Tag: Songkran
Bikers Without Borders pulls into Pattaya
About 50 motorcycle enthusiasts pulled into Pattaya on the latest stop in their “Bikers Without Borders” friendship tour of Thailand. The...
Pattaya cuts spending on public-health programs by 33%
Pattaya will cut spending on specialized public-health programs by a third in 2012, putting only 16 million baht into projects for diabetes prevention, the...
Mayor downplays claim 30% of Pattaya land held by foreigners
Government stokes nationalist ire, but called inaccurate, xenophobic Large-scale foreign ownership of land in Pattaya is not affecting the city’s development plans, Mayor Itthiphol...
Wife arrested for killing husband who planned to leave her
A woman who tried to stop her husband from leaving her by threatening him with a gun was arrested for murder after, she claimed,...
Police arrest 3 in methamphetamine crackdown
Police seized about 5 grams of crystal methamphetamines and 74 ya ba tablets in the arrests of three alleged members of a local drug-dealing...
2 arrested for using fake passports to open bank accounts
Two foreigners were arrested after a French embassy official determined that the passports they used to open a Pattaya bank account were fake. ...
Police arrest South African with huge cache of meth, heroin, other...
A South African man traveling under two names and two passports has been arrested with a large cache of heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamines and other...
Police round up 60 Beach Road loiterers
About 60 Beach Road loiterers were rounded up, fined and released in the Pattaya police’s latest sweep of Pattaya Beach. A...
Suspected drug dealer arrested for shooting death of gang leader
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested in the shooting death of a Naklua gang leader. Viroj Yuusabai, 47, was apprehended...
American found dead in Third Road room
A heart attack or other natural causes are being blamed for the death of an American man found dead in his Third Road apartment....
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...