Yearly Archives: 2012
Tourist Police chief says Pattaya ‘completely safe’ from terrorist attack
Pattaya Tourist Police seeking to blunt damage to tourism from foreign government warnings of a possible terrorist attack in Thailand are asserting the...
Government allocates only 1% of money for ‘greenovative’ DASTA projects
National budget appropriators have allocated only 1 percent of the requested 13.5 billion baht for a 10-year project to transform Pattaya into a...
2 French members of suspected credit-card fraud ring arrested in Pattaya
Regional and immigration police captured two French nationals who allegedly used counterfeit credit cards to steal more than 10 million baht from Thai...
Taxi driver shot after Thepprasit concert
A motorcycle taxi driver was injured when an argument among teens attending a Thepprasit Road concert turned into gunfire. ...
3 Africans, 1 Frenchman arrested in ‘black money’ scam
Three Africans and a Frenchman were arrested for allegedly running a “black money” scam on Pattaya area tourists and residents. ...
Austrian fugitive arrested in Pattaya
Chonburi Immigration Police arrested an Austrian fugitive hiding out in Pattaya to duck an arrest warrant back home for Internet fraud. ...
Sattahip police watch as glue addict stalks schoolgirls
Sattahip police say there is nothing they can do about a 35-year-old glue-sniffing construction worker stalking local schoolgirls and elderly women. ...
5-year-old’s hand crushed in cheese-grating accident
A five-year-old boy suffered a crushed hand when it got stuck in a cheese grinder at a central Pattaya restaurant. ...
Questions surround shooting death of Sattahip fisherman
Police are trying to determine why a Sattahip fisherman was shot and killed in a Huay Yai village. Aumphol...
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The ad that knows you live in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - It usually appears in the evening. Not when you are at work, but when you are sitting down perhaps in a...
Jomtien Beach Road returns to two-way traffic, first day sees smooth flow
PATTAYA, Thailand — Jomtien Beach Road in Pattaya officially reopened to two-way traffic on Monday (Dec 22), marking the end of a temporary one-way...
CCTV captures suspect stealing underwear from rental rooms in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — Police in Pattaya are seeking a suspect after CCTV footage captured a man stealing underwear from a rental property in the...
Why Pattaya’s roads are pushing expats out of the saddle and into cars
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, the debate over cars versus motorbikes isn’t about comfort or status anymore — it’s about survival. Ask long-term visitors...
Pattaya Deputy Mayor supports national disability assembly, promoting practical action at local level
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Deputy Mayor of Pattaya Damrongkiat Pinijkarn took part in the National Disability Assembly and Annual General Meeting, highlighting the role...