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Sattahip offers alms to 100 monks for Songkran
Sattahip officials and residents offered alms to 100 monks as part of the region’s official Songkran commemoration. District chief Phawat Lertmikda, Mayor Narong...
Tropical storm wreaks havoc in Sattahip
An overnight tropical storm felled trees and destroyed roofs in Sattahip. A large mango tree toppled onto a Thongthip Market-area home April 16....
Drug suspect caught after crashing into police cars
A suspected drug dealer was injured when he crashed into police cars during an attempted escape in Sattahip. Kriangwuth Sricharoen, 30, was apprehended...
Bull dies in fight at Sattahip elephant camp
A bull at Sattahip’s Khao Sheechan elephant camp died after fighting a younger male for a mate. Sompong, 69, suffered a tusk wound...
Sattahip police trying to indentify dead foreigner
Sattahip police are trying to identify a foreigner who died of an apparent heart attack at a Najomtien beach. Officials were called to...
Apakorn Kiatwong Hospital marks Songkran, Elderly Day
Apakorn Kiatwong Hospital marked Songkran and Elderly Day with a water-pouring ceremony in Sattahip. Hospital director Rear Adm. Anek Tantiwonsith welcomed government officials,...
244 hill tribe & Sattahip youths join monkhood to honor royal...
Nearly 250 area youths and hill tribe children honored the royal family by becoming Buddhist novices in ordination ceremonies at two Sattahip temples. At...
Witch doctor arrested for rape, murder of Plutaluang woman
A village witch doctor has been arrested for robbing, raping and killing a Plutaluang woman looking for a spell to enchant her estranged...
Sleepy driver smashes into Sukhumvit police box
A Sattahip police officer narrowly avoided injury after a drowsy commuter van driver slammed into a Sukhumvit Road police box. Khanawut Sukhyanudit, 41,...
Smoking in bed leads to Sattahip fire
Smoking in bed is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a house in Sattahip’s 100-Year Market neighborhood. Firefighters took 10 minutes to...
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Swiss man critically injured in Pattaya scooter collision; police inaction criticised
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Pattaya communities unite to preserve Kong Khao tradition
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Pattaya and Naklua communities joined hands to uphold the cherished tradition of "Kong Khao," or rice mound procession. Spearheaded by...
Firefighters withdrawn from chemical warehouse fire scene in Rayong
Firefighters have been withdrawn from the scene of a fire at chemical warehouses in Rayong province, following chemical tank explosions on Monday.
The fire at...