Hua Hin News - March 2008

Hua Hin Sports Day for 35 Communities

On Saturday 29th March 2008 Hua Hin Municipal Office has organized Sport Day for 35 communities. The sport parade has started at 07.30am at Pone King Phet Public Park and went via Phetchkasem Road, Chomsin Road, and Nongplub Road to Hua Hin School. In the joyful parade, there were cheering teams dressed colourfuly. The sports parade was almost 2,000 meters long. So far this was the longest sports parade in Hua Hin Read news...

Hua Hin foreign property buyers meet Hua Hin Chief District Officer

On Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 10.30 pm Mr. John Borke and another six foreign property buyers have met Hua Hin Chief District Officer to complain about property developer Mr. M. who runs five property projects. Hua Hin Chief District Officer Khun Prasit Boonlikit has welcomed all the foreign property buyers. For this meeting Chief District Officer has invited police officers from Hua Hin Police station and from Hua Hin Tourist Police. Read news...

Hua Hin Thai Culture Association organize merit for monks ceremony

On Saturday 22 March 2008 at 06.30 am President of Hua Hin Thai Culture Association Khun Tuck Dechapanya has organized merit ceremony for monks at Hua Hin Municipality School. In the ceremony for 329 monks took also part Kalayanimit Club, Hua Hin district officials and many thousands of Hua Hin residents. Read news...

Prachuapkhirikhan Provincial Court organize Seminar for Conciliatory Committees Region 7

On Saturday 22 March 2008 at Wannara Hotel’s Conference Room there was a seminar for  Conciliatory Committees Region 7 organized by Prachuapkhirikhan Provincial Court. In total 80 members Conciliatory Committees from 8 provinces of region 7 took part in the seminar. They came from Prachuapkhirikhan, Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanaburi, Samut Songkram and Samut Sakhon Provinces. Also in attendance were expert Lay-Judges. Read news...

Tourist Police organize Tourists Rescue Program Seminar

On March 18-19 2008 Tourist Police from Station 7, Sub Division 2 have organized a Seminar titled Tourist Rescue Program. The aim of the seminar is to prepare the Tourist Police for a tourist’s life threatening situation in Hua Hin and Cha-am District. Read news...

Farewell party for 8 Judges of Prachuapkhirikhan Province

On Wednesday 19 March 2008 at the court hall Judge Khun Manoo Tharapipitchai and President of Conciliatory Committee of Provincial Court Amnouy Noriwong have arranged a Farewell Party for 8 Judges. Some of the Judges have received transfer request and two chief judges have been promoted to another post. Read news...

Election Committee meeting at Hua Hin Municipality

On Wednesday  19  March  2008 the Permanent Secretary of Municipality Miss Srisuda  Ratri has arranged meeting at Hua Hin Municipality to elect a president of election committee. Four members of the election committees  were elected by provincial selection panel. Election Committee will supervise the forthcomming election for Hua Hin Mayor and for members of Hua Hin Assembly as their term will finish in May. Read news...

Visit to sacred place in Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi

I have organized trip to visit a sacred place in Sai Yok. I am Abbot Temple Warden ( Pra-Moo-nee-Buddha-Dham) of this sacred place. Our group has 9 persons and we have left Hua Hin at 9am. It took 4 hours to get to there. We are joined by another group from Bangkok. I have visited this sacred place many times before and today we went present robes to Buddhist monks and almost one hundred thousand baht. Read news...

Trip to Bang Klar District, Chachoengsao

Director of TAT Part 8 Khun Benjawan  Sunet-worakul has invited  me for a  trip to go the see Bang Klar District during the mango season. I have also met  Chief District Officer of Bang Klar District Khun Choosak Treesarn. He said that he would like me to invite Hua Hin Thai and foreign residents to make a trip to Bang Klar District for Mango Festival.
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5th Preserve Hua Hin Run

On Tuesday 11March 2008  at 9am at Hin Lek Fai Mount  Governor of Prachuapkhirikhan Khun Prasong  Pitulkisja, Hua Hin Mayor Khun Sirapan  Kamolpramoth, President of Pitak Hua Hin Club Khun Krip Rojanastien and Director of Amazing Field Company Khun Songkram Kraison have announced at press conference that the 5th Preserve Hua Hin Run will take place on the 06th of April 2008. Read news...

Provincial Conciliatory Committee meeting

On Wednesday 11 March 2008 Chief Judge of the Provincial Court Khun Pralom Kashane has arranged a meeting of the Conciliatory Committee members in order to review the committee responsibilities. Currently there is a backlog of civil cases being heard by the court. Many of cases can be heard by the committee. Read news...

Hua Hin Police arrests motorbike gang

On Monday 10 March 2008 Chief Commander Pol Major General Wirat Watchakajorn together with police officers has announced at the Hua Hin police station that a motorbike gang has been arrested. Police have investigated this gang for some time. They have raided house number 5 & 6 at Tab-Tai Village located in Hua Hin District. Read news...

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej cooks at Chathai Market

On Saturday 08 March2008 at 15.00 Prime Minister of Thailand Khun Samak Sundaravej and his followers (also called Yokkayoong Team) have arrived early in the morning to Chatchai Market in Hua Hin. They were filming the morning cooking program for TV channel 5. Police Col Kasana Jaem-sawang together with local police officers have provided protection for the Prime Minister. Read news...

Bankruptcy Court seminar at Hua Hin District

On Saturday 8 March 2008 Chief Judge of Provincial Court Khun Pralom Kashane and Chief Judge of Youth & Family Court Khun Ongard Gnarmesri have organized a seminar on Bankruptcy Courts. The aim of the seminar to provide training for staff working in courts how to handle bankruptcy case for private persons and companies. Read news...

Visit to Wat Maha Chedi in Bangsaphan District

On the 07 March 2008 we have made a trip from Hua Hin District to Ban Krut Village ( บ้านกรูด ) in Bangsaphan District about 200kms south from Hua Hin. We went up to Thong-Chai  mountain, on which Wat Maha Chedi (Thabg-Sai Temple) is located. Abbot of the temple Tan Atikarn Maitree Thitipanyo said that this temple has been established in 1984, and Pra-Buddha Kitisirichai has been started on 09 January 1990. On 06 June 1996 Buddha's bone has been enshrined in the temple. Read news...

Hua Hin Education Center

In the past, after finishing primary school children would need to go to Bangkok in order to receive further education. Nowadays Hua Hin has become an education center. There are currently many secondary schools and universities located in and around Hua Hin. Read news...

Hua Hin through time

One hundred years ago Hua Hin was a small fishing village located next to a white sand beach. Next to the beach there was a forest of a tall palm trees .Following the international trend for recuperative spa resorts in1920's, Hua Hin became a popular retreat for Thai Royal Family, Bangkok's high society, and affluent foreigners.  Read news...