Yearly Archives: 2015
Chonburi brings government help to Sattahip
Chonburi officials brought the government to the people in Sattahip to make life a bit more convenient and a bit less expensive. Gov. Khomsan...
Pattaya sets closing hours for Pratamnak helipad park after 2nd night...
Pattaya has closed a Pratamnak Hill park at night following a reported rape this month and an attack a month earlier on a Russian...
Two transsexuals arrested for gold snatches
Two transvestites have been arrested for allegedly robbing an Indian and a Russian tourist of their gold jewelry within 30 minutes of each other....
Hungarian fugitive captured in Pattaya after being granted long-term visa
A Hungarian fugitive granted a lengthy visa by Chonburi Immigration officers was arrested and deported by the same officers after the Hungarian Embassy told...
Sriracha man arrested for beating to death 2-year-old stepdaughter
A Sriracha man has been arrested for beating his 2-year-old stepdaughter to death because she wouldn’t stop crying. Kajhonsak Sarnsuk, 19, was taken into...
2 arrested for killing of ‘Tee Takientia’
Two men have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill “Tee Takientia” in Naklua last month. Lone Samsung, 37, and his brother Roj Samsung,...
9 eastern provinces practice Ebola-outbreak response
Officials from nine eastern provinces practiced their response to an Ebola virus infection in Thailand at a seminar in Chonburi. Gov. Khomsan Ekachai presided...
Gang members arrested for Pattaya helipad rape, robbery
Two men and two teenagers were arrested for rape of an 18-year-old woman and robbery of her boyfriend at a Pratamnak Hill helipad. The...
Runaway Sattahip girl found safe in Sriracha
A Sattahip mother thanked police for helping find her runaway daughter, who has pledged to study harder and not cause any more problems. Rossarin...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...