Yearly Archives: 2014
Pattaya tourism down 80% from 2012 due to Bangkok protests
Pattaya tourist levels have dropped 80 percent from last year as political protests in Bangkok scare away the world’s visitors. ...
Beach Road bus stops herald start of renewed Pattaya parking crackdown
Area officials are promising again to crack down on traffic and parking violators, erecting bus stops along Beach Road and threatening to fine any...
Sattahip drug dealer busted for 4th time
A Sattahip woman as successful at getting arrested for drug dealing as actually selling pills, was busted again, along with three alleged customers in...
2 Romanians arrested for fake ATM card use
Two Romanian men were arrested for allegedly using counterfeit electronic cards to rob Pattaya ATMs. Vasile Dodon, 30, and Oleg...
Man flips car after seeing shadows
An East Pattaya man was charged with reckless driving and damaging public property overturning his car and smashing an electrical switchbox. Rewat Rut, 32,...
Hotel shuttle driver killed in domestic dispute over fridge noise
A Pattaya hotel shuttle driver died after being stabbed in the chest during an argument with his wife. Sawat Jaiprasit, 56, suffered a single...
2 dead, 3 injured in Pong car crash
A woman and child were killed and three injured when their driver likely fell asleep behind the wheel in Pong. ...
2 more illegal cosmetic importers raided by DSI
The Department of Special Investigations raided two more Pattaya-area health products companies, seizing caches of illegally imported cosmetics and herbal medicines. ...
South Korean found dead of hanging in East Pattaya
A South Korean tourist died after apparently hanging himself in his central Pattaya condo. The body of Park Hyu Nok, 50, was found hanging...
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Thailand verschärft Alkoholgesetz und verbietet Verkauf an betrunkene Kunden
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand hat die Durchsetzung seiner Alkoholkontrollgesetze verschärft und den Verkauf alkoholischer Getränke an Kunden mit deutlich erkennbaren Anzeichen von Trunkenheit ausdrücklich...
AOT weist Berichte aus Kambodscha zurück und bekräftigt internationale Passagierstandards
PATTAYA, Thailand – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) hat Berichte kambodschanischer Medien als irreführend zurückgewiesen und betont, dass es keine Fälle von verlorenem Passagiergepäck...
Pattaya verwarnte ausländischen Mann nach Nacktbad am öffentlichen Strand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mitarbeiter des Ordnungsamtes der Stadt Pattaya schritten am 19. Dezember ein, nachdem sie einen ausländischen Mann dabei entdeckt hatten, wie er...
Kühlere Morgenstunden in Pattaya nach weiterem Temperaturrückgang
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya und den umliegenden Gebieten werden in den kommenden 24 Stunden kühlere Morgen erwartet. Die Temperaturen sollen leicht sinken, da...
Pattaya and the incident that never existed
PATTAYA, Thailand – There is a story one of the lawyers in our office likes to recount. It always brings a knowing smile -...