Tag: jet ski
Pattaya plans more talk to resolve jet ski crisis
Pattaya officials plan to call yet another meeting with jet ski operators to try and resolve the embarrassing, long-running stream of scams and...
Mayor calls on police to solve jet ski, tourist-crime issues
Provincial police acknowledge problems, offer no resolutions Newly re-elected Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome launched his second term with a meeting with Pattaya police...
Police arrest 7 accused of dealing drugs to Pattaya jet ski...
Area police arrested seven men suspected of dealing drugs to Pattaya jet ski vendors and tourist guides. Region 2,...
Yet another jet ski scam leaves 2 Chinese students robbed, beaten
Two Chinese students who negotiated their way out of most of an extortion attempt by Pattaya jet ski vendors were assaulted by the...
More jet ski thugs
Editor; I have today witnessed the sad spectacle of two young Asian men being forced to hand over cash at the ATM at...
A month later, jet ski registration falls short
Scofflaws go unpunished as officials continue mulling options Nearly a month after demanding that jet ski vendors register at city hall or...
5 alleged jet ski scammers arrested after threatening victims inside 5-star...
Five jet ski vendors were arrested for physically threatening a group of Saudi Arabian tourists who refused to pay exorbitant sums for alleged damage...
Saudi Arabian Tourist stand up to the Jet Ski Scammers
The police have finally after hundreds of reports of extortion by jet-ski operators in Pattaya made some arrests of these individuals that have been...
Pattaya officials finally move against jet ski vendors
Pattaya officials have finally moved against the city’s many jet ski scam artists, ordering every vendor working the area’s beaches to register at...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien area) carried out a wasp nest removal operation at a local school on June...
Pattaya draws the line on encroachment along iconic beachfront
PATTAYA, Thailand – Persistent issues involving the encroachment of public space, obstructed pedestrian access, and the improper use of beachfront areas have prompted Pattaya...
Pattaya officials take hands-on approach to beachfront parking and safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has launched a coordinated operation with multiple government agencies to regulate parking along Pattaya Beach, aiming to improve public...
Laotian man killed after lift plunges in abandoned Pattaya building
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Thai surgeons introduce needle-free device for complex cancer operations
BANGKOK, Thailand – The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, have introduced an advanced blood vessel...