Tag: Suwan Cheaonawinthawat
No booze for Valentine’s Day in Pattaya
Valentine’s Day romantics will have to find another way to get their loved one into the right mood after Pattaya’s police chief said he...
Pattaya Police Station fails snap inspection from new regional commander
Newly installed Region 2 police commander Lt. Gen. Kawee Suphanant wasted no time in slapping down on his highest-profile police station, dropping in on...
2 Chinese die, 8 injured in another Pattaya speedboat accident
All that remains of the twin-engine Chok Suwanna 17 lays testament to still another major speedboat accident in Pattaya, which this time claimed the...
Top police officials admonish Pattaya officers over bribery complaints
Pattaya Police officers were lectured against bribe taking and reminded of their duties at a meeting with top regional law-enforcement officials. Col. Suvichan Yankittikhun,...
Pattaya police chief fired in gambling-raid controversy
Pol. Col. Suwan Cheaonawinthawat today is out of a job as Pattaya’s police superintendent after Royal Thai Police commanders removed him following a...
Police attempt to curtail PVC water cannon use
Pattaya police confiscated more than 2,000 PVC water cannons through the first week of Songkran. Police superintendent Col. Suwan Cheaonawinthawat ordered a crackdown...
Police cracking down on Xanax sales at pharmacies
Pattaya’s police are cracking down on pharmacies selling sedatives in order to curb the number of prostitutes drugging and robbing tourists. At a...
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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...