Yearly Archives: 2011
City boosts swimmer safety at Koh Larn beach
Pattaya officials plan to cordon off a larger section of Koh Larn’s Had Tawaen Beach and install speed-limit signs as boat captains and jet...
City settles on using Rayong soil to refill Pattaya Beach
Pattaya officials have settled on two possible plans to use sand from the Rayong Estuary as the foundation for the long-term restoration of...
Naklua maid discovers snake, hatching eggs
A maid at a Naklua condominium stumbled upon a snake nest filled with eggs and newly hatched reptiles. Phimpsiri Boonchu, 19,...
300 sailors clean 3 beaches after Sattahip officials complain
More than 300 naval personnel picked up more than 1 million pieces of garbage from three chronically filthy Sattahip beaches. Sailors...
Pattaya donates glasses, wheelchairs, walkers to disabled
Pattaya city officials donated glasses, canes and wheelchairs to disabled residents as part of the continuing “People with Disabilities Support Project.” ...
Car rental firm wants police to do job of private security
A North Pattaya car rental company burglarized four times this summer is asking for Pattaya police to take over security. Zik...
Tour company loses 70,000 baht in burglary
More than 70,000 baht in electronics and documents were stolen when burglars victimized a Pattaya tour company. Owner Thanakit Sae-Ung called...
Alleged drug dealer injured in Sattahip police pursuit
A suspected drug dealer was injured when he crashed his motorbike while trying to evade Sattahip police. Narong Hinon, 29, suffered...
After 15-year extradition battle, Canadian remanded to Pattaya to face murder...
Fifteen years after allegedly chopping up his wife in a Pattaya hotel, Canadian Michael Karas is finally behind bars in Thailand after losing his...
Latest Stories
Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...