Yearly Archives: 2015
Traditional Russian remedies seized in Naklua raid
Two Russians were arrested and hundreds of bottles of traditional remedies from their home country seized in a raid of a Naklua storefront. Pattaya...
Pattaya given black eye from viral knockout video
Social media has dealt Pattaya’s taxi drivers another block eye, this time with a video showing a motorcycle-taxi driver knocking out a South Korean...
Contractor dies in utility pole collapse
A contractor was killed when the utility pole he climbed in East Pattaya fell and crushed him to death. Supachai Naming, 38, was killed...
Boy, 11, drowns in Jomtien lake
An 11-year-old boy died while dragging a fishing net across a Jomtien Beach lake. The body of Thammanit Chaibut was pulled from the swampy,...
University student dies in fiery Bang Saray crash
A Nonthaburi university student died after his car slammed into a tree in Sattahip District and exploded in flames. Rittiporn Fufeung, 23, was trapped...
Issan festival spices up Pattaya March 27-29
Cooking competitions, Northeast dance contests, music and shopping will highlight the second Pattaya Issan Festival March 27-29 at Pattaya School No. 8. The festival,...
Beach vendors use early arrival of low season to grumble louder...
High season doesn’t officially end for another month, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the sparsely populated beaches. Recently reorganized beach vendors told...
Jomtien roadwork set to complete this month
Overdue completion of Jomtien Beach roadwork near the Hanuman statue likely will be done by the end of the March, a month later than...
U.S. embassy honors Chonburi immigration chief
The chief of the Chonburi Immigration Office has been honored by the U.S. embassy for its efforts in helping track down fugitives. Superintendent Pol....










