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Riverine commander takes over navy’s ACDC
The regional head of the Royal Thai Navy’s river-combat troops was named to take over command of Sattahip’s Air and Coastal Defense Command....
Flooding again sets crocodiles free on Eastern Seaboard
For the second straight year, crocodiles have escaped their pens as flooding swamped farms on the Eastern Seaboard. An...
Bang Saray marks World Anti-Rabies Day
More than 1,000 Sattahip residents and public officials turned out as Bang Saray marked World Anti-Rabies Day with vaccinations and a parade. ...
Big python stops traffic in Sattahip
A 3-meter-long python stopped traffic in Sattahip as it tried to work off a full stomach. Resident Aphidet Srikhum, 21, called Sawang Rojthummasathan animal-rescue...
Queen Sirikit Hospital observes Mahidol Day
Queen Sirikit Hospital commemorated the “Father of modern medicine in Thailand” with a HRH Prince Mahidol Day celebration in Sattahip. ...
Navy prepares for flood relief
The Royal Thai Navy has mobilized 300 personnel and 30 trucks of equipment to aid Thai flood victims. Rear Adm. Chainarong Khaowiset, chief...
Monks with drugs cause problems in Sattahip
Gold robes shone a little less brightly in Sattahip last week as Sattahip police arrested current and former monks for allegedly using area...
320 marines ship out of Sattahip for troubled south
More than 300 Royal Thai Marines departed Sattahip for Thailand’s strife-torn southern provinces as the military shuffles its personnel in the area. ...
Sattahip School opens expanded library
Royal Thai Navy Vice Adm. Chainarong Charoenrak cut the ribbon opening Sattahip School’s new library building, offering students and teachers an upgraded study...
Miss Tiffany Universe winners help pack flood-relief bags
Four Miss Tiffany Universe pageant winners helped Royal Thai Navy personnel pack bags of emergency rations that will be distributed by the royal...
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Arrest warrants issued for Japanese Yakuza gang suspects in murder case
The court has issued arrest warrants for two Japanese suspects in a murder case involving a compatriot.
The arrest warrants came after the police apprehended...
Bank of Thailand urges cabinet to review ‘Digital Wallet’ initiative
The Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has sent an urgent letter to the Cabinet to review the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme, suggesting...
Thai ‘Lao Krang’ Cultural Center opens in Suphanburi Province
Mr. Kiatikun Chatiprasert, President of the Thai-Lao Association for Friendship welcomed H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
Pattaya and upper parts of Thailand experiencing very hot weather
The Thai Meteorological Department has announced that the upper parts of Thailand are experiencing very hot weather, advising against prolonged outdoor activities. Meanwhile, in...
Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...