Theerarak Suthathiwong
Tourist beaten senseless in Naklua over 700 baht
A tourist was beaten unconscious over 700 baht by a Naklua beer-bar bouncer and nearby motorcycle-taxi drivers in what turned out to be a...
Heartbroken Canadian slashes wrist at Pattaya bar
A heartbroken Canadian man slit his own wrist at a Pattaya bar after spotting his Uzbek girlfriend drinking with another man. Mehdi Rsekh Ahmadi,...
1 killed, 5 badly hurt in Highway 36 crash
One person was killed and five others seriously wounded when an auto manufacturer’s company shuttle bus was struck by an 18-wheeler while making a...
War on rats moves to Jomtien Beach
Pattaya’s new war on rats extends beyond Bali Hai Pier, with sanitation workers opening a new front in Jomtien Beach. Public Health Department workers,...
Illegal oil-processing factory burns in Khao Maikaew
Fire caused about a million baht in damage at a Khao Maikaew oil-processing factory that officials said was operating illegally. Firefighters took about 30...
King Taksin-era temple eyed for restoration
The Ayutthaya-regional Fine Arts Department has agreed to restore an 18th century temple in Banglamung District, provided it can acquire funding. Methadol Wiehakana, director...
Suspect released in hit-and-run killing of Pattaya cop
Authorities have released a man taken into custody for the killing a traffic policeman in a hit-and-run accident near Highway 7, finding there was...
Suspect in video depicting lewd public display captured
A Khon Kaen man was arrested on obscenity charges after a video of him masturbating in front of a Pattaya clinic went viral on...
Jet ski vendor arrested for assaulting Swede who intervened in alleged...
A Pattaya jet ski vendor was arrested for assaulting a Swedish tourist who intervened in the vendor’s alleged extortion of a customer. Chawalit Janthong,...
Grenade found in Laem Chabang
Banglamung authorities said a grenade found in the middle of a Laem Chabang road likely was tossed there by a teen gang member. The...