The very first issue was dated July 23, 1993. Three weeks later, the second issue came out, and then weekly thereafter. Those first few months were anything but successful, and if it weren’t for the determination and downright stubbornness of the small but resourceful team, Pattaya Mail would not have made it to Christmas. The most often question asked during the first couple of months was, “Will there be an issue next week?”
But the idea apparently was a good one, for once the first few issues were out, there was no turning back. Causes were fought for and boundaries pushed, sometimes too far, and the news began to get out. “And even though none of us had a clue as to what we were doing or how to do it, we eventually, through trial and error, began to at least get it partly right.”
Over the first few months, the paper changed from full colour to spot colour to all…
