Yearly Archives: 2011
Storm rides cold snap into Pattaya; sink boats, damages houses
Storms that rode an unseasonably cold weather system into Pattaya last week sank boats, damaged houses and left people shivering in some of...
24-hour bar opening idea resurfaces at latest entertainment committee meeting
The committee drafting new regulations for Pattaya’s entertainment industry again discussed allowing bars to operate around the clock, but the idea remains far...
Australian not laughing after allegedly passing funny money
Pattaya Tourist Police arrested an Australian trying to exchange counterfeit U.S. dollars in South Pattaya. Garry Leon Skowronski, 55,...
Drunk Brit’s nude stroll upstages oncoming parade
Pattaya’s first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade was temporarily upstaged by a naked British man who stumbled out of a beer bar sans clothing...
Man arrested for burning tires in front of bank
One man was arrested and police are searching for another for allegedly setting fire to tires in front of a Central Road bank....
German kills neighbor’s dog for urinating on car
A 73-year-old German man was arrested Thursday for shooting dead a neighbor’s dog that had urinated on his car. ...
Plutaluang residents ‘Say No to Violence Against Women’
Plutaluang community leaders and police assembled for a seminar and parade to further HRH Princess Bajarakitiyabha’s “Say No to Violence Against Women” campaign....
Different backgrounds, same goals for Tourist Police volunteers
They’re from Thailand and abroad. Some moved here with their families. Others retired in the city. But the one thing that all Pattaya’s...
Cat-seeking tot gets stuck in gate hinge
A 3-year-old was more scared than hurt when he got caught in the hinge of the electric front gate of his Sattahip home....
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...