Yearly Archives: 2013
Iranian arrested for robbing countryman’s Pattaya hotel room
An Iranian man was arrested after allegedly befriending three countrymen, taking them to Bangkok for sightseeing, then leaving them there to return to...
Banglamung police search for killer of motorcycle taxi driver
Police are searching for two men who killed a motorcycle taxi driver in a cassava field in Banglamung. The body of 30-year-old Vichien...
Father Ray Foundation plans St. Patrick’s Day parade
More than 2,000 people are expected to join in a St. Patrick’s Day parade being organized by the Father Ray Foundation and area...
Chinese parasailor hung out to dry by negligent boat driver
A Chinese tourist parasailing too close to shore stayed aloft much longer than planned when his line became tangled in a Jomtien Beach...
Thailand, China ink cultural-exchange agreement
Thai and Chinese officials signed a cultural-exchange agreement that will see mainland martial arts performed and taught here, and Thai artists and musicians...
City tries jump-starting stalled village community fund initiative
The Pattaya Social Development Office has re-launched efforts to obtain central government funding for area villages under the National Village and Urban Community...
Carabao debuts ‘Sufficient Pattaya’ music video
Country music legend Yuenyong “Aed Carabao” Opakul debuted the music video shot during HM the King’s birthday celebration last year, an anthem calling...
Messenger’s wife makes her own surprise delivery
The 41-year-old wife of a messenger made an unexpected delivery of her own, giving birth to their second child in the lobby of...
City, provincial health officials coordinate HIV-prevention efforts
Pattaya and Chonburi public-health officials hope to improve efforts to prevent HIV and AIDS by cross-checking health records, distributing more condoms and better...
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Rotary clubs promote road safety for children in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – On 16 March 2026, Rosemarie Gamito, president of Rotary Club Global Pattaya, together with Charter President Dr. Rungpailin Rattanacheeworn and members...
Man fined 10,000 baht for jumping into Moo Deng hippo enclosure at Khao Kheow...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai court has fined a man 10,000 baht after he illegally entered the enclosure of “Moo Deng,” a pygmy hippopotamus,...
American rider killed in Pattaya in cement truck crash during turn onto Sukhumvit Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 69-year-old American motorcyclist has died following a collision with a cement mixer truck at a major intersection in Pattaya on...
Pattaya officials detain theft suspect targeting tourists on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers in Pattaya Beach have apprehended a Thai man accused of stealing from tourists in a beachside incident on April...
Jomtien noise complaints rise as loud car music fuels frustration ahead of Pattaya Songkran
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Jomtien Beach have stepped up enforcement after complaints over loud car audio disturbing nearby residents, highlighting growing tensions as...