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Navy awards 621,000 baht in scholarships
The Sattahip Naval Base handed out over 600,000 baht in scholarships to families of navy personnel. Vice Adm. Rerngrit Boonsongprasert, commander of the Savings...
Sattahip investigates water supply quality after 610 fall ill
Sattahip officials are investigating the cause of suspected water contamination believed responsible for sending at least 600 residents to the hospital with stomach ailments....
Depressed woman self-immolates at Big Buddha Mountain
A former Koh Larn tour guide burned herself alive at the foot of Big Buddha Mountain after suffering from depression for three years. ...
Monk arrested for drug dealing in Bang Saray
Royal Thai Navy drug-suppression officers arrested a 22-year-old ex-convict allegedly using a monk’s robes to disguise his continued career as a drug dealer. ...
Fake monks busted in Sattahip
Royal Thai Navy officers arrested three men masquerading as monks allegedly to swindle Sattahip Market shoppers out of funds they claimed would go to...
TSPCA signs educational agreement with Scouts
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal has recruited an army of youngsters to help prevent animal cruelty, signing an agreement...
Teen loses motorbike to female Facebook ‘friends’
Plutaluang police are looking for two women who borrowed a teenager’s motorbike, never returned it, then threatened to shoot him if he went to...
New navy vests repel both bullets & water
A Royal Thai Navy sailor died recently when he fell into the Mekong River after being shot. He didn’t die from the gunshot, but...
‘Lucky’ Sattahip man finds snake under the hood
A Sattahip man who found a snake in his car is taking the incident as a slithering sign of good luck. Songsit Neanhom, 45,...
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Pattaya prepares for Songkran ‘Wan Lai’ traditional celebrations at two locations April 18-19
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City holds the Wan Lai Pattaya-Naklua Festival every April to preserve local traditions and promote tourism. The festivities will take...
The allure of weakening Thai baht during festive events in Pattaya; 33.50-33.80 per US...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Pattaya prepares for the energetic and water-soaked Songkran festival, international tourists are finding another reason to stay—Thailand’s weakening baht, which...