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Navy seizes 2 more Vietnamese fishing boats
The Royal Thai Navy seized two more Vietnamese fishing boats and arrested 30 crewmen for illegally working in Thai waters.
Navy officials announced the capture...
Thai, Chinese navies join for ‘Blue Strike’
More than 500 Chinese naval forces and warships joined up with the Royal Thai Navy for a large-scale exercise to counter long-standing US ties...
5 hurt in 6-car Sattahip pileup
Five people, including three kindergarteners, were hurt when a speeding pickup overturned, causing a six-car pileup in Sattahip. The three young students were rushed...
Escape tunnel can’t save accused Sattahip drug dealer
Sattahip officials arrested an accused drug dealer who admitted to using a secret tunnel to repeatedly evade arrest. Somsak Nakchan, 45, was taken into...
Nong Nooch brings in water-splashing dancers to cool elephants
Overheated Pattaya residents and tourists got a lesson in how to beat the heat from the elephants at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden. Park Director...
Navy to bring water to thirsty residents of ‘Monkey Island’
The Royal Thai Navy has launched a relief effort to help the monkeys of Koh Ped deal with searing temperatures. Capt. Wirat Somjit, head...
Woman delivers baby on roadside in Sattahip
A pregnant Laotian woman never made it to the hospital, giving birth to her new child in a car in Sattahip. Rig Seangprajan, 28,...
3 arrested for drug dealing in Huay Yai
Sattahip officials arrested Three Huay Yai men for allegedly selling methamphetamines. Wanchalerm Prongkamol, 29, Ronnachai Prongkamol, 29, and Paisarn Nakchan, 26, were taken into...
Navy impounds 4 Vietnamese fishing boats
The Royal Thai Navy arrested 30 sailors after intercepting four Vietnamese fishing boats illegally trawling Thai waters. The four unnamed boats were found 125...
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