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Navy captures 5 more illegal Vietnamese fishing boats
The Royal Thai Navy impounded five Vietnamese fishing boats found illegally trawling Thai waters. The HTMS Hua Hin and patrol boat 111 discovered the...
Sattahip officials ‘knock on doors’ of migrant fishermen
Sattahip police and administrative officials knocked on doors in the migrant-laborer community to ease wariness of authorities and investigate possible cases of human trafficking....
Navy captures 2 illegal fishing boats
A Vietnamese boat masquerading as Thai-registered was captured by a navy patrol boat in Sattahip Bay. The HTMS Tor 95 intercepted the boat about...
Navy opens fisheries monitoring station in Sattahip
Hoping to stave off a seafood ban from the European Union, the Royal Thai Navy opened a fishing port “control center” in Sattahip to...
Vietnamese fishing boat caught in Thai waters
The Royal Thai Navy intercepted a Vietnamese fishing boat illegally trawling Thai waters near Hua Hin. The Thailand Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Center sent a...
Police step up inspections of Samae San fishing industry
Marine Police officials have stepped inspections of fishing boats at Sattahip’s Samae San pier as part of Thailand’s rush to comply with European Union...
Fishing boat owner arrested for labor-law violations
Naval authorities arrested a Samae San fishing boat owner for illegally allowing migrant workers to captain Thai boats. The Thailand Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Center...
Abandoned great-grandfather taken in by Banglamung nursing home
The Banglamung Home for the Elderly has taken in an 81-year-old man who was abandoned at Thepprasit Temple. Sattahip District Chief Parinya Phothisut and...
Navy discharges 112 sailors
More than 100 sailors earned their discharge certificates after serving their two years of service. Rear Adm. Chatchawal Meesawad presented certificates to 112 outgoing...
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April closures at Jomtien immigration bureau
PATTAYA, Thailand - Chonburi Immigration reminds customers of upcoming national holidays governing all immigration offices: Monday April 7 (Chakri Memorial Day) and Monday, Tuesday...
Pattaya continues efforts to assist homeless living in public spaces
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officials from the Pattaya Social Welfare Office and Pattaya City Security Division collaborate with the Chonburi Provincial Homeless Protection Center in...
American man in mental breakdown stabs himself while reading book on Pattaya highway
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Rescue Center was alerted to a distressing situation involving a foreign man in a mental breakdown. The incident occurred...
Songkran Holiday Dangers – Rising death toll and the importance of preparedness
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the Songkran festival approaches (April 13-19), Thailand braces for an increase in road accidents, with the long holiday often marked...
Sriracha hospital conducts mass casualty drill ahead of Songkran holidays
PATTAYA, Thailand – Samitivej Sriracha Hospital conducted a mass casualty drill in preparation for the upcoming long Songkran holiday. The exercise aimed to enhance...