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Politicians, police blame media for Pattaya’s ‘criminal’ image
Jet ski problem ‘solved,’ no ‘mafia’ operates in city, group contends Stung by incessant news reports about foreign criminal activity in Pattaya, top area...
Pattaya donates bikes to Tourist Police
Pattaya City Hall is putting more tourist police officers on bicycles to help improve safety for visitors. Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh presented eight bikes...
Banglamung man arrested for dealing drugs to speedboat drivers
Tourist police ordered to crack down on drug use by tourist-boat operators have arrested a Banglamung man suspected them methamphetamines. An intoxicated Nattapong Noilamai,...
Tourist Police chief says Pattaya ‘completely safe’ from terrorist attack
Pattaya Tourist Police seeking to blunt damage to tourism from foreign government warnings of a possible terrorist attack in Thailand are asserting the...
3 months on, Pattaya officials still talking tough, doing nothing to...
Nearly three months after promising a strict crackdown on scamming jet ski vendors, Pattaya officials are no closer to actually ending near-daily incidents...
Tourist Police commander tours Walking Street
Stressing the need to rid Pattaya of foreign criminals, top Thailand Tourist Police commander Maj. Gen. Adis Ngamchitsuksri toured Walking Street and got...
Pattaya students donate 1,200 uniforms to Issan flood victims
School children around Pattaya literally gave the shirts off their backs to help fellow students in flood-ravaged areas of Issan. Nittaya Patimasongkroh, chairwoman...
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Where have all the Chinese tourists in Pattaya gone?
It’s mostly bad news for the Thai tourist industry, especially in resort areas such as Pattaya. In 2019, eleven million Chinese tourists visited Thailand,...
Pattaya Mayor reviews progress of major stormwater drainage project to combat flooding
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet visited the ongoing stormwater drainage project along the eastern railway road. The project, which aims to resolve persistent...
Pattaya bystanders save young woman struggling with depression from edge of overpass on Sukhumvit...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Rescue Center in Pattaya received a distress call from a concerned citizen reporting a young woman attempting to jump off...
Pattaya police raid illegal poker den, arrest 19 including foreign nationals
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Police, led by Superintendent Pol. Col. Anek Srathongyu, mobilized an investigative team to raid the Mind Sports Club located...
Monitor lizard startles tourists at Wong Amat Beach before being safely returned to nature
PATTAYA, Thailand – A peaceful afternoon at Wong Amat Beach turned into an unforgettable moment for tourists when a monitor lizard unexpectedly emerged among...