Tag: Pattaya Tourist Police
Tourist Police chief says Pattaya ‘completely safe’ from terrorist attack
Pattaya Tourist Police seeking to blunt damage to tourism from foreign government warnings of a possible terrorist attack in Thailand are asserting the...
Beer bar busted for trafficking underage girls
A North Pattaya beer bar was raided last week for allegedly trafficking underage prostitutes. Manop Rungsisuk, who claimed to...
Police marshal forces to crack down on crime during holiday
The regional head of Thailand’s national police force dispatched 339 law-enforcement officers and volunteers to redouble efforts to keep the Pattaya area safe...
31 Cambodian adult, child beggars rounded up
Pattaya Tourist Police rounded up 15 Cambodian women who allegedly brought young children to Pattaya to boost their fortunes as beggars. ...
Pattaya, tourism officials scramble to save high season in face of...
Area political and tourism industry officials are scrambling to save the region’s high season by reassuring travel companies and foreign embassies that Pattaya...
Tourist Police arrest ‘suspicious’ man on drug charges
Pattaya Tourist Police who searched a Thai man acting “suspiciously” arrested him after allegedly finding more than 2 grams of crystal methamphetamines on his...
Pattaya Tourist Police capture Issan suspect in drugging-robbery
It took three weeks, but Pattaya Tourist Police finally captured a 48-year-old prostitute accused of drugging and robbing an Iranian-Canadian man last month....
Australian not laughing after allegedly passing funny money
Pattaya Tourist Police arrested an Australian trying to exchange counterfeit U.S. dollars in South Pattaya. Garry Leon Skowronski, 55,...
Different backgrounds, same goals for Tourist Police volunteers
They’re from Thailand and abroad. Some moved here with their families. Others retired in the city. But the one thing that all Pattaya’s...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...