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Fire alarms silent as fire destroys top-floor storeroom at Apex Hotel
The fire alarms never sounded when a small blaze broke out at Pattaya’s Apex Hotel, and although many guests were alerted to the fire,...
1 killed, 3 injured as sleepy driver causes havoc at Pattaya...
A Chinese tour guide was killed and three others injured when a 20-year-old deliveryman on painkillers dozed off and drove onto the sidewalk at...
Honest cabbie returns Iranian’s forgotten fat wallet
An honest Thai taxi driver returned a wallet containing more than 50,000 baht left in his cab by an Iranian tourist. Wichian Phonkhong, 57,...
Elderly Austrian found off Jomtien Beach
Police are speculating that an elderly Austrian found dead off Jomtien Beach died of a diabetic seizure. Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan rescuers were...
Chinese ladyboy robbed after would-be rapist discovers ‘she’ is ‘he’
Pattaya police are looking for a Thai man who kidnapped and robbed a Chinese transvestite he initially mistook for a female tourist. Wang Yale,...
Prostitute drugs, robs Russian tourist
A Russian tourist lost about 67,000 baht after being drugged and robbed by a prostitute who put a sedative on her breasts. A groggy...
Police red card aspiring footballer after bag snatch
A teenager needing cash to follow his dream of becoming a professional footballer was arrested for allegedly funding his pursuit by snatching a handbag...
Finnish man commits suicide by tour bus
A Finnish man died after committing suicide by laying down in front of a moving tour bus in Jomtien Beach. Timo Kalevi Kantisila, 48,...
Burmese robbery suspect knocked out by grandpa
A Burmese construction worker who allegedly held a young store clerk at knifepoint was knocked unconscious when the girl’s 70-year-old grandfather stabbed him in...
Down & out in Pattaya, Swedish family begs for deportation
A broke Swedish family begged police to deport them home, as they had run out of cash and lost a passport. ...
Latest Stories
Scorching weather takes toll on fresh seafood supplies in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - As scorching temperatures persist, the availability of fresh seafood for tourists has taken a hit, with seafood operators grappling with the...
Truck driver cheats death after rear-ending ten-wheeler in East Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - In the early hours of April 27, a six-wheeled ice truck collided with the rear of a parked ten-wheeled truck on...
Foreign-nominated and bogus travel agents busted in Pattaya crackdown
PATTAYA. Thailand - Government agencies launched a unified effort on April 26, to address concerns within the tourism industry to tackle the widespread issue...
Reckless soil transport triggers dust clouds, traffic chaos in east Pattaya
EDITORIAL
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Mabprachan Reservoir area in Pong Sub-District, in east Pattaya, is currently facing a pressing issue that demands urgent intervention. Several...
Young Thai-American jumps off eighth floor of Pattaya condominium
PATTAYA, Thailand - A young Thai-American man lost his life after jumping from the eighth floor of a condominium in Pattaya on April 26....