Pattaya Mail
Mayor downplays claim 30% of Pattaya land held by foreigners
Government stokes nationalist ire, but called inaccurate, xenophobic Large-scale foreign ownership of land in Pattaya is not affecting the city’s development plans, Mayor Itthiphol...
Wife arrested for killing husband who planned to leave her
A woman who tried to stop her husband from leaving her by threatening him with a gun was arrested for murder after, she claimed,...
Police arrest 3 in methamphetamine crackdown
Police seized about 5 grams of crystal methamphetamines and 74 ya ba tablets in the arrests of three alleged members of a local drug-dealing...
2 arrested for using fake passports to open bank accounts
Two foreigners were arrested after a French embassy official determined that the passports they used to open a Pattaya bank account were fake. ...
Police arrest South African with huge cache of meth, heroin, other...
A South African man traveling under two names and two passports has been arrested with a large cache of heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamines and other...
Police round up 60 Beach Road loiterers
About 60 Beach Road loiterers were rounded up, fined and released in the Pattaya police’s latest sweep of Pattaya Beach. A...
Suspected drug dealer arrested for shooting death of gang leader
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested in the shooting death of a Naklua gang leader. Viroj Yuusabai, 47, was apprehended...
American found dead in Third Road room
A heart attack or other natural causes are being blamed for the death of an American man found dead in his Third Road apartment....
Has VW conquered the oil price problem?
VW has said it is building some production examples of the XL1 coupe seen at the motor show in Qatar last year as...
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...
Pattaya levels manhole covers and improves access for disabled road users
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected road resurfacing works along Soi Paniad Chang, urging contractors to speed up construction and complete...
Taiwanese fugitive wanted in 15 cases arrested in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai Tourist Police and Immigration officers have arrested a 50-year-old Taiwanese national wanted under 15 arrest warrants in Taiwan, including 13...