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Hua Hin News
Party by the sea
It's that time of the year again. Time to get out of the smoggy city and head down to warm and breezy Hua Hin for a weekend of sweet jazz music. Swap your creaking couch and arctic air-con for the naturally-soft cushion of the powdery sand and trade noise pollution for the soothing sound of waves and some seriously chilled-out tunes.
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Englishman Pettman beats Ratchapol to emerge champion
World No. 53 Stuart Pettman of England ended a long title drought when he defeated Thai snooker star Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm 5-3 late on Saturday night in the CAT Telecom-Hua Hin Thailand Challenge 2007 at the Hua Hin Grand Hotel. A large crowd flooded the venue to see final which lasted more than three hours and finished just as the clock ticked past the midnight mark, when Prachuab Khiri Khan Governor Prasong Pitoonkijja handed the glittering tropy to the winner.
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Dog shelter needs money to cope withovercrowding
Hua Hin is struggling to find money to meet the needs of its overcrowded dog shelter at a local temple and ensure better care for the animals, Mayor Siripan Kamolpramote said yesterday. His statement was in response to criticism from foreign animal welfare activists over what they saw as maltreatment of the dogs at the shelter at Wat Khao Itisukato temple.
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Hua Hin condo sales double on new supply
New condominium supply in Hua Hin and Cha-am boosted sales in the first four months of 2007 to about two billion baht, and executives expect the total to climb to five billion baht by the end of the year, said property agency Knight Frank Chartered (Thailand) Co, Ltd. Managing director Phanom Kanjanathiemthao said the sales were from five projects with a total of 740 units launched from January to April, the peak period for the Hua Hin and Cha-am market. About 60% were in Cha-am and 40% in Hua Hin.
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