Theerarak Suthathiwong
Algerian theft suspect nabbed with ‘Find My iPhone’ app in Pattaya
Another mobile phone theft has been foiled by an Apple iPhone’s built-in tracking software, with police arresting an Algerian man for taking a Japanese...
5 arrested on loan-sharking charges
Police and military officials continued their crackdown on area loan sharks, arresting another five men allegedly running illegal money-lending operations out of two East...
Dead turtle washes ashore in South Pattaya
The carcass of a giant sea turtle washed ashore on South Pattaya’s Yim Yom Beach, the victim of an apparent run-in with a boat....
Cambodian work crew suspected of killing Thai boss
A Thai contractor’s Cambodian work crew is suspected of robbing and killing their boss on a job site in Nongprue. The body of Phaiseethong...
2 busted for attempted bag snatch in North Pattaya
Civil-defense volunteers foiled a bag-snatch theft of a Russian tourist in North Pattaya. A 19-year-old Cambodian identified only as “With” and a 17-year-old Thai...
Dutch-Thai couple faces drug, money laundering charges on 2 continents
Officials seize 100 million baht in assets in Pattaya A Dutch man and his Thai wife are facing drug and money laundering charges in...
Vietnamese cops study Pattaya police enforcement tactics
Vietnamese police officials were in Pattaya last week to study how local cops nab bad guys with an eye toward incorporating Thai tactics into...
Food & Hoteliers Expo returns Aug. 15-17
Competitions ranging from bed making to flower arranging to aroma massage will play out as the Pattaya Food & Hoteliers Expo returns to the...
Thieves steal restaurateur’s wheels … literally
Police were called to Soi Kophai, near the Cafe Mesi Russian restaurant, to investigate an incident stolen car wheels. Santisuk Homsaeng,...
Police arrest four alleged pickpocket-gang members
Pattaya police arrested a gang of suspected pickpockets who worked as a team on a baht bus to separate an American man from his...