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Bored fugitive returns home, gets busted
On the run for 18 months, the former owner of a Samae San brothel was arrested after he got bored and returned to the...
Police chief calls for stricter, more-polite traffic enforcement
Pattaya’s new police chief instructed traffic officers and volunteers to crack down on parking scofflaws and other law breakers, but do it more politely....
Bangkok man arrested for Facebook scam targeting transvestites
A Bangkok man has been arrested for allegedly robbing transvestites he met through Facebook. Weerachai Piyawisut, 33, was apprehended in a...
Fugitive Russian arrested in Pattaya
Chonburi Immigration Police arrested a wanted Russian, an alleged mafia figure, who had been hiding out in Pattaya for two years. ...
Inspector General’s office inspects Chonburi Immigration Office
The head of Thailand’s Office of the Inspector General reviewed officers at the Chonburi Immigration Office, urging them to protect the monarchy, care for...
2 arrested in Walking Street knock-off clothing raid
Two people were arrested and caches of counterfeit brand-name clothing seized when intellectual property police raided two shops on Walking Street. ...
Police arrest American sought for killing 19-year-old Thai girlfriend
The American teacher wanted for allegedly killing his Buriram girlfriend has been captured in Issan, more than three months after allegedly stuffing her body...
Teen killed in drive-by shooting
A teenager was killed and another injured when they were shot while driving in North Pattaya. Buncha Wonghong, 18, sustained a single fatal gunshot...
150 arrested in 2 gambling-den raids
About 150 people were arrested in separate raids of illegal gambling dens in Pattaya and Huay Yai. The May 27 operations targeted a room...
South Pattaya salon owner threatened by drunk gunmen
Police are searching for two men who shot up a beauty salon in South Pattaya. Chonlada Machathongt, 27, filed a complaint with police May...
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Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...