Tag: extortion
Police Commander warns officials extorting foreign laborers of severe punishment
BANGKOK – The commander of the Royal Thai Police has asserted that officials found taking advantage of migrant workers trying to comply with the...
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...
Indian tourist cuts across road, motorcyclist seriously injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old woman from Buriram province was seriously injured after her motorcycle lost control and crashed on Pattaya Beach Road early...
Kazakh tourist asked to remove tent from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers on morning patrol found a Kazakh tourist camping on Pattaya Beach near Soi 6/1 on Saturday, setting up...
Even–odd parking rules in Pattaya welcome, but residents say problems run deeper
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City’s renewed enforcement of even–odd day roadside parking along South Pattaya from Sukhumvit Highway entrance to Wat Chaimongkol intersection, has...