Boonlua Chatree
Superstitious gamblers go bananas over odd tree
A strange banana tree with three blossoms attracted a superstitious crowd of gamblers, who thought it somehow would bear winning lottery-number fruit. The tree...
Immigration police raid 2 Sriracha businesses, arresting 18 illegal aliens
Immigration police arrested 18 Laotian and Vietnamese women working illegally in two Sriracha restaurants / karaoke clubs. All will be deported. ...
Sand-kicking Koh Larn beach vendor arrested
Police have arrested the Koh Larn beach attendant caught in an Internet video kicking sand on a tourist who refused to rent a beach...
Woman jumpstarts probe into missing motorbike
A Pattaya dental clinic worker jumpstarted the police’s investigation into her stolen motorbike by bringing in security-camera footage with her complaint. Wilaiwan Boonchob, 30,...
National police officials satisfied with Chonburi Immigration results
National Royal Thai Police officials expressed satisfaction with efforts by the Chonburi Immigration Office in weeding out foreign criminal elements in Pattaya. ...
Suspected Russian mobster captured in Pattaya
Chonburi Immigration Police captured an alleged Russian mobster, wanted by Interpol on extortion charges, hiding out in Pattaya. Mark Lunev, 39, was captured outside...
Police search for clues in headless-body case
Police were working to identify a couple whose headless bodies were found floating near their abandoned yacht on Pattaya’s Near Islands. The bodies of...
Police raid speedboat driver dens
Pattaya police raided bungalows used by Pattaya speedboat drivers, arresting eight for drug use. Police chief Col. Supathee Bungkhrong led the Aug. 30 operation...
Koh Sichang man arrested for armed motorbike theft
A Koh Sichang man was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorbike at knifepoint outside a Pattaya 7-Eleven. Prompan Promma, 42,...
Teenage motorbike gang nabbed for gas station robberies
Provincial and local police arrested seven people - five of them underage - for allegedly robbing a string of petrol stations in Banglamung and...
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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...