Pattaya Mail
After sixty-seven years, a Mercedes goes home
A Mercedes-Benz 500K taken by US troops at the end of WW II may be returned to the family of the original owner, according...
Police find homemade bomb under motorbike driver’s seat
A motorbike driver stopped at a police checkpoint was arrested after police discovered a homemade bomb hidden under his seat. ...
Iranian passport-forgery suspect arrested in Pattaya
An Iranian suspected of forging the passports used by bombers in the Valentine’s Day explosions in Bangkok has been arrested at his central...
Drunk Russian beaten, arrested amid groping accusations
A drunk Russian was arrested after allegedly groping and strangling an optical shop clerk. Police arrived at Top Charoen...
Brit arrested for fake ATM card use
A British man arrested on charges of using a fake ATM card is suspected of being part of a larger Pakistani-British fraud ring....
2 Iranians arrested on labor, immigration charges
The Iranian owner of a Pattaya coffee shop and his Iranian employee were arrested on labor law and immigration violations. ...
Eastern environmental groups organize joint effort against industrial growth
More than 40 groups from five Eastern Seaboard provinces have joined forces to oppose industrial growth and push the region back toward a...
YWCA offers long-term planning, employment to sick family
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center has stepped in to provide advice on long-term employment and planning options to an infirm family of five that...
Mekong Tourism to expand regional cooperation during TWG29 meeting
CHIANG RAI - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is pushing ahead with its plan to strengthen tourism cooperation within the Greater Mekong...
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Thailand raises airport charges again as tourism competition intensifies across Asia
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Thai police investigate arms stockpile in Na Jomtien near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have launched a sweeping multi-agency investigation into a Chinese national accused of converting a residence in the Na Jomtien...
Thai authorities link Pattaya weapons case to possible international crime network
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police deployed patrol vehicles to escort Chinese suspect Mingchen Sun to Pattaya Provincial Court on Saturday May 9 after he...