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Top police official checks Laem Chabang operations
A top Royal Thai Police official inspected immigration and customs facilities at Laem Chabang Port to see how officers there monitor migrant workers and...
Australian arrested for drug possession
An Australian expat was arrested after police found crystal methamphetamine and marijuana in his Pattaya apartment. David Andrew Vreeken, 49, was apprehended in his...
Teen claims abuse by civil-defense volunteer
A Pattaya teenager claims he was kicked and injured by a civil-defense volunteer in full view of police, despite doing nothing wrong. The 17-year-old...
Chonburi Immigration hosts late Songkran
The Chonburi Immigration Office staged a traditional Songkran activity a day after the Songkran madness ended. Superintendent Pol. Col. Prapansak Prasarnsuk hosted the April...
Alleged girlfriend-beating Frenchman deported for overstay
A French expat wanted for beating his girlfriend was arrested and deported after immigration police discovered he had overstayed his visa by two years....
East Pattaya man nabbed for purse snatching
An East Pattaya man was arrested for allegedly stealing a bag from a Russian tourist in Jomtien Beach. Narong Chanrasamee, 21, was captured April...
Topless foreign woman dances up Songkran scandal on Soi 6
Even as the government stepped up its efforts to enforce moral values and tradition on Thais celebrating Songkran this year, a drunk foreign woman...
Songkran protective pouch becomes bait for thieves
A Chinese tourist who put her smartphone and wallet in a waterproof pouch to prevent losing them to a bucket of water instead lost...
2 Russians arrested for killing of compatriot
Two Russian men were arrested for allegedly killing a compatriot in a low-rent Pattaya apartment. Roman Chernykh, 21, and Akbar Mamasadykov, 20, were captured...
Czech fugitive captured in Pattaya
A Czech national wanted for Internet fraud back home was captured in Pattaya. Tomas Harmacek, 36, was apprehended April 9 by Chonburi Immigration Police...
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Anti-coup plans not finalized says defense minister
Defense minister Sutin Klungsang says the proposal for the prime minister, with the consent of the Cabinet, to suspend top military officers suspected of...
The entry tax on tourists visiting Thailand again in the news
The Tourism Council of Thailand is again lobbying for the government to introduce the 300 baht (US$8) levy on all foreign tourist arrivals. Vice...
Jomtien Beach crackdown intensifies following gun shooting incident
PATTAYA, Thailand - In response to the alarming incident on April 25, when Thotchaphon Onwong, a 29-year-old former soldier and current Bolt taxi-driver, intoxicated...
Thai navy patrol discovers body floating off Trat province
TRAT, Thailand - Naval officers aboard Thai Patrol Boat 235 discovered the body of an unidentified man floating in the sea approximately 4 nautical...
Berserk American injures family, wrecks Pattaya home in violent outburst
PATTAYA, Thailand - An American national and YouTuber with over 2.4 million followers, Connor Michael Murphy, 30, caused panic and chaos inside his residence...