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When John Edwards succumbed to lung cancer two weeks ago at the age of 53, his acquaintances in the sleazy Thai beach resort of Pattaya remembered him fondly. "John Edwards was down to earth, genuine and loyal to his friends," says Ian Read, owner of Le Caf? Royale, a piano bar in a Pattaya strip known as Boyz Town where Edwards was well known...
...THAILAND Pattaya Music Festival [March 21-23] For three days and nights, the beachfronts of the city of Pattaya will liven to international performers of all sorts of musical persuasions. For further details on the jam session, go to thailandgrandfestival.com...
...THAILAND: Soft targets Thailand has many. They read like a roll call of Asia's most popular tourist destinations: Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui. Thai authorities have been quick to hose down speculation that the kingdom is under threat of a Bali-style attack and have criticized Western governments for issuing travel advisories warning their citizens to avoid, or to take extreme caution, in areas where foreigners congregate. Yet the country is taking anti-terrorism measures. Bar patrons are being frisked, police patrols have been stepped up in places like Phuket, and soldiers are boarding boats for searches off southern Thailand...
...Phnom Penh last week, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson charged that "Traffickers are able to operate with impunity (in Cambodia) because of inefficient law enforcement, compounded in some cases by official corruption." And Cambodia is hardly alone. Take a stroll into the Sunee Plaza in Pattaya, Thailand, or through Manila's Rajah Sulayman Park, and it's impossible not to notice girls as young as eight painted up like Barbie dolls and openly selling themselves. "Chicks, you want chicks?" asks a pimp in Manila, with a swagger that suggests he has nothing to fear from...
...Each season trumpets the discovery of yet another dream beach: lush palms, seafood fresh from the net, and miles of white sand, unblemished by footprints. Given the conflicting demands for laid-back escape and sumptuous lodging, nowhere has managed the mix better than Thailand. In the 1970s it was Pattaya. The 1980s: Phuket. Resorts by the score are already pining to supplant Ko Samui, favored destination of the '90s. Yet the victor may not be another idyllic Ko Samui wannabe, but a genuine blast from the past...