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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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When Thailand expats stop watching Washington: Notes from Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai
PATTAYA, Thailand - I did not begin with a theory. I began with conversations. They happened naturally over morning coffee in Pattaya, sunset drinks...
Young British man found dead in Bangkok hotel after nine days without contact with...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have confirmed the death of a 22-year-old British man who was found deceased in a hotel room in central...
Pattaya losing control after dark as Soi 6 incident fuels fresh debate
PATTAYA, Thailand – A recent incident on Soi 6, where an intoxicated foreign tourist allegedly attacked a municipal vehicle, has once again drawn attention...
Pattaya Mayor inspects progress of railway road resurfacing near Huai Yai Junction
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet on Thursday afternoon, January 22, inspected progress on the road resurfacing project along the Railway Parallel Road near...
Mayor inspects sidewalk and lighting upgrade on Pattaya Third Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet on Thursday, Jan 22, inspected progress on the sidewalk and street-lighting improvement project along Pattaya Third Road near...