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Pro marksman surrenders for murder of Pattaya British expat
A competitive marksman surrendered to police and confessed that he shot a 70-year-old British man because the expat “insulted and angered” him. Apichart Boonsawat,...
Police check for imaginary weed-sales licenses in Pattaya
Chonburi police tried to check licenses of cannabis stalls on Walking Street, even though no such licenses exist.
Pol. Col. Jakkaphan Kittisiribhonkul, deputy commander of...
South Korean jet-ski racer dies at Pattaya competition
A South Korean jet-ski racer died when his watercraft hit big waves during the Jet Ski World Cup Grand Prix in Pattaya.
Kim Sung-won, 40, was...
Motorcyclist nearly blows up gas station in east Pattaya
A sidecar-motorcyclist nearly blew up a Takhiantia gas station when he accidently splashed burning fuel over himself and his motorbike.
Chokchai Chaipinit, 25, suffered third-degree...
Pattaya police finally get around to raiding Chinese hair salon
Despite it operating in the middle of Pattaya for years, local police suddenly realized the hair salon with the big Chinese-language sign was run...
Foreign beer bar owner held for brutally beating girlfriend in Pattaya
A drunk Caucasian Pattaya bar owner is behind bars after assaulting his young girlfriend.
Jeeranan Sonthong, 20, was found bruised, beaten and lying on the...
14-year-old steals Pattaya taxi driver’s motorbike
A 14-year-old was arrested for trying to steal a motorcycle-taxi driver’s bike.
Driver Neramit Klayprayoon, 46, apprehended the unidentified boy on Second Road at Soi...
Russian man jumps to death after fight with girlfriend in Pattaya
A Russian man died after jumping from the eighth floor of a Pratumnak Hill hotel.
Dmitrii Khokhrakov, 33, died at the scene of the Nov....
Pattaya pot dealer bashes Indians after failed extortion attempt
An Indian tourist learned the hard way not to sit in a pot dealer’s chair.
Police arrived on Walking Street at 3 a.m. Nov. 14...
Pattaya hustler steals money and car from gullible friend
Pattaya police are searching for a car thief who repeatedly robbed his supposed friend.
Pattarajarin Chanakha, 25, told police Nov. 3 that he knows who...
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