Tag: homeless
Bangkok Police tasked with expediting help for vagabonds
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has assigned police and Bangkok officials to continue screening homeless people and beggars in...
Pattaya completes beggar sweep
Pattaya-area officials carried out their part of a nationwide Jan. 26-30 crackdown on beggars to address problems with human trafficking and social inequality. After...
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Homeless sleep on beach
A homeless man sleeping off a bender in Pattaya drew almost no notice from passersby. The man, who appeared to be in his...
Pattaya to launch homeless sweeps twice monthly
City and police agencies plan to sweep Pattaya’s streets for homeless people twice a month, placing repeat offenders into shelters or deporting them....
27 homeless people rounded up, sent to shelters
Social welfare officials rounded up 27 homeless people on Pattaya’s streets, taking them to area shelters. Officials from the...
Homeless problem needs greater attention
Using a telephone booth foundation as a pillow, yet another homeless person is having to sleep on the streets of Pattaya, ignored by...
Sweet dreams aren’t made of this
Whether he was sleeping off a bender at one of the many nearby bars or homeless, the foreign man snoozing outside the former public...
Khlong Takrao Permanent Elephant Dwelling
Forest areas across the country have been deteriorating and have dwindled dramatically at the expense of Thailand's native elephant population. ...
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Pattaya to replace 4,000 streetlights with LEDs to boost safety and save energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Manot Nongyai discussed plans to replace public streetlights across Pattaya, with the project aiming to swap old 250-watt High...
Chonburi Police Commander reveals Chinese man’s gruesome murder plot – victim’s father strikes suspect...
PATTAYA, Thailand – In the shocking case involving Mr. Woranun Pannakha, also known as Note, a 25-year-old transgender woman (LGBTQ+), who had undergone gender...
Iranian couple arrested in Pattaya for trick theft targeting tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and Chonburi Immigration Police held a press conference announcing the arrest of an Iranian couple involved in a...
Pattaya locals alarmed by visa-free policy as crime and chaos linked to Chinese visitors...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya residents are voicing increasing alarm over Thailand's visa-free policy for Chinese tourists, citing a disturbing rise in crime and lawlessness...
Pattaya’s ongoing efforts to unblock public walkways – Locals say ‘Cleared today, comes back...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The city of Pattaya has been actively addressing public obstruction issues by removing materials that block walkways, particularly on Sukhumvit Road...