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Fake cops prey on gambling Cambodians
A Sattahip fishing boat operator called on local police to find three men impersonating officers who extorted money off his Cambodian crewmen. Pairoj Saeheng,...
Nong Nooch founder dies at 91
The founder of Pattaya’s award-winning Nong Nooch Tropical Garden and Elephant Park has died at age 91. Park director Kampol Tansajja announced the Aug...
Top police brass tour Samae San fishing port
Thailand’s deputy national police chief saw first how the country’s stricter new fishing regulations are being enforced during a visit to Sattahip. Pol. Gen....
Meatball vendor with huge bill caught stealing more water
A Plutaluang meatball seller slapped with a 31,000 baht water bill three years ago is in more hot water after authorities discovered he’s been...
Arrest warrants out for rape of 16-year-old German-Thai Bang Saray girl
Sattahip authorities have issued arrest warrants for a Bang Saray fishmonger and a Cambodian employee who allegedly conspired to rape a 16-year-old German-Thai girl...
9 Nong Nooch elephants offer lent candles to 9 temples
Nine elephants from Nong Nooch Tropical Garden offered nine candles to nine eastern-region temples for Buddhist Lent. Park General Manager Pantanan Kanthisookapan oversaw the...
Bomber on highway draws shutterbugs in Sattahip
Unused for almost 8 years, moving this A-7E Corsair II bomber along the highway to the Naval Education Center drew many shutterbugs in Sattahip....
Police have to settle argument over rude talk
Police were called in to settle an argument between a Sattahip minivan conductor and a customer who complained he was spoken to rudely. Police...
Sattahip naval base impounds first fishing boat violating IUU rules
Officials at the Sattahip Naval Base have reported the first arrest and seizure of a boat under new fishing rules that went into effect...
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Her Majesty the Queen leads Thailand to historic gold in keelboat sailing at 33rd...
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King accompanies the Queen to SEA Games sailing final in Pattaya
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Pattaya invites visitors to check in at spectacular light landmarks for year-end celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is lighting up the coastline with “PATTAYA THE SEALEBRATION OF LIGHT AND LEGACY,” a dazzling end-of-year festival featuring 11 illuminated...