Chonburi Province - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Pattaya, located on the Gulf of Thailand, is a major international tourist destination.

The 20th World Scout Jamboree, organised by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, drew 30,000 teenage Boy Scouts to a naval base near the village of Sattahip, where activities included: world issue awareness, a showcase of Thai science & technology, and obstacle course-style competitions between scouts from different nations.

The province of Chonburi is one of the few Thai provinces, which do not possess a City Pillar Shrine Lak Mueang. There is a plan to construct a shrine by 2012.

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