Tag: crackdowns
Pattaya officials given time to clean up beach, but military is...
An example of what the NCPO wants: Only one row of beach chairs at the very back of the sandy area, arranged in a...
A year after Bangkok riots, tourists return to Pattaya for Labor...
Peaceful times brought tourists back to Pattaya Labor Day weekend a year after the city was left virtually deserted due to increasingly violent street...
Police Descend on Gambling Den
As well as cracking down on drug use, Police are also continuing their ‘Zero tolerance’ on gambling. This time they descended...
Police say Pattaya can now party until 3 a.m.
Pattaya’s party people have another hour to revel after city officials and provincial police agreed to extend the allowed closing time of Walking...
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Visa debate misses the bigger picture as Pattaya tourism is reshaped by cost and...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The online debate over Thailand’s visa-free stay policy has once again ignited strong reactions, but much of the discussion appears to...
Good Samaritan gesture turns chaotic as intoxicated foreigner lashes out on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as an attempt to help an intoxicated foreigner sleeping by the roadside quickly escalated into chaos on Walking Street,...
Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...