BANG LAMUNG, Chon Buri — Police have arrested four Chinese nationals wanted in connection with financial crimes during coordinated raids on luxury residential estates in Bang Lamung district, with authorities confirming that deportation procedures are underway and extradition to China is expected to follow. Loan Shark Allegedly Forces Debtor to Drown in Pathum Thani Canal […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Four Chinese nationals accused of defrauding authorities in Wuhan of nearly 87 million baht in land expropriation compensation have been detained in separate operations in Chon Buri and Samut Prakan provinces, after investigators determined they had allegedly used Thai retirement visas to conceal their presence in the country. Chinese Man Faces Legal […]
PATTAYA — Tourism operators in Pattaya and Chon Buri are struggling under the weight of the government’s work-from-home policies during the low season, with hotels expecting occupancy rates of just 30 to 40 percent this month — far below the usual 60 to 70 percent — as they compete for Chinese and Indian tourists by […]
CHONBURI – It was a sight no motorist on Chonburi’s busy motorway expected to see on a Monday afternoon: a long-necked, long-legged ostrich sprinting at full tilt behind a cement truck, keeping pace with traffic as if late for a very important date. The unusual chase unfolded on April 7, when the flightless bird was […]
CHONBURI — An undertaker in Chonburi province was compelled to transport a coffin containing a deceased person to a petrol station in order to purchase diesel for a cremation, after staff refused to sell fuel in containers under anti-hoarding restrictions. Thai Government to Roll Out Fuel Relief Measures from April 1 Preecha, the undertaker, explained […]
CHONBURI — More than 140 foreign nationals were arrested between March 16 and 22 in a sweeping crackdown on illegal employment across the province, immigration authorities announced on Tuesday, signaling intensified enforcement against labour violations in one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, the Bangkok Post reported. Moroccan and Myanmar Nationals Arrested for Illegal Work […]
CHONBURI — Transport operators who gathered near Laem Chabang Port on Wednesday have dispersed following a symbolic truck convoy aimed at forcing the government to take immediate action against soaring fuel prices and domestic shortages that are paralyzing the logistics industry. Pump Prices to Rise Starting Wednesday as Government Adjusts Fuel Subsidies The Land Transport […]
CHONBURI — Police are intensifying their manhunt for a masked gang that broke into a British man’s home in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, stealing a safe containing 2 million baht in cash, as investigators believe the crime was an inside job with Thai accomplices involved, Thairath reported. French-Arab Arrested for High-Value Burglary on […]
