Theerarak Suthathiwong
Uber road-rage boils over in Pattaya
An alleged driver for the Uber ride-sharing service filed assault charges against a Pattaya taxi driver, but the scuffle captured on a viral video...
Former sailor conned out of 200,000 baht
An elderly Pattaya man was conned out of 200,000 baht by grifters who promised him he’d get rich by doing basically nothing.
Thongin Panprasong, 71,...
Nongprue debunks Facebook ‘illegal dumping’ video
Officials said contractors filmed dumping concrete scraps and soil into the Nongprue Canal weren’t rogue construction workers, but, in fact, hired by the sub-district...
‘Careful, a snake is in your car’
Pol. Sr. Sgt. Maj. Amorn Nawari of the Najomtien Police Station was just about to unload his Isuzu D-Max when he found a note...
Meth addict nabbed after 2 tries at robbing mini-mart
An admitted drug addict was arrested after trying, and failing, to rob the same convenience store twice.
Thananop Silpamongkol, 27, was taken into custody at...
Woman injured in East Pattaya fire
An elderly woman was injured and her Pattaya house destroyed by a gas fire that began when she put the kettle on for coffee.
Maliwan...
Beach Road water tunnel collapses, 2 hurt
Two people were hurt when a “water tunnel” constructed for Pattaya’s Songkran finale collapsed.
Medics and police arrived on Beach Road April 18 to find...
Buddha Mountain a dry alternative for Songkran
Not every tourist came to Pattaya armed with a water gun for Songkran. Some went to see the big Buddha.
The crowds were thick April...
Pattaya, Chinese tourism execs ink pact to draw wealthy tourists
Chinese tourism officials have agreed to end “zero-baht” tours and focus on bringing higher-spending visitors to Pattaya.
Pinit Jarusombat, President of the Thai-Chinese Cultural Council,...
Suspects in sexual-assault video arrested
Two men captured on video sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on Walking Street have been arrested.
Jirapat Krasaesatien, 26, was taken into custody April 21...