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Victims in drunk sailor’s hit-and-run given compensation
The head of the Naval Welfare Department gave cash and flowers to a mother of a young girl who lost her leg when a...
Infant escapes injury as family of 3 on motorbike crashes in...
A mother was hurt while shielding her 9-month-old infant when the motorbike they and the child’s father were riding was hit by a car...
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....
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Language barrier leaves Chinese tourist stranded in Pattaya
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Pattaya installs 20 LED streetlights after resident concerns
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Rayong Police hunt down motorcycle theft gang after proactive investigation
RAYONG, Thailand – Police in Pluak Daeng have dismantled a major motorcycle theft network, recovering eight stolen motorcycles and arresting three suspects during an...