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  2. 2022 Pattaya City local elections - Wikipedia

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    The 2022 Pattaya City council election was held on 22 May 2022 to elect the mayor of Pattaya, as well as the members of the city council. The election took place on the same day as the gubernatorial election in Bangkok, and was the first local election held in Pattaya since June 2012. [1]

  3. Buddha Mountain (Thailand) - Wikipedia

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    The Buddha Mountain or Khao Chi Chan (Thai: เขาชีจรรย์) is a limestone hill in Na Chom Thian that has become a Pattaya landmark due to its large 109 m (358 ft) by 70 m (230 ft) golden Buddha laser engraving. [1] It was created in 1996 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty King Bhumibol ...

  4. Pattaya - Wikipedia

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    Pattaya City ( Thai: เมืองพัทยา, RTGS :Mueang Phatthaya, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰát.tʰā.jāː]) is a self-governing municipal area within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district and has a population of 119,532. It covers the tambons of Nong Prue and Na Klua and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai.

  5. Thai election body to ask court to disband Move Forward party

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    BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Election Commission on Tuesday said it would ask a court to dissolve the opposition Move Forward party over concerns the party's campaign to change a law against ...

  6. Walking Street, Pattaya - Wikipedia

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    Walking Street ( Thai: ถนนคนเดิน) is an entertainment and red-light district in the city of Pattaya, Thailand. [1] The street is a tourist attraction which draws both foreigners and Thai nationals primarily for its night life. The Walking Street area includes seafood restaurants, live music venues, beer bars, discothèques ...

  7. Tourism in Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Tourism is an economic contributor to the Kingdom of Thailand. Estimates of tourism revenue directly contributing to the GDP of 12 trillion baht range from one trillion baht (2013) 2.53 trillion baht (2016), the equivalent of 9% to 17.7% of GDP. [1] [2] When including indirect travel and tourism receipts, the 2014 total is estimated to be the ...

  8. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Thailand

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    Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like ...

  9. U-Tapao International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Total passengers (2018) [1] 1,860,794. Source: DAFIF [2] [3] U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport ( IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTBU ), also spelled Utapao and U-Taphao, is a joint civil–military public international airport serving the cities of Rayong and Pattaya in eastern Thailand. It is in Ban Chang district of Rayong province.