Yearly Archives: 2016
Navy to bring water to thirsty residents of ‘Monkey Island’
The Royal Thai Navy has launched a relief effort to help the monkeys of Koh Ped deal with searing temperatures. Capt. Wirat Somjit, head...
NIPSS says Pattaya needs more flood drains
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies has proposed that Pattaya lay drainage pipes, dig canals and construct a reservoir to control its...
Visakha Bucha walk-run kicks off Friday
Pattaya will commemorate Visakha Bucha Day Friday with a walk-run beginning at 3:30 p.m. Runners will trot five kilometers from the Tourism Authority of...
3 Russians arrested for operating illegal clinic
Immigration police arrested three Russian nationals for allegedly operating an illegal health clinic and pharmacy near the Chonburi Area Revenue Office 3, just off...
Grifter takes 7,000 baht off naïve shopkeeper
Police are hunting for a grifter who cheated a trusting Pattaya shopkeeper out of 7,000 baht. Klisana Kamolrath, 43, filed a complaint May 9,...
Kazakh cop pickpocketed by ladyboy
A Kazakh policeman on holiday filed a complaint with his Pattaya counterparts that he was robbed by a transgender. Police responded to a Lotus...
Pattaya FC player, girlfriend overdose in apparent suicide pact
A Pattaya Football Club player and his girlfriend were hospitalized after overdosing on drugs in an apparent suicide pact. Paramedics were called to an...
Elephant kills mahout in Nong Plalai
A Surin mahout died after being trampled by an elephant at a camp in Nong Plalai. Saifon Sala-ngam, 36, died May 7 at Banglamung...
House cleaner turned gardener a role model in self sufficiency
A Pattaya house cleaner has embraced the self-sufficiency principles of His Majesty the King to improve his life by growing and selling vegetables in...
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Bus driver hospitalized after violent road rage attack in North Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 59-year-old bus driver has filed a police complaint after being chased and violently assaulted by a van driver during a...
Dark road claims young motorcyclist as unlit highway turns deadly in Sattahip
PATTAYA, Thailand – A poorly lit stretch of highway turned fatal on Sunday night when a motorcyclist slammed into the rear of a car...
Mild sunshine and improving conditions welcome visitors along Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reports that Pattaya and surrounding areas in Chonburi province are experiencing cooler conditions in the early morning,...
Pattaya gold buyers rethink the price of romance as ornaments hit 69,850 baht
PATTAYA, Thailand – Gold prices in Thailand surged sharply on January 19, pushing many Pattaya shoppers to pause, calculate — and in some cases,...
Drunk 18-wheeler crash exposes deadly risks on highways surrounding Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A heavily intoxicated 18-wheel truck driver caused a major late-night crash on Bang Na–Trat Road after sideswiping a taxi, swerving across...