Yearly Archives: 2016
Illegal parking touts arrested in Chonburi
Chonburi’s governor has ordered authorities to crackdown on criminal gangs illegally charging parking fees in public areas. Khomsan Ekachai on April 18 said there...
American fined for taking Songkran party too far on Soi 6
An American man was fined and humiliated on the Internet after being caught on video performing a sex act on a bargirl outside her...
Suspect in 2008 armored car robbery nabbed for Pattaya’s SCB bank...
A former Navy SEAL accused of robbing an armored car in 2008 has been arrested for this month’s heist of nearly 9 million baht...
Transgenders arrested for rocking, rolling German
Pattaya police arrested two transgender sex workers for allegedly assaulting a German tourist in the face with a rock and stealing his cash after...
Hit-and-run driver facing charges after chase video goes viral
A 31-year-old man is facing hit-and-run charges after being caught on video hitting a sailor on a motorbike in East Pattaya and then fleeing...
Teenagers set free after kicking drunk foreigner
Four teenagers were detained briefly and released after being caught on video viciously kicking a drunk foreign man outside a Pattaya convenience store. The...
Navy captures 12 Vietnamese boats so far in April
The Royal Thai Navy has had a busy April, busting 12 Vietnamese fishing boats illegally trawling Thai waters this month. Vice Adm. Rangsarit Sattayanukul...
Naval Special Warfare Command marks 61st anniversary
The Naval Special Warfare Command marked its 61st anniversary with a war games exercise. Adm. Naris Prathumsuwan, commander of the Battle Squadron, opened the...
Powder-caked cars equal post-Songkran boom for car washes
With many vehicles streaked or caked in powder after Songkran, business was brisk the day after at many Pattaya-area car washes. Both motorcycles and...
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Strong baht clouds Pattaya tourism outlook in 2026 as China market slumps 35%
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi’s tourism sector faces mounting challenges in 2026, with a strengthening baht weighing on long-haul markets and Asian arrivals remaining weak,...
Vehicle fire on Thepprasit Soi 8 in Pattaya leaves two cars damaged, no injuries...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle fire broke out on January 16 inside a staff residential compound on Thepprasit Soi 8, damaging two cars but...
Canadian man found dead at Jomtien beachfront condominium, health issues suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – An 86-year-old Canadian man was found dead early Wednesday morning after falling from a high-rise condominium near Dongtan Beach, with police...
Strong baht fuels shorter stays and farewells from long-time Pattaya visitors
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht’s continued strength is reigniting an old debate in Pattaya — not about tourist numbers, but about who stays,...
Police, health officials raid Pattaya beauty clinic, find unlicensed Botox injections
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2, in cooperation with the Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office, have raided a beauty clinic located on Pattaya...