Theerarak Suthathiwong
Pattaya thrashed by first big storm of 2019
The first heavy storm of the year thrashed Pattaya on Tuesday, deadlocking traffic and cutting huge swaths through newly rebuilt Pattaya Beach.
Two hours of...
4 arrested in Pattaya drug-ring stings
Four men from the North allegedly involved with dealing drugs in Pattaya were arrested in separate operations near Bangkok.
Chonburi and Pattaya police on March...
Naked Thai man trashes Pattaya hotel room, injures 3 cops
A naked Thai man wanted for a 2005 attempted murder injured three police officers while destroying his Pattaya hotel room.
Songkarm Saksri, 42, was finally...
Terminal 21 apologizes for prioritizing rich drivers over disabled
Pattaya’s Terminal 21 shopping mall and the driver of a luxury sedan have apologized to a disabled teenager who watched in horror as a...
Fake-watch seller busted for threatening tourist
A knockoff watch seller was arrested for peddling fake jewelry and threatening a tourist who tried to return a wristwatch.
Nattapong Petchsanan, 26, was taken...
Nongprue police uncover 20 stolen, suspect motorbikes
Nongprue police found 17 motorcycles suspected to have been stolen when they arrested two men with three bikes that were reported taken.
Wichien Kradao, 37,...
Pattaya-area chop shops raided
Police raided three Pattaya-area garages suspected to be chop shops for a gang of car thieves.
Crime Suppression and Central Investigation Bureau officers stormed two...
Dead dolphin found on Pattaya Beach
The carcass of a dead dolphin washed up on Pattaya Beach.
The mammal – about two meters long and weighing almost 50 kilograms – washed...
Gold snatcher caught after 10 days
It took 10 days, but Pattaya police found the man who stole a Russian tourist’s gold necklace.
Pittaya Darin, 26, was arrested at his Soi...
Belarus ‘Sex trainer’ who claimed dirt on Trump deported, arrested in...
A Belarusian escort who claimed to have incriminating evidence against U.S. President Donald Trump after her arrest in Pattaya for participating in a Russian...
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