Yearly Archives: 2013
Waiter comes to aid of drugged, robbed Omani tourist
An Omani tourist drugged and robbed by a transvestite prostitute got a helping hand from a waiter who came to his rescue. ...
Ghana man busted for fake credit card use
A Ghana man has been arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit credit card to go on a luxury shopping spree in Pattaya. Kwabena Yeboah,...
Keys lost to jealous girlfriend, man incinerates own motorbike
An Udon Thani man burned his motorbike in protest after his girlfriend took his keys to prevent him for going out with other women....
1 dead, injured in motorbike-taxi turf war
The head of a Naklua motorbike-taxi crew is suspected of beating one man to death and injuring another in a dispute over business turf....
200 ride for health, environment through Pattaya
More than 200 cyclists pedaled 33 kilometers around Pattaya to promote exercise and reduce global warming in an event organized by two city clubs....
Boar pokes self in eye with tusk
A particularly long-in-the-tooth boar needed emergency surgery after he poked himself in the eye with his own tusk. Piemsak Ngamta, 32, called animal-rescue officers...
50 foreign eye doctors to donate 4,000 glasses in Pattaya Nov....
More than 50 foreign ophthalmologists will donate 4,000 pairs of glasses to Chonburi residents at a Gift of Sight Foundation event Nov. 10-18 at...
Rayong using social media to combat drugs in school
Rayong and the National Command Center for Drugs are recruiting area students from local schools to use social media to battle against drug use....
Queen Sirikit rewards 60 for controlling diabetes
Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center rewarded 60 patients who’ve made tough choices to conquer their diabetes. Chief of Medicine Capt. Nonglak Singhkowin said the...
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Dead battery drama at Jomtien as Pattaya 1337 hotline brings rapid roadside rescue
PATTAYA, Thailand – A driver stranded near Jomtien Beach received swift assistance after municipal officers stepped in to help restart a stalled vehicle due...
Pattaya overwhelmed by Labor Day wave as roads choke and beaches overflow
PATTAYA, Thailand – Beaches in Pattaya were packed with holidaymakers on May 1 as workers and families poured into the city to celebrate Labor...
Storm clouds over tourism as Pattaya leaders call for decisive government action
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya city officials and tourism industry leaders have met with Thailand’s newly appointed tourism minister to discuss urgent measures aimed at...
4 meter python fights back in wild Pattaya apartment capture drama
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dramatic scenes unfolded in Pattaya on the morning of May 1 after a massive python triggered a tense and chaotic capture...