Yearly Archives: 2013
Pattaya spends 200,000 baht on meetings, training for welfare groups
Pattaya spent 200,000 baht in 2013 on training charity and welfare organizations to better cooperate on projects city hall deemed important. ...
Soi Bongkot residents applaud street repair
Four months after the Pattaya Mail documented the sorry state of South Pattaya’s Soi Bongkot, things are running much more smoothly. In August, holes...
Nongprue police stepping up security for New Year holiday
Nongprue police are urging residents planning to take extended vacations during the New Year’s holiday to register their plans with police, who are pledging...
Four top Thai bands play finale of Pattaya Countdown
Pattaya’s week-long countdown to the New Year ticks off its final seconds Tuesday with the help of four major Thai rock bands. Pattaya Countdown...
Drunk, wrong-way motorcyclist killed in Pong
A Nan Province man was killed while driving his motorcycle against traffic on Highway 36 in Pong. Sittichai Suthiket, 27, was hit head on...
Russian gets his man after 4-day search for transvestite thief
A Russian who searched four days for the transvestite who stole his gold necklace finally got his man, but not his jewelry. ...
Israeli denies shoplifting charges with stolen item in backpack
An Israeli tourist arrested on shoplifting charges denied he stole anything, but was unable to explain how a 690-baht hat ended up in his...
Transvestite arrested for drugging, robbing Russian tourist
Police have arrested a transvestite for allegedly drugging and robbing a Russian tourist. Kiattisak Phaphakdee, 20, was apprehended leaving the...
Naive Kiwi gives transvestite ATM code; gets drugged, robbed minutes later
An elderly New Zealander who gave a transvestite prostitute his ATM code unsurprisingly was drugged and robbed of his wallet minutes later. Bernard John...
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Car crashes into 7-Eleven in Bangkok injuring 8 as driver claims sudden vehicle failure
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night accident in Bangkok has left eight people injured after a sedan crashed into a 7-Eleven convenience store in the...
Songkran at risk in Thailand as fuel fears hit holiday makers and return home...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s tourism sector is facing mounting concern ahead of Songkran, as rising fuel prices and fears of shortages prompt many people...
Pattaya partially reopens road along railway near Khao Talo to ease traffic woes
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected progress on the long-awaited road improvement project along the railway line near Khao Talo, as authorities...
Pattaya declares full marine rescue readiness as tourist numbers rise
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat has led an on-site inspection of marine rescue boats and emergency equipment on April 1, reinforcing...
Fire erupts at two-storey home near Pattaya in Sattahip, electrical fault suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a two-storey residential house in Samaesarn, a coastal area south of Pattaya, on the afternoon of...