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Parinya takes over as Sattahip district chief
Sattahip residents and public officials welcomed Parinya Photsat as the region’s new district chief. Permanent Secretary Kritsana Yusek led civil servants, police, village chiefs...
Labor Ministry check finds no illegals in Samae San fishing fleet
More than 20 government and private-sector organizations inspected the fishing fleets of Sattahip’s Samae San Sub-district to look for human trafficking. Deputy Labor Minister...
Double arrests yield 4,000 ya ba tablets
Police and military officials seized more than 4,000 methamphetamine pills in two arrests in Sattahip and Jomtien Beach. Anek Yaembuppa, 33, and Somyos Thosura,...
Dogs intervene in Ban Chang drug bust
Sattahip police attempting to arrest a suspected drug user first had to fight off two dogs protecting their owner from officers. Sagnad Sungrandorn, 57,...
Navy marks annual Armed Forces Day
The Sattahip Naval Base marked Royal Thai Armed Forces Day with oath-taking and marching. Adm. Kraisorn Chansuvanich presided over the Jan. 18 “oath of...
Chonburi organizes aid for 500 Sattahip residents
Sattahip’s less fortunate received everything from food and scholarships to bicycles and eyeglasses at a government outreach event in Bang Saray. ...
Youth gang attacks Sattahip man with pipes
Sattahip police are looking for four youths who attacked a local man with steel pipes in an attempted robbery. Somporn Nimiphudol, 34, required 17...
Fire damages vacant house in Sattahip
Birds are being blamed for a fire in Sattahip District that damaged an empty home. Firefighters took about 10 minutes to quell the flames...
Briton held in fatal car accident in Bang Saray
A British man was held for allegedly running into a noodle vendor crossing Sukhumvit Road in Bang Saray. Dul Sibpao, 47, died of a...
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