Tag: homeless
Bangkok Police tasked with expediting help for vagabonds
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has assigned police and Bangkok officials to continue screening homeless people and beggars in...
Pattaya completes beggar sweep
Pattaya-area officials carried out their part of a nationwide Jan. 26-30 crackdown on beggars to address problems with human trafficking and social inequality. After...
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Homeless sleep on beach
A homeless man sleeping off a bender in Pattaya drew almost no notice from passersby. The man, who appeared to be in his...
Pattaya to launch homeless sweeps twice monthly
City and police agencies plan to sweep Pattaya’s streets for homeless people twice a month, placing repeat offenders into shelters or deporting them....
27 homeless people rounded up, sent to shelters
Social welfare officials rounded up 27 homeless people on Pattaya’s streets, taking them to area shelters. Officials from the...
Homeless problem needs greater attention
Using a telephone booth foundation as a pillow, yet another homeless person is having to sleep on the streets of Pattaya, ignored by...
Sweet dreams aren’t made of this
Whether he was sleeping off a bender at one of the many nearby bars or homeless, the foreign man snoozing outside the former public...
Khlong Takrao Permanent Elephant Dwelling
Forest areas across the country have been deteriorating and have dwindled dramatically at the expense of Thailand's native elephant population. ...
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Pattaya unveils new safe-standard pier at Bali Hai for small boats
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has announced progress on the construction of a new pier at Bali Hai, South Pattaya, designed to provide a...
Beer bottle assault on Pattaya Beach leaves tourist injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rescue teams and police were dispatched to Pattaya Beach where they found a crowd of onlookers gathered around Mr. Monta Lahae,...
Pattaya officials confirm Koh Larn waste incinerator set for late May launch
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, along with Pattaya’s Chief Strategic Advisor Sontaya Kunplome, visited Koh Larn to inspect the progress of the island’s...
Fugitive linked to Hong Kong mafia arrested in Pattaya; immigration reminds landlords of reporting...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Royal Thai Police, in cooperation with the Immigration Bureau and Hong Kong Interpol, have arrested a wanted Hong Kong mafia...
Man attacked with gun handle in South Pattaya restaurant, police investigating possible jealousy motive
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 39-year-old man, identified as Noom, stated that around 11:00 AM the same day, he was attacked by an unidentified man,...