficult 11th hole. She hit a 6-iron from 172 yards and, moments later, heard cheers up near the green, but wasn’t sure why. She found out soon enough for her second career ace, the other coming at the Rio Olympics. The 11th, built with a false front and two large protective bunkers on each side, played as the hardest hole all week.

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Phillips signs off in style The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, May 27, Greenwood Stableford A speedy journey up Route 7 today and with five groups out the equal cut came at 4-16 and 17+ in the two divisions. Playing his last game with us for a while, Gil Phillips won division 2 with 40 points off his 22-handicap. Following Gil were two scores of 34 and here Steve Harris beat Douglas Clarke on a 18/16 countback to take second Marc Brunner, Martin Grimoldby and John Carlin. place. John Carlin finished fourth with 33 points. Frank Grainger bounced Wednesday, May 29, An even-par 36 points won back and won division 2 with division 1 for the Durham Plutaluang 34 points and a full 8 points boy John Hughes while Mar- Stableford behind in second place tin Grimoldby came second It was a pleasure to play at Andy Oz beat Frank Kelly on a full 4 points back on 32. Plutalang on Wednesday, We then had three 31’s come with probably the slickest an 8/5 back-six countback. Near pins were claimed by in and a countback saw Bob greens we have ever experi(Div 1) Marc Brunner, Neil Poole takes third place ahead Gamble, Chris Slota and Pete of Mark Cooper in fourth and enced here. The cut came in at 9 -17 in Sumner, and (Div 2) Paul Neil Gamble was the unforthe top flight and Pete Sumner Butler, Frank Kelly and Lars tunate one to miss out. Near pins went to Vito recorded the best score of Strom. Cirelli (x2), Steve Harris and the day to winning division There were three 2s today in John Carlin while Gil Phillips 1 with36 points. Neil Gamble division 1, Neil Gamble on the birdies B5 for the only 2 of was second on 33 and John lighthouse hole, John Hughes Hughes came in third with 32. on W3 and Chris Slota on W8 the day. and in division 2 a rollover to Parichat next Monday.

Friday, May 31, Eastern Star Stableford Despite a lot of rain in the area, at arrival here the caddies

said there had been none on the course for some time so no ‘pick clean and place’ required today. The greens here are still improving each week and there were some tough pin placements. The equal cut was set at 816and 17+ in the two divisions and 36 points was the best score of the day, coming from Tony Thorne to win division 2. Paul Butler beat his arch rival Frank Kelly 19/18 on countback for second place after they both came in with 32 points and Ron Lavett finished fourth, beating Mike Tutton on a 12/10 back-six countback after they both posted 30 points each. The mad dentist Les Smith topped division 1 with 34 points, Steve Godfrey was second on 31 and Pete Sumner beat Paul Young on a 18/16 back-nine countback for third after two 30 pointers were returned. Near pins went to (Div 1) Roger Awad, John Hughes and Les Smith, and (Div 2) Paul Butler, Bruce Gardner (2) and Tony Thorne. Les Smith birdied the 3rd with two rollovers and in division 2 John Carlin the signature 13th.

O’Sullivan back with a bang The Tara Court Golf Society Sunday, May 26, Green Valley Stableford Only 1 division today as low season is now in full swing, It was overcast so it kept the temperatures down a bit. The course was in a bit better condition today as some rain had fallen in the area but there were still lots of bare patches about. It had been a while but a welcome return to form saw Kevin O’Sullivan (15) as a clear runaway winner today, with having 42 points. Second place went to Pete Seil (5) on 37 points and in third was Kevyn Wright (10) with 36. Fourth spot was decided on a countback on 35 points that went to the last 3 holes; Stuart Brown (7) took the money, leaving Paul Butler out of the places. Jerry Sweetnam & Pete Seil had the only 2’s for the day.

Tuesday, May 28, Laem Chabang Stableford We made what was a rare visit here to Leam Chabang today and found the course to be in what was probably the best condition we have ever seen it, and that is saying

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Kevin O’Sullivan.

something about this beautiful course. Although it is a bit more expensive here than most other courses the general consensus was that it is well worth the bit extra as it is such a magnificent golfing venue. Today we played the B and C nines and Gerry Hannan (13), who was also celebrating his birthday, marked the day in style as he had what was one of our best scores in a very long time and he was a clear winner with an excellent forty-three points.

Also posting another excellent score but only good enough for second today was Jerry Sweetnam (9) with forty points. Shaun Merriman (11) came third with a more modest thirty five and we had no 2’s today.

Thursday, May 30, Burapha - Stableford We were on the B & D nines today and after overnight rain there were no carts allowed on the course, just cart paths only. The wet conditions meant no run and

Gerry Hannan.

missing the fairway the ball was in thick rough. The greens were in good condition though. It was a tight leaderboard today with 3 players all on 36 points. The countback went to the last 6 holes and here Glenn Armitstead (16) took the honours over Daryl Burket (13) and Jerry Sweetnam (9). Gerry Hannan (13) completed the podium on fourth with 35 points. We had three 2s today, from Michael Healy, Gerry Hannan & Daryl Burkett.

Smith unbeatable at Crystal Bay PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya

Willem Lasonder (from left) with Dave Smith and Neil Harvey.

Tuesday, May 28, Crystal Bay Stableford On Tuesday we went with 3 groups to Crystal Bay where the B & C combination was played. The course was in reasonable condition but there were many bare places on the sides of the fairways. There is also still a big difference in the speed of the greens between the B and C courses. We had overcast weather so it was not too warm. The course was not easy, with no roll after rain the night before, but this was no problem for Dave Smith who played a very consistent round with good drives and putts. He won the day with 40 stableford points ahead of Neil Harvey in second on

37 and Willem Lasonder third with 36. The near pins went to Jonathan Pratt and Neil Harvey.

Thursday, May 30, Greenwood Stableford Greenwood was our venue on Thursday and the B & C course was the chosen challenge. The course was in perfect condition but there had been heavy rain the night before and this continued during our round also with a huge shower midway through. Stan Rees was the most consistent under these circumstances and won with 38 points while Neil Harvey was again second with 35. The near pin were claimed by Stan Rees and Dave Smith.

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Greg and Kran get the medals PSC Golf from the Billabong Bar Monday, May 27, Phoenix Gold Stableford Phoenix today, playing the Mountain and Ocean loops in perfect conditions for golf. The course was in spectacular condition with both greens and fairways receptive to any good shot or putt you made. We only had a small field but the scoring was still reasonable although not over the top, with only on golfer playing better than handicap. There was a countback between Glenn Smith and Thiery Petrement for third place, with Thiery taking the bronze spot on the podium. Second place went to Bill Marsden with 34 points and Lloyd Shuttleworth shot 77 gross off his 5 handicap for 38 points and top spot. There were no 2s recorded. As a foot note the Billabong will now be playing at two venues each Wednesday

Greg Ritchie (left) with Brian Chapman.

from now until the end of October - Green Valley will still be one and the other will be Laem Chabang.

Wednesday, May 29, Green Valley Monthly Medal The trip along the 36 to Green Valley was a nightmare today for there were 2 obstructive accidents and the normal 30 minute journey

took close to 1 hour so everyone was late on the tee. So perhaps that was a contributory factor for the scores to be, by and large, average. We were pleased to see Brian Chapman, CEO of Haven Consultants, the longtime sponsor of the Billabong monthly medal which we played today. Only three golfers did better than par and Miss Kran

Miss Kran.

(H/cap 22) was one of them with a net 69 despite an eight on the first hole and a seven to follow, but she recovered well on the way home to win the medal. The consistent Miss Noodle (13) cannot be ignored when she plays and today was no exception for she occupied 2nd place with a net 70. Miss Thip (18) came 3rd with a net 73 despite an eight on the par 14th. Miss

Porn (22) was level par for the first six holes but an 11 on the 7 th hole put a dent in her aspirations to end with a net 73, losing on a countback. Selwyn Wegner (15) was surprised to finish 4th in the men’s flight with a net 74, just 1 behind Thiery Temine (23) who was having a bad time on the return trip, dropping 15 shots to lose a countback to Keith Allen (12) who had five consecutive 4s from the 14th hole. For the second month in a row, Greg Ritchie (30) came out on top with a net 69 despite recording 3 sevens on his card. Three 2s were recorded today, by Noodle, Sasicha and two from Les Smith.

Friday, May 31, Phoenix Gold Scramble On a day with dark clouds overhead we went to Phoenix for our monthly

scramble. The day started out great but then down came the rain for about 30 minutes. After it stopped out came the sun to make it kind of hot for a while. The course was in great condition, but the management are letting the rough grow and getting it ready for the ladies Thailand Open coming up later this month. Coming in 3rd today with a score of 60.9 was the team of Bill Marsden, Miss May. Tim Lovell and Bob StAubin while 2nd place went to the Billabong A team of Sasicha, Nok, Todd and Sandy with a score of 60, having 16 birdie putts but only converting 5 was the telling story there. Coming out on top today was the quartet of Gary Ritchie, Peter Bass, Arch Armstrong and Paul Hack with a score of 59.7. Next month’s scramble will be held at Parachat Gold Club next door to the Pattaya Country Club.

Leave it to Beavers PSC Golf from the Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, May 27, Laem Chabang Stableford A Flight (0-14) 1st Peter Park (4) 39pts 2nd Michael Wright (8) 39pts 3rd Tom Herrington (14) 36pts B Flight (15+) 1st Darren Beavers (16) 42pts 2nd Bernie Stafford (17) 39pts 3rd Tip Briney (28) 39pts Early morning showers on this Monday morning failed to deter our twenty-five golfers as they gathered at Links Bar for the trip to beautiful Laem Chabang. This course was in its usual pristine condition so not much to add to previous descriptions. At this time, if you are looking for great scores it is a case of “leave it to Beaver(s)” as he posted another big score of 42 points, his second Green Jacket in three days. The second and third placings in “B” flight went to a countback with two players on 39 points. It was Bernie Stafford, in a rare appearance at Links, who got there ahead of Tip Briney (the perennial wearer of the “wig” and “silly hat”). “A” flight saw Peter Park still in good form but being

pushed this time by just returned Michael Wright. Both had 39 points with Peter just holding top spot, and of course, best gross of 73. Tom Herrington runs hot and cold, but after a couple of weeks playing a lot of golf put it together for a good 36 points for third. Near pins went to Livio Marrone (A2), Bryan Dore (A7), Tom Herrington (C5) and Kevin Rogers (C8) while the best nines by non-winners came from Stan Stewart (front, 21pts) and Maurice Roberts (back, 17pts).

Wednesday, May 29, Royal Lakeside – Stableford 1st Tip Briney (28) 43pts 2nd Peter Park (4) 39pts 3rd Jon Batty (7) 37pts 4th Michael Wright (7) 37pts 5th Bryan Dore (5) 37pts It was Royal Lakeside’s turn to host the society on Wednesday and the course was well presented but fairways were soft and a little fluffy as a result of the ubiquitous “Bangkok” daily rains but the lightly sanded greens were quicker than most in the region currently. The single flight adopted

Darren Beavers (right) with Michael Wright.

preferred lies for the day and it soon became apparent that scores would be good. Indeed, a full field average of 34 points spoke volumes about the quality of the field and the golf course. All the sub-par scorers were rewarded at the presentation, with fifth place going to Bryan Dore, losing on countback, with 37 points. Ahead of him was Michael Wright and in third place was Jon Batty, both with 37 points also. Second place went to Peter Park with another fine round of 39 points giving him the best gross score of the day, 74. The flight winner was American regular Tip Briney who produced some consummate

golf for his best score ever with the group, 43 points. His club control belied his high handicap and his putting was spot on from the start, never suffering three putts on a hole. Technicals in the form of “near pins” went to Maurice Roberts (3), John Doyle (6), Petur Petursson (12) and Phil Davies (15). The best front-nine award went to Mark Sharp with 20 points whilst the back-nine winner was Iain Jones with 19 points.

Friday, May 31, Plutaluang E & S Stableford A Flight (0-18) 1st Colm O’Donovan (18) 40pts

Tip Briney.

2 John Doyle (9) 34pts 3rd Michael Wright (7) 33pts B Flight (19+) 1st Tip Briney (28) 39pts 2nd Torben Lindgaard (26) 32pts 3rd Donal McGuigan (19) 29pts At this time of regular and necessary maintenance of courses, some players gripe about the condition of greens, tee boxes et al but the course will be better for it. With the East and South tracks here, we are not so sure. They seem to have been let go for a while. The notice indicated that green speed was 6.5. This seemed a bit optimistic as putts were stopping short and, with grass growing nd

over the lip, appeared to have not changed positions for some days. With a below standard golf course we had plenty of below standard scores today. However, there is always one, or in this case, two, who defy the odds. Colm O’Donovan got the Green Jacket with a solid, evenly-paced score of 40 points (20 pts on each nine is very good going). A long way off in second place in “A” flight was John Doyle, with 34 points, not bad with a 9-handicap, and third place was controversial but was awarded to Michael Wright on 33 points. Tip Briney had already had a great week and today another 39 point rounded it off with a win in “B” flight, seven points clear of Torben Lindgaard in second, with Donal McGuigan again on the podium taking third spot with 29 points on countback. Near pins went to Colin Service (E2), Phil Davies (E5), Darren Beavers (S13) and Michael Wright (S16) and the consolation ‘best nines’ were posted by Peter Park (front, 17pts) and Barry Oats (back 15pts).

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Brett the man for May PSC Golf from the Bunker Boys

Monday, May 27, Laem Chabang A & C – Stableford 1st Michael Brett (16) 42pts 2nd Tony Plummer (18) 33pts 3rd Jimmy Carr (16) 31pts Monday saw another low season visit to the beautiful Laem Chabang course, which as always was in pristine condition. It didn’t matter whether on the fairway or the first cut of rough, one always had a good lie. The temperature was mild as the sky was overcast but there was no threat of rain. Golf is a game that can mess with your head, in which case it becomes very difficult to play. Such was the case for today’s winner who had to take a two-week break from the game just to clear his head. Michael Brett cleaned up by winning all three sixes, the only near pin of the round and first place with forty-two points. This score could have been even better were it not for an accidental strike of the ball during a practice swing, which resulted in a double-bogey.

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Golfer of the month Michael Brett.

Second place went to a newcomer Tony Plummer who carded a round of thirty-three, with the everpresent Jimmy Carr in third place with thirty-one points.

Wednesday, May 29, Greenwood B & C – Stableford 1st Les Cobban (7) 39pts 2nd Michael Brett (14) 34pts 3rd Jimmy Carr (16) 31pts Thunder and lightning were all around at Greenwood and at various times throughout the round, the rain tumbled

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down requiring us to take shelter. As a consequence, despite the empty course the round took much longer to complete than we had hoped for and we also had need to seek relief from casual water on more than one occasion. Coming off a series of very low scores by his standards, Les Cobban came back to his very best form today and took first place with an excellent round of thirty-nine off a seven handicap. He also monopolised the near pins taking three of them. One of his near pins resulted in a three-putt from about ten feet, so he could have done even better. On the other side of the spectrum following the heroics of Monday, Michael Brett had a big drop in form for no particular reason with only fifteen on the front nine but recovered somewhat on the back with nineteen for a thirty-four total to take second place. He also managed to get the remaining near pin. Third place went to Jimmy Carr with thirty-one.

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Friday, May 31, The Emerald – Stableford 1st Roger Miles (5) 34pts 2nd Michael Brett (14) 33pts 3rd Graeme Mullins (7) 32pts Our last game of the month was played at an Emerald course in reasonably good condition, but it seems that the coarse “buffalo grass” is taking over. Any ball off the fairway sat down deep in the rough and was virtually impossible to play, just hack it out and take your medicine. A few of the greens are in need of some remedial work also. We had a bunch of new faces for today’s round with a group of Melbournians making their presence felt. Roger Miles took first place on thirty-four points and Graeme Mullins third on thirty-two. Holding up local honor was Michael Brett in between them in second place on thirty-three. Near pins went to Les Cobban, Roger Miles, Robby Watts, and Geoff Cox.

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substantial early lead. Geoff Parker gave valiant chase but faded and never really threatened. It was left to Michael Brett to come with a late rush of good scores and overtake Jimmy in the last week to claim the prize.

The next PSC monthly golf tournament is a Rainbow format event at Pattaya C.C. on June 11

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As always on the last game of the month, it was time to find golfer of the month. Fresh from winning last month, Jimmy Carr started in a blaze of glory by stringing together several good rounds and establishing a

Khao Kheow Greenwood

Pattavia Khao Kheow

Burapha

Phoenix

Green Valley

Pleasant Valley

Greenwood

Khao Kheow

Lewinski’s

Siam Old Coures

Green Valley

Siam Old Coures

The Links

Khao Kheow

Laem Chabang

Pattana

Greenwood

Plutaluang

Khao Kheow

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I Rovers Retox Game On

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Greenwood

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Pleasant Valley

Treasure Hill

Siam Country Sugar Shack

Burapha

Crystal Bay The Emerald

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Mt. Shadow

Green Valley

Greenwood

Treasure Hill

Harry’s Golf The Golf Club The Players Lounge

Pattana

Parichat

Khao Kheow

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Tropical Golf

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The Bunker Boys meet at Woody’s Bar on Soi Skaw Beach for golf outings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (www.bunkersociety.com) or call 094368 3580, 081 788 2338 or 087 693 7803. Transportation leaves from Cafe Kronborg on Soi Diana Inn at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, (contact Dave on tel. 038 602 2117). Colin’s Bar plays golf Sun/ Mon/Wed & Fri (www.colinsbar.com). The Growling Swan plays golf on Monday & Thursday (www.thegrowlingswan.com). Lewinski’s in Soi Pattayaland 1 (Soi 13/3), play Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Transport is available, call Marcus on 089 503 9179 for further information and booking. The Pattaya Links Hotel Golf Society departs from Soi Buakhao on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call Phil on 0625 933 380 or visit www.thelinkshotelpattaya.com. The Golf Club is located on Soij LK Metro. Call Phil on 090 769 3778. Tropical Golf meets at BJ’s Holiday Lodge at 8am on Tuesday’ & Friday. Call Derek on 089 034 0629. Retox Golf – Tel. (Paul) 0923744276, Email retoxgolf@gmail.com

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Liverpool beat Tottenham to win 6th European Cup Madrid (AP) — No tears of pain this time, just redemption for Mohamed Salah. Only 108 seconds were needed to banish the Champions League final heartbreak of a year ago. Once Salah dispatched his early penalty against Tottenham, Liverpool were on the path to a sixth European title with a 20 victory last Saturday, June 1. And a year after defeat in the final to Real Madrid, Juergen Klopp has his first title after four years as Liverpool manager. A shoulder injury forced Salah out of the Kiev showpiece last year. This time it was Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko’s arm that gifted Liverpool the early penalty opening — blocking Sadio Mane’s shot after 21 seconds — and Salah converted from the spot after a video review check. “I have sacrificed a lot for my career,” Salah said. “To come

from a village, to go to Cairo, and to be an Egyptian at this level is unbelievable for me.” On a hot and humid night in Madrid, Tottenham came to life only in the final 20 minutes of their first European Cup final. But Liverpool completed the job in the 87th minute thanks to one of their semifinal saviors. Divock Origi had to accept a place back on the bench despite producing two goals while deputizing for the injured Salah last month. But the substitute had the final big say in the Spanish capital, rifling a left-footed shot inside the far post. “Every single player fought hard today,” Origi said. “So it’s just special.” After two losing finals since triumphing in 2005, Liverpool finally rose to third in the all-time list of European champions behind 13time winners Real Madrid and AC Milan on seven titles.

Stuvik ready for battle in Buriram

Thai racing driver Sandy Stuvik poses with the B-Quik Racing Audi R8 GT3 Ultra.

Thai racing driver Sandy Stuvik is currently lying 3rd in the Thailand Super Series standings and looking to step up a few positions at the next event at the Chang International Circuit on the 7-9 of June. Stuvik will be partnering Estonian driver Martin Rump in the #2 B-Quik Racing Audi R8 GT3 Ultra. Rump has a lightning record of success in the Blancpain GT World Challenge in the past few years, all while driving an Audi. The Thai and Estonian duo should be ones to watch at this upcoming event at the beautiful Buriram circuit.

Stuvik will have a special event at the Buriram main grandstands on Saturday and Sunday where fans can win prizes, have a chat and take pictures with the Thai driver. “I’m tremendously looking forward to being back in the awesome car prepared by team B-Quik Racing, and I can’t wait to see how we are around the Buriram circuit. Our Audi is very well balanced, so I think the Buriram circuit will fit in well with our R8 GT3 Ultra. I’m also excited to be joined with Martin Rump, he has a very impressive track record, so I’m sure that we will be fighting for the wins in the races,” said Stuvik.

Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson lifts the trophy to celebrate with his teammates after winning the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)

Few fans — even from Liverpool — will want to watch just how it was achieved. Both sides had gone three weeks without playing. It showed. The sharpness was deficient, as was the ability to string passes together. “When we look back on tonight we aren’t going to think it was a sluggish game,” Liverpool-born defender Trent Alexander-Arnold said. “We are going to think we have just won the European Cup.” Tottenham will have only regrets as their luck run out after a season of comebacks and great escapes in the competition with a squad that had no additions. “A little bit unlucky,” said Mauricio Pochettino, who remains without a trophy in management. “To start a Champions League final from the start 1-0 it’s a tough situation, it changed

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores his side’s opening goal from penalty spot during the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid, Saturday, June 1. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

completely the plan.” Lucas Moura’s goal in Barcelona in December carried Tottenham into the round of 16. The Brazilian’s hat trick last month then completed a turnaround

against Ajax. The reward in Madrid was a watching brief from the bench for two thirds of the game. Instead, Harry Kane was thrust into the starting lineup despite 53 days without a

game since limping off with an ankle injury in the quarterfinal first leg against Manchester City. The striker was largely anonymous as Tottenham, who finished 26 points behind Premier League runners-up Liverpool in fourth place, couldn’t even get a shot on target until the 73rd minute. Alisson Becker scooped up a spinning shot from Dele Alli and made a double-save from Son Heung-min and Moura with 10 minutes to go. “We should have put more craziness in our performance,” Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said. “It took too much time to put Liverpool in difficulty.” Liverpool mananger Klopp was relieved after six losing finals, stretching back to his spell at Borussia Dortmund. “Did you ever see a team like this? Fighting with no fuel in the tank,” the German said. Victory against Tottenham came six years after Dortmund were beaten by Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. “I am so happy for my family,” he said. “They suffer every year when we go to a final, the last game of the season.” The penultimate game saw Klopp miss out on ending Liverpool’s 29-year English title drought by a point to Manchester City in the Premier League title race. “We are doing good stuff,” Klopp said on the field amid the celebrations in Madrid. “People are always saying, ‘Why didn’t you win anything?’” They can’t anymore at Liverpool.

Blues beat Bruins to knot Stanley Cup Final at 2-all Stephen Whyno St. Louis (AP) — Just when the St. Louis Blues had the Boston Bruins on their heels and chasing the game, they gave up a goal and the roar went right out of the building. The Blues could have let the talented Bruins seize the moment, let things get away from them on home ice. Again. They didn’t. The team that was mired in last place in the NHL in January, that suffered from missed calls in the playoffs and slogged through some tough losses instead showed the resolve of a championship contender and is now two victories away from lifting the Stanley Cup. Ryan O’Reilly scored the opening goal 43 seconds in and the winner with 9:22 left, and he and the Blues beat the Blues thrived in a chaotic Game 4 of the Stanley

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly (90) celebrates with David Perron (57) after O’Reilly scored his second goal of the game during Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins Monday, June 3, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

Cup Final on Monday night to beat the Bruins 4-2 and tie this bruising series at two games apiece. “We knew what we had to do tonight to be a better team,” coach Craig Berube said. “We were relentless tonight. We didn’t stop for

60 minutes.” This one was a back-andforth thriller, with Boston’s Tuukka Rask and St. Louis’ Jordan Binnington each giving up tons of rebounds for frantic scoring chances and scrums. Vladimir Tarasenko scored

his 11th goal of the playoffs, and Binnington made 21 saves to improve to 7-2 in the postseason after a loss. Even more impressive was the rookie’s bounce-back from being pulled in Game 3 for the first time in his NHL career. Rask allowed three goals on 37 shots and was on the receiving end of several Blues onslaughts. Charlie Coyle scored for the third consecutive game, and Brandon Carlo had a shorthanded goal for Boston, but their stars were quiet again and a big problem may be brewing: Boston captain Zdeno Chara was knocked out of the game by a puck to the mouth. Chara was allowed to sit on the bench, but it’s uncertain if he’ll be able to play in Game 5 when the Bruins could be without two of their top six defensemen. Game 5 takes place Thursday night, June 6, in Boston.

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Crusaders stunned in Super Rugby, Hurricanes close gap Durban, South Africa (AP) — The Crusaders lost for just the second time this season in Super Rugby when they let a 20-0 lead slip to be stunned by the Chiefs 40-27 last Saturday. The Crusaders had their 20point advantage after just 20 minutes of the 10-try New Zealand derby but fell apart after that to give the Hurricanes a chance — although slim — of overtaking them at the top of the overall standings in the final two rounds of the regular season. The Christchurch-based Crusaders’ shock defeat and the Wellington-based Hurricanes’ 30-17 win over the Sharks in a bad-tempered game cut the gap at the top of the New Zealand conference to nine points. The Hurricanes will win the conference and top the overall standings if they take maximum points

from their last two league games and the Crusaders lose their remaining game with no bonus point. That’s critical as the standings leader will be at home in the playoffs and will host the final if they keep winning. The Crusaders may be unlikely to lose two in a row but Saturday’s result revealed more late-season chinks in the defending champions’ armor. After being dominant for most of 2019, the Crusaders have two draws and a loss in their last five games. The Crusaders made a quick start against the Chiefs in Suva, Fiji, scoring tries through Scott Barrett, Mitchell Drummond, and Fiji-born Sevu Reece. The match turned from the half-hour point as the Chiefs scored three tries in nine minutes through SolomonAlaimalu, Samisoni Taukei’aho, and

Sunwolves’ Hayden Parker (right) fends off Brumbies’ Lachlan McCaffrey during their teams’ Super Rugby game in Tokyo, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Jesse Parete to make it 20-19. Crusaders winger Braydon Ennor scored to expand their

Andy Murray to begin comeback from surgery at Queen’s Club London (AP) — Three-time major champion Andy Murray is planning to return from hip surgery by competing in doubles at the Queen’s Club tournament this month. Murray hasn’t played on tour since the Australian Open in January. Play at Queen’s Club starts June 17. The former No. 1 player says Queen’s Club is the “perfect place” to start his attempted comeback. He has won the singles title at the grass-court event five times. Murray has been “pain-free for a few months now” and made “good progress” in practice. He calls a doubles appearance with Feliciano Lopez “the next step for me as I try to return to the tour.”

Santiago Carreras and Felipe Ezcurra crossed for tries in the opening half as the Jaguares led 15-13. Bryce Hegarty’s penalty in the opening minutes of the second half put the Reds back in front, but the Jaguares used their bench forwards — most with multiple test caps for Argentina — to overcome their lessexperienced opponents. All were on the field with 30 minutes to play and Argentina internationals Julian Montoya and Marcos Kremer scored to open a 29-16 lead. The bonus-point win was the Jaguares’ third from four matches on their tour of New Zealand and Australia. The Canberra-based ACT Brumbies all but secured a playoff place and first place in the Australian conference by beating Japan’s Sunwolves 42-19. The Johannesburg-based Lions, who have lost three straight Super Rugby finals, beat the Stormers 41-22. Springboks flyhalf Elton Jantjies was dropped for the game by the Lions for disciplinary reasons, reportedly because he argued with teammates and disregarded instructions from his captain in the loss to the Sharks last weekend.

Ruiz stuns Joshua for heavyweight title at MSG From page 32 Three-time major champion Murray is planning to return from hip surgery by competing in doubles at the Queen’s Club tournament this month. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Murray’s 2013 Wimbledon title was the first men’s singles trophy there for Britain in 77 years. He also won

that tournament again in 2016, the U.S. Open in 2012 and two Olympic singles gold medals.

Petrucci beats Marquez for emotional 1st MotoGP victory Scarperia, Italy (AP) — Danilo Petrucci of Italy held off Marc Marquez to gain an emotional first ever MotoGP victory last Sunday in the Italian Grand Prix. Titleholder Marquez briefly took the lead on the last lap but Petrucci managed to edge out the five-time champion by 0.043 seconds, much to the home fans’ delight. The 28-year-old Petrucci could clearly be seen crying after he crossed the line at the Mugello circuit for his first win on his 125th start in the premier class. Petrucci’s Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso was third, 0.338 off the pace. Marquez, who had won three of the previous four races on his Honda, extended

lead to 27-19 at the start of the second half. But the Chiefs hit back again with a try to live-wire scrumhalf Brad Weber. The Chiefs finally hit the front in the 66th when winger Shaun Stevenson broke the line and went under the crossbar. Jack Debreczeni’s conversion gave the Chiefs their first lead at 33-27. Replacement Tumua Manu pounced on a short 22 restart in the 78th for the try which sealed the win and denied

the Crusaders a bonus point. “That was seriously tough but it was satisfying, too,” Chiefs captain Sam Cane said. “There was a lot of early chat that we were out of it but, man, we were working hard.” The Hurricanes also saw a significant lead — 20-3 — cut drastically when the Sharks came back to lose 2017 in Durban, South Africa. Wes Goosen scored the Hurricanes’ third and final try, set up by All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett. Barrett also put brother Jordie clear for the Hurricanes’ first try and center Ngani Laumape scored the other. Hurricanes flanker Vaea Fifita was sent off near the end for a late, high shoulder charge on Sharks No. 8 Daniel du Preez and the game finished with the last of a number of scuffles between players. Argentina’s Jaguares increased their lead in the South African conference to seven points with a 34-23 win over the Queensland Reds at Brisbane. With a six-point lead in the conference, the Jaguares, Super Rugby newcomers just three seasons ago, are on course to pull off a major surprise and finish second overall behind the Crusaders.

Italy’s Danilo Petrucci leads Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso during the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, June 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

his lead in the standings to 12 points over Dovizioso. There was disappointment

for seven-time champion Valentino Rossi, who crashed out early in his home race.

Ruiz, whose father, a native of Mexico, got him into the gym when he was 6 and had his son in bouts a year later, shook up the boxing world. Johsua was the fan favorite and had all the hype for his first fight in the United States. “If it wasn’t for my dad, I wouldn’t be here,” Ruiz said. NBA star Kyrie Irving and rapper Meek Mill were among the celebrities in the house expecting Joshua to roll to a win and set up more ambitious, lucrative bouts against the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and a few other potential opponents. “Sorry I let my fans down, sorry I let my supporters down,” Joshua said. Ruiz made some new ones. “It is never over until it’s over with the Mexicans. God bless them. Congrats Andy Ruiz,” former UFC champion Conor McGregor tweeted. Wilder, owner of the WBC crown, decided to give Luis Ortiz a rematch. Ortiz battered Wilder for parts of their fight in early 2018 before running out of gas and getting knocked out. Wilder tried to steal the headlines last week when he

Andy Ruiz poses after winning the heavyweight boxing title from Anthony Joshua on Saturday, June 1, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

announced his rematch with Fury was set for 2020. Wilder and Fury fought to a split draw in December in Los Angeles, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice. Joshua instead heads toward a likely rematch against Ruiz later this year.

Fans booed when Ruiz was shown on the big screen holding a personalized Knicks jersey. He walked out to his press conference wearing the jersey — his coronation complete, a table full of championship belts all for him. “My life is going to change,” he said. “I don’t have to show them no more.”

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Canadian GP this weekend

Another movie not to miss We’ve had the movie ‘Rush’ about Niki Lauda versus James Hunt in their epic quest for the F1 championship. Now sit back and watch the epic quest for triumph at Le Mans between Ford and Ferrari in 1966. The result is “Ford v Ferrari,” a film that comes out later this year focusing not only on the American manufacturers’ unlikely upset of the Italian juggernaut but on those who made it happen. Christian Bale portrays Ken Miles, an engineer and driver, and Matt Damon plays Carroll Shelby, one of the most famous American car builders in history. Together, they took the financial backing of Ford and created the GT40, a car that not only conquered Le Mans but swept the 1966 podium. “Racing is not just about oil and gasoline. It’s about blood and sweat as well as the people inside those cars as well, and that’s what makes it so thrilling,” Bale said. “Ken Miles was a purist,” Bale said. “He’s someone that would try to win every single battle but often lose the war, and he’d shoot himself in the foot again and again and again. And it wasn’t until Shelby came along and gave him an opportunity that he finally made it on the world stage.” While Miles was the British-born driver with the sardonic sense of humor, Shelby was essentially his foil: a down-to-earth Texan who

Carroll Shelby.

had a successful driving career of his own before reaching iconic status as the creator of the Shelby Cobra, a series of Ford muscle cars and, yes, the GT40. His relationship with Miles serves as the centerpiece of Ford’s dogged pursuit of Ferrari. “He was a really, kind of a bigger-than-life guy,” said Damon, “but I didn’t know this story about their friendship, and that’s why I wanted to do the movie. It’s such a great underdog story.” The story, the subject of a 2016 documentary entitled “The 24 Hour War,” began in the early 1960s, when Enzo Ferrari expressed interest in selling his company. Henry Ford II spent considerable resources doing background work on a potential deal, only for Ferrari to suddenly shut down negotiations. That chapped Ford, who

ordered his racing division to build a car to beat Ferrari, the Italian sports car company that had come to dominate endurance racing. But despite pumping untold sums of money into its program, Ford kept running into problems with its project. So it ultimately turned it over to Shelby, who in turn sought out Miles, and together they not only got the program on track but also got it to victory lane in their first try at Le Mans. “There’s that relationship, right? And the friction in that relationship. They’re opposites in so many ways,” Damon said. “But they have the qualities the other needs. Carroll was great about politics and diplomacy. He could sell you anything. He understood that was a big part of putting a winning team on the grid, was the politics of it. Whereas Miles was horrible at that stuff.” Walt Disney Studios is due to release it Nov. 15 under the 20th Century Fox banner.

Autotrivia Quiz Last week I asked who bent a friend’s father’s Mini, then bought it to avoid admitting the damage, traded it for another Mini and after coming second in a hill climb traded it on a Porsche 911? Clue March. It was Niki Lauda and the March was the first open wheeler he raced. So to this week. What is the connection between Alberto Ascari and Paul Hawkins? Be the first correct answer to email automania@pattayamail.com or viacars@gmail.com. Good luck!

Pattaya Car Club on Monday June 10 Anyone with an interest in motor vehicles – of any sort – is welcome at the next meeting of the Pattaya Car Club held at Fletchers Folly, Siam

Country Club Road, 300 meters up from the Chicken Intersection (Mitkamol) and opposite Maxxis tyres. Ownership of any breed of

car is not needed, just an interest. Very informal, we get there around 6.30 to 7 p.m. and have a meal there as well. Looking forward to meeting you.

In the 1960’s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country’s Grand Prix alternated between Mosport Park one year and MontTremblant the next. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race was moved full time to Mosport Park. In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided to take the Ile Notre-Dame and connected all the island’s roads and made a circuit. The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo’67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. The first F1 race was held there in October 1978. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win an F1 race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. Following his death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honor. With the time differential, the Canadian GP telecast will be seen at 1 a.m. Thai time. This does mean that you either watch at home with live

Canadian GP.

streaming, or catch it the next day, as Fletchers Folly will not be open so late. Sorry. The winners at this Canadian F1 track include Michael Schumacher who holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi’s single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which was carried by Gilles Villeneuve. The final corner of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve became well known for crashes involving former World Champions. In 1999, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve all crashed into the same wall which had the slogan Bienvenue au Québec (Welcome to Quebec) on it.

The wall became ironically known as the “Wall of Champions”. The wall also was involved in a crash with Ricardo Zonta, who was, at the time, the reigning FIA GT sports car champion. In recent years, then GP2 Champion Nico Rosberg, CART Champion Juan Pablo Montoya and Jenson Button have all fallen victim to the wall. In 2011 Friday practice the wall claimed the reigning F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel. Before the wall was named it also claimed 1992 World Sportscar Champion and longtime F1 driver Derek Warwick who spectacularly crashed his Arrows-Megatron during qualifying for the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix.

Fiat Chrysler wants to form global giant with Renault Paris (AP) — Fiat Chrysler proposed on Monday to merge with France’s Renault to create the world’s thirdbiggest automaker and combine their investments in the race to make new electric and autonomous vehicles. The merged company would reshape the global industry: it would make some 8.7 million vehicles a year, leapfrogging General Motors and trailing only Volkswagen and Toyota. Shares of both companies jumped over 10 percent on the news of the offer, which would see each side’s shareholders split ownership in the new manufacturer. Renault welcomed the idea. The company’s board met Monday at its headquarters outside Paris to discuss the proposal and said afterward that Renault will study it “with interest.” In a statement, Renault said such a fusion could “improve Renault’s industrial footprint and be a generator of additional value for the Alliance” with Japan’s Nissan and Mitsubishi. Fiat Chrysler’s offer comes at a key moment for Renault. The French manufacturer had reportedly wanted to merge with Nissan, but those plans were derailed by the arrest of boss Carlos Ghosn

Renault Zoe electric.

on financial misconduct charges in Japan. Now, questions are growing over the Renault-NissanMitsubishi alliance, which is the biggest maker of passenger cars in the world. While Fiat Chrysler says the merger with Renault would accommodate the alliance and lead to savings for them, it is unclear how the Japanese companies might react in the longer term to being tied to a much larger partner. A deal would save 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) for the merged companies each year by sharing research, purchasing costs and other activities, Fiat Chrysler said in a statement. It said the deal would involve no plant closures, but didn’t address potential job cuts. The companies are largely complementary: Fiat Chrysler is stronger in the U.S. and SUV markets, while Renault is stronger in Europe and on electric vehicle developments. Together, they would be worth almost $40 billion euros. Analysts at financial firm Jefferies said it was “hard to disagree with the logic” of the deal as there is a strong fit in the markets each company covers and the brands they offer. “The elephant in the room is who will run the entity,” analysts Philippe Houchois and Himanshu Agarwal wrote in a note to investors.

Mergers of equals can be difficult to manage over questions of who gets the top leadership positions and which brands are promoted and invested in most. A tieup between Daimler and Chrysler in the 1990s was billed as a merger of equals, but it collapsed nine years later amid cultural differences and recriminations. Investors were nevertheless enthusiastic, pushing shares in Fiat Chrysler up 11 percent and Renault 14 percent in European trading. The French government, which owns 15 percent of Renault, said it is “favorable” to the idea of a merger with Fiat Chrysler but wants to study its conditions more carefully, especially in terms of “Renault’s industrial development” and employees’ working conditions, government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye said. Such a merger would show “our capacity to respond to European and French sovereignty challenges in a globalized context,” she said. “We need giants to be built in Europe.” Collaboration between automakers has taken on greater importance in recent years as they seek to build their technological capabilities in pursuit of electrical vehicles, net connectivity and artificial intelligence for vehicles. Automakers are also under pressure from regulators, particularly in Europe and China, to come up with electric vehicles so they can meet tougher climate change regulations and after scandals over the amount of pollutants engines truly emit.

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Events The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be held on Sunday, June 9. The PCEC program varies, but usually involves a guest speaker on a topic of interest to Expats. The program starts at 10:30 am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s Executive Tower located behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Tower on Beach Road. The Pattaya Bikini Beach Race 2019 will be held on Saturday, June 8 at Central Festival Pattaya Beach. Race distances are 3km and 9km and admission fees are 900 & 1000 baht. For more information and runner registration visit: www.facebook. com/events/47489329631043 or call 082-563-1291. A Joint Chambers Eastern Seaboard networking evening will be held at the Alexa Beach Club Pattaya at Pinnacle Grand Jomtien Resort on Friday, June 14 from 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance cost is THB 500 on the door for members and THB 1,000 for non-members. Admission includes free-flow drinks and finger food. The Bangsaray Beach Club is hosting a fundraiser for Disabled Sailing in Thailand on Saturday, June 29. It aims to help Thailand’s disabled sailors realize their ultimate dream of sending a team to the Paralympics. The evening includes a buffet, raffle, games and entertainment. Ticket price: THB 350.

Visit website www.disabled sailingthailand.org for more details or call 063 306 4656. Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya will hold its 16th annual charity fundraiser including a special concert by ‘The Parkinson’ on Friday, July 5, from 7:00pm. All proceeds go directly to the Hard Rock Pattaya Philanthropic projects. The night will start with predinner cocktails and followed by a signature grand dinner buffet at the Hall of Fame. Drinks are free-flow and unlimited. A fantastic charity auction of many wonderful prizes will follow. Normal ticket price: Bt 3,000, Premium ticket: Bt 3,500. Tickets can be purchased at the hotel lobby or call 038-428755. The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place at the Mantra Restaurant at the Amari Pattaya Resort on the last Thursday of the month. It brings together business leaders from various backgrounds including Automotive, Aerospace, Real Estate, Architecture, FMCG, Electronics, White Goods, Logistics, Recruitment, Legal, Consulting, and others in a relaxed atmosphere. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra.Sukruen@tinfish.co.th. A Farmers’ Market takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Holiday Inn hotel on Pattaya Beach Road from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Products range from wellness items, jewelry, freshly prepared food, organic vegetables and fruits. The next market will be held June 8.

Fax: 038-427596 A stamp market is held every Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at Rahnpintang Moe Kata Restaurant, Panji Place, on Soi Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m from the Bangkok Highway underpass). Here can you exchange stamps from the whole world. Call 089 091 3418 for more information and directions.

Dining Oasis, the all-day dining restaurant in Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, has a menu of ocean-fresh seafood every Sunday evening to Friday evening. The Oasis chefs present Thai, Japanese and Asian recipes, with the freshest sushi, sashimi, oysters, crab, mussels, lobster, and fish steamed, grilled, fried and barbecued available from the food stalls and the buffet table. The price is only THB 999 per person, and half price for children under the age of 12 years. Buffet served from 18:00 to 22:30 hrs. For more information or reservations, contact 038 714 981. Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, Hilton Pattaya invites beef lovers to experience giant ‘Tomahawk’ steaks throughout June. Enjoy charcoal-grilled Tomahawk cooked to perfection and served with grilled mix vegetables, baked potato and 3 kinds of sauces. A set is recommended for 2 people and priced at THB 3,250 net. For more information or reservations, call +66(0)38 253 000 or Line ID @hiltonpattaya or email bkkhp.pattaya. horizon@hilton.com. Saturday Night Buffet is back at AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa. Experience regional favourites galore, street dishes and artisan desserts, as you relax with classical Thai dance and live music. Every Saturday night at Sala Rim Nam Restaurant from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Priced at THB 599++ per person. Kids under 5 eat free. You can also savour an elegant environmental dining experience under the stars with Mother Nature every Monday from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Sala Rim Nam with all diners receiving

eco-friendly flashlight. For more information and reservations, call 038 412 120 Ali Baba, Pattaya’s most famous Tandoori and curry restaurant offers a free carafe of wine for every 2 diners. All vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes are prepared by expect Indian chefs using traditional recipes. For more information or bookings, call 038 361 620. Persimmon restaurant at Pattana Golf Club & Resort offers 3 weekly theme nights for customers to enjoy exciting dining concepts. Pizza/ Pasta Night, 299 Baht net per person, every Tuesday invites you to personalize your favorite Italian dishes. Wednesday is Seafood Night, 399 Baht net per person, with unlimited amounts of the freshest seafood from the local market. On Fridays, enjoy a variety of barbecued meats during the Carnivore Night at 499 Baht net per person. Book your seat prior and enjoy your dinner at Tel. 038 318 999 ext. 11230 or email to: restaurant@pattana.co.th. L’Olivier Restaurant invites you to enjoy a daily cold buffet and 4-course menu comprising soup, salad bar, main course and dessert for only 395 baht. The buffet menu is changed every two days. The restaurant specializes in French Provencal cuisine, traditional Thai food and rare Vietnamese dishes. Dine in air conditioned comfort or on the terrace. Located on Jomtien Walking Street between View Talay 2 and Jomtien Complex on the main taxi thoroughfare. For reservations, call Ms. Wan on Tel. 061 854 4848 (French, English & Thai spoken). The Bay Grill & Buffet at Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine with a sea view and enjoy seafood and meat barbecue accompanied by Thai and international items from soup, appetizers and main courses to dessert for only THB 1200++ per person. Free flowing beverage for additional THB 599++ per person. The Bay is open daily from 18:30 - 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations.

Big Fish restaurant at Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya enhances its seafood buffet with more premium catches and live music entertainment. The restaurant offers a nightly Seafood BBQ Buffet at only THB 777 net or THB 1,099 net with free-flow wine. Enjoy highquality, premium seafood cuisine as you listen to acoustic guitar and piano music from prominent local artists. Seafood BBQ Buffet at Big Fish is available every night from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations call 038 930 600 or email fbsec@siamatpattaya.com. After 14 years as the Landlord of an Irish Pub, the name Kim Fletcher has not disappeared. Kim may have gone from Jamesons, but his wife Goy has ensured that the name Fletcher has not died by opening Fletchers’ Folly, a boutique pub on the Dark Side. Kim is trying to get used to being retired, but the new ‘pensioner’ loves regaling the drinkers with stories from his lifetime in pubs, punctuated with his characteristic laugh. Fletchers’ Folly is on Siam Country Club Road, opposite Maxxis tyres and 300 meters before

the “Chicken Crossroads”. Food and drinks at very reasonable prices. Pizza and Pasta All You Can Eat at Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien: Twist Restaurant features Italian classics like creamy Carbonara or meaty Bolognese with a choice of pasta, or the delicious Prosciutto Pizza with your choice of regular or whole wheat dough. The menu also includes original Thaifusion pizzas and pasta such as the Tom Yam pizza with chili paste, prawn, squid and Thai herbs or the tasty Green Curry Pasta. Available all day from Sunday – Thursday at only THB 500 per person, with a glass of soft drink. For more information or reservation, call 033 078 888. The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort poolside: Monday – Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – Duck buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Asian Delights buffet; Saturday – international buffet; Sunday – Steak & Continued on page 31

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Y stands for Yalumba? leaves, mated with a Y Series Pinot Grigio 2018. This was a quiet beginning to the dinner, but the next course upped the tempo. This was a sparkling green pea soup with smoked trout fillet enjoyed with a Y Series Viognier 2018. This white wine was excellent, and universally popular. For those who have not been exposed to Viognier before, it is a white wine grape variety. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhône Valley. Outside of the Rhône, Viognier can now be

The ever-smiling Tim Herrmann.

Y stands for Yalumba, at least in Australia it does, with the Yalumba winery started by British immigrant Samuel Smith 170 years ago. The Yalumba winery is located near the town of Angaston, South Australia in the famous Barossa Valley wine region. Samuel Smith emigrated to Australia with his family from Wareham, Dorset in August 1847. Upon arriving in

The more serious Adam O’Neill.

Australia in December, Smith purchased a 30-acre (120,000 m2) block of land on the settlement’s south eastern boundary. He named his property “Yalumba” after an indigenous Australian word for “all the land around”. In 1849 Samuel Smith, along with his son Sidney, planted Yalumba’s first vineyards, beginning the Yalumba dynasty. Today Yalumba is Australia’s oldest

The sign says it all.

Did you eat your veggies?

family-owned winery. To promote Yalumba to Thailand the DeVine Wine Club at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort provided one of their superb Wine Dinners in the Grill Room and Yalumba sent two of their favorite sons in Tim Herrmann (the Regional Sales Manager Asia) and Adam O’Neill (Executive Director) to Thailand to introduce the Yalumba label to the Pattaya wine aficionados. (Adam came from the same area as me in Australia, so we understood each other immediately.) The exposure to Yalumba Y Series began with the reception wine, a very pleasant Sauvignon Blanc 2018. A wonderful palate cleanser. In the Grill Room, the ‘mix and match’ began in earnest with Chef Peter presenting a grilled vegetables and goats cheese terrine on mesclun

A slow cooked marinated rump of lamb on a light wasabi mash with herb reduction and roasted roots.

found in regions of North and South America as well as Australia, New Zealand, the Cape Winelands in South Africa and Israel. In some wine regions, the variety is co-fermented with the red wine grape Shiraz where it can contribute to the color and bouquet of the wine. This co-fermentation wine made the next course very memorable, which was a

bacon wrapped monk fish in a curried mango sauce, beets and spiced chick peas. The Y Series Shiraz Viognier 2015

was nothing short of sensational. Everyone raved about this wine, and I was no exception. This was the wine of the night. There was still two courses to go and the next was a slow cooked marinated rump of lamb on a light wasabi mash with herb reduction and roasted roots. The wine to go with this was the Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon 3017, very pleasant but the Shiraz Viognier was still the top wine. The final course was a Jansz Premium Cuvee Brut, Pipers River, NV, lots of bubbles did make this an amusing wine and a great finish for the evening with the Royal Cliff ’s own chocolate pralines.

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E-mail: comhaps@pattayamail.com From page 29 Skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 499 baht net per adult or 299 baht per child under 12 (kids under 4-years old eat free). What you see is what you pay, no additional service charges or VAT. For reservations call 038 370 614 or make your booking at www. thaigarden.com under “buffet reservation”. Thai Garden Resort is located on North Pattaya Road, 200 meters from the Dolphin roundabout and 200 meters before Tesco Lotus. Yupin’s Restaurant in Jomtien Complex offers some fabulous culinary options including Fines De Claires Oysters arriving fresh ‘Par Avion’ from Normandy in France. Served on ice with lemon and on request a spicy Thai sauce for dipping. An amazing experience. Only 595 baht per six oysters. Yupin’s fantastic French onion soup is now available again! For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com. Linda’s Restaurant is large with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke. Inside, in airconditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Linda’s Restaurant is located on Thappraya Road opposite

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the Jomtien Complex. Open seven days a week from 7.30 a.m. until late. For reservations, Tel: 038 252 726, visit www. lindasrestaurant.com, or Email linda@lindas restaurant.com. Yamato Restaurant located on Soi Yamato has been around for more than 39 years and the soi was named after its oldest tenant. This is a restaurant to take a few people with you. The prices are certainly not over the top, and the quality is superb. Yamato Japanese restaurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato (13/1), close to Beach Road end, telephone 038 429 685 or 038 421 618. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in operation in Pattaya for more than 40 years. Proprietor and Chef Somsakdi is still cooking and running his amazing restaurant at 78 years of age. The menu is probably the largest in Pattaya, with 374 individual items. Each dish is in Thai with an English explanation underneath. Rather than be swamped by choices, let Somsakdi guide you. After all, who knows his dishes better than he? Somsakdi Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284, 038 429 869, limited parking plus on-street parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.

Entertainment Despacito Fridays at Siam@Siam Design Hotel

Giuseppina’s Pumpkin Soup Pumpkins are plentiful. European Executive Chef Santo Zoppis I met some years ago and who used to come down to Pattaya at the weekends, assured me that this really is one of those secret recipe’s handed down through the generations, given to Santo by his mother, Giuseppina. Santo puts aside 10 minutes for preparation and 25 minutes for cooking, so it is a quick and easy soup. Santo (or his mother) may kill me for this, but although the recipe calls for fresh Thyme, dried Thyme could be used if the fresh product is unavailable.

Ingredients Cleaned pumpkin Milk Onion Butter Rice Fresh thyme Salt and pepper to taste

Serves 6 500 gm 1.2 liters 80 gm 30 gm 50 gm 1 pinch

Cooking Method Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces and peel the onion and cut into slices. Heat the butter in a soup pot, add the onion and pumpkin, and cook over a low heat for 3 minutes. Add the milk, rice and fresh thyme; simmer gently until the pumpkin is cooked (about 20 minutes). Season with salt and pepper. Now place the entire mixture into a blender and blend until smooth. Reheat the soup and serve immediately.

Pattaya –Start off the weekend with a sensual step Latin night at the Roof Sky Bar, every Friday from 4pm – 10pm with DJ Ro-Bi-El Gordo and DJ Rocky, plus zumba classes. Free admission, ladies enjoy a free drink until 5pm. For more information, call 038 930 600. Enjoy great music from Thomas Reimer, one of the most famous European Jazz guitarists, playing live every evening (except Tuesday) from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Sugar Hut restaurant on Thappraya Road, call 038 364 186 for details.

Community Services The North Star Library on Sukhumvit Road, north Pattaya holds regular Thai language classes Mon - Fri from 10.30 a.m. till 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. Cost of admission is 100 baht per session for library members and 200 baht for non-members. Private lessons are also available for 200 baht per hour. In addition, the library also holds Yoga training every Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m. at the Father Ray Foundation. Cost is 1200 baht for 6 sessions (first session free). For more information, call 081 575 4854 or email wan_nujan@yahoo.com Alcoholics Anonymous: The Pattaya Group meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are closed (alcoholics

only) and are held at Soi Skaw Beach (off Pattaya 2nd Rd). Contact Carl 08-456-31671. The Good Morning Pattaya Group meets 9 a.m. every morning. All meetings are ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479. The Jomtien Group meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: Contact, Andrew 086 107 6631. The Scandinavian Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 9.00 a.m. meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 080 563 0232. The Samaritans of Thailand English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the expatriate community. English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of charge. (02) 713-6791. Overeaters Anonymous The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road. Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information. Narcotics Anonymous Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 English speaking meetings in Pattaya near Central Festival and 2 in Jomtien each week.

Also regular Thai speaking meetings at 12 noon every Sunday, and Persian Farsi speaking meetings at 5.30 pm on Thursdays. Please call the Hotline for details.

Groups & Associations Rotary Club of JomtienPattaya (English) meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, Pattaya City. Fellowship begins at 18.30 hrs and Dinner meeting at 19.00 hrs. President Vutikorn Kamolchote Email: <vutikornk @hotmail.com> Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (English) meets at the Siam Bayshore Hotel, 17.30 hrs for 18.00 hrs on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, followed by dinner (Fellowship) President Brian Songhurst Email: <bjs2904 @yahoo.com> Rotary Club Phönix Pattaya (German) meets every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Pattaya at 19.00 hrs. President Peter Schlegel Email: info@rotaryphoenix-pattaya.org. Le Rotary Pattaya Marina, seul Rotary Francophone d’Asie, vous accueille les premier et troisième vendredis de chaque mois, début des réunions 19h, à l’hôtel Pullman G Pattaya Wongamat 445/3 Moo 5 – Soi 16 – Pattaya Naklua Road. Venez agir avec le Rotary pour changer

des vies. Pierre Yves Eraud Président 2018-2019 Email: < info@rotarypattayamarina.org. Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thai-English) meets at the First Pacific Hotel, Central Road on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Meetings begin at 19.00 hrs. President Stephen Devereux Email: < stevecarlow@gmail.com> Post 12146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thailand) meets the second Saturday of each month at 13:00 at Sinthavee Park Condo, 2/ 1 Moo 5, in Ban Chang. If you are interested, please contact Membership Chairman Dan Morgan at <ban changvfw12146membership@ gmail.com> or visit website: www.banchangvfwpost12146.org. The Royal British Legion Thailand meets on the last weekend of every month at various locations around the city. Please join and like the Face Book page and you will see the all the social events listed. You do not have to have served in the Armed Forces to become a member and can join in the many social events arranged throughout the year. The Legion’s primary aim is the care and welfare of those who have served and/or their dependents. For general enquiries send an email to - chonburi .secretary@rbl.community.

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Ruiz stuns Joshua for heavyweight title at MSG Dan Gelston New York (AP) — Andy Ruiz Jr. had six weeks to prepare for the fight of his life. He’ll have a lifetime to celebrate one of boxing’s biggest heavyweight stunners. A massive underdog just like Buster Douglas, Ruiz knocked down British champion Anthony Joshua four times, and the final two in the

seventh round proved the decisive blows. Ruiz, the first heavyweight of Mexican descent to win a heavyweight title, capped one of boxing’s epic upsets to win Joshua’s shares of the heavyweight championship last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. “I just feel so good, man,” Ruiz said. “This is what I’ve been dreaming about, this is

Around the world with ‘Bew’

Chonburi golfer Kanyalak (Bew) Preedasuttijit tees off during the 2018 European Thailand Ladies Championship at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya. Local expat and golf writer Richard Talbot follows Bew during a formative and eye-opening year on the Ladies European Tour – turn to page 22.

what I’ve been working hard for. I can’t believe I just made my dreams come true.” Ruiz etched his name in heavyweight lore by TKO at 1:27 in the seventh round to become the surprise champ in a bout that had shades of Douglas’ upset over Mike Tyson for the heavyweight title in 1990. Ruiz barely was on anyone’s heavyweight radar when he was summoned as a replacement to fight the undefeated Joshua in front of a packed Garden. Considered a joke by fans, all Ruiz did was dominate the British champion and used a TKO to turn his life and the heavyweight division upside down. Ruiz racked up 32 wins without beating many boxers of note and walked into the ring with a waistline that will need a supersized championship belt. Ruiz, a flabby fighter out of Southern California, came up short in his only other shot at a world title, having lost on points to then-WBO champion Joseph Parker in December 2016. Ruiz even warned Joshua before the fight: “Don’t underestimate this little fat boy.” The 270-pound heavyset heavyweight knocked down Joshua twice in the third round and did it two more times in the seventh before referee Mike Griffin ended the fight. Joshua was woozy and seemed to stumble toward the wrong corner after the final blow. Ruiz stepped in after fighting on April 20, when he

Andy Ruiz knocks down Anthony Joshua during the third round of their heavyweight title boxing bout Saturday, June 1, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/ Frank Franklin II)

stopped Alexander Dimitrenko. Jarrell Miller’s failed drug tests sent the challenger to the sideline and paved the way for Ruiz’s unexpected title shot. Ruiz (33-1, 21 KO’s) seized the opportunity and made boxing history to win the WBA/IBF/ WBO/IBO championships. He raised his arms in celebration and jumped around the ring as his corner quickly mobbed him and a wild celebration kicked off. “I’ve got that Mexican blood in me,” he said. “Talking about the Mexican style? I just proved it.” The true shock might have been that the Garden was packed on a Saturday night for a fight few expected to be competitive. Yes, Ruiz is up

there with Douglas and Hasim Rahman for who-can-believeit wins, but casual sports fans don’t even know the names of most boxing champions — consider, instead of pay-perview parties, this card was streamed by DAZN. When ring announcer Michael Buffer announced the name of the judges “should this fight go the distance,” fans laughed at the ridiculous possibility as Ruiz was an ultimate underdog. Joshua (22-1, 22 KO’s) and Ruiz were both knocked down in an electrifying third round that had the sellout crowd of 20,201 howling with each heavy hit. Joshua knocked down Ruiz early in the round and the promise

of an early finish seemed on the horizon. Ruiz, his trunks a bit too low for his portly frame, came right back and used an overhand right that rocked the champ and sent him to the canvas. Joshua recovered only to get pummeled in the corner. Ruiz knocked him down again in the final ticks of the round as fans in a disbelieving Garden crowd screamed “Oh my God!” Again, Joshua beat the count but the bell saved the Brit from a going a second longer in his weakened state. Had it not been a championship fight, perhaps Griffin would have stopped the bout. Alas, for Joshua, it went on. Continued on page 27

Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships open June 20 in Pattaya Athletes from 18 countries will tumble into Pattaya from June 20-23 for the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. Deputy Mayor Manote Nongyai chaired a May 31 planning meeting for the competition, which combines the senior and junior championships under one roof at the Eastern National Indoor Sports Stadium. Close to 350 athletes will

arrive from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships take place in Pattaya from June 20-23. (AP Photo)

Liverpool beat Tottenham to win 6th European Cup Turn to page 26

Petrucci beats Marquez for emotional 1st MotoGP victory Turn to page 27

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