Tag: Suwan Cheaonawinthawat
No booze for Valentine’s Day in Pattaya
Valentine’s Day romantics will have to find another way to get their loved one into the right mood after Pattaya’s police chief said he...
Pattaya Police Station fails snap inspection from new regional commander
Newly installed Region 2 police commander Lt. Gen. Kawee Suphanant wasted no time in slapping down on his highest-profile police station, dropping in on...
2 Chinese die, 8 injured in another Pattaya speedboat accident
All that remains of the twin-engine Chok Suwanna 17 lays testament to still another major speedboat accident in Pattaya, which this time claimed the...
Top police officials admonish Pattaya officers over bribery complaints
Pattaya Police officers were lectured against bribe taking and reminded of their duties at a meeting with top regional law-enforcement officials. Col. Suvichan Yankittikhun,...
Pattaya police chief fired in gambling-raid controversy
Pol. Col. Suwan Cheaonawinthawat today is out of a job as Pattaya’s police superintendent after Royal Thai Police commanders removed him following a...
Police attempt to curtail PVC water cannon use
Pattaya police confiscated more than 2,000 PVC water cannons through the first week of Songkran. Police superintendent Col. Suwan Cheaonawinthawat ordered a crackdown...
Police cracking down on Xanax sales at pharmacies
Pattaya’s police are cracking down on pharmacies selling sedatives in order to curb the number of prostitutes drugging and robbing tourists. At a...
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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...